“Untitled,” mixed media on paper, 60 x 42 in., © 2017 Currently artist-in-residence, Gerard Caliste, was born in New Orleans Louisiana and currently lives and works in Houston, TX. Gerard’s paintings and works on paper are most often narrative thematic pieces that has its subject matter in the urban setting. “Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator (DVCAI) commitment to […]
GERARD CALISTE: DVCAI A.I.R.
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Dominoes: Bones of Miami
Miami and south Florida in general, where people take playing dominoes very seriously, dominoes can be thought of playing an Olympic sport. The cracks, pops and slaps of the bones on the table will let you know just how serious this game is. “Spots, Dots, Pips, Tiles: An Exhibition About Dominoes,” curated by Maria Elena […]
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Studio Visit: Stephen Arboite
Studio Visit: Stephen Arboite Above: Stephen Arboite at his residency at The Fountainhead in Miami. Photo by Onajide Shabaka. Stephen Arboite has just completed a stay at the Fountainhead Residency in Miami, FL, where I arranged to meet him for a studio visit. We discussed many things and came to know the kind of fullness […]
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Studio Visit: Nadine Hall
STUDIO VISIT: NADINE HALL Nadine Natalie Hall is originally from Bull Bay, a small coastal community in East Rural, St. Andrew, Jamaica. She completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in Textiles and Fibre Arts at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts. She was a recent resident artist at Fountainhead […]
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Fela Kuti: Life and Work, Somewhat
Art Space “Felaspora” exhibition is at Kroma Gallery, a collective art space located on Grand Avenue in the heart of Coconut Grove consisting of 18 artists studios and a communal gallery space. Kroma’s mission is to serve as an affordable, contemporary space for artists whose creative output contributes to connecting the spirits of Coconut Grove’s […]
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On Documentary Abstraction and the Art Practice of Tomashi Jackson
Above: Grape Drink Box (Anacostia Los Angeles Topeka McKinney), 2017 mixed media on gauze Courtesy Tilton Gallery. Photo by Onajide Shabaka. On Documentary Abstraction at Art Center/South Florida explores the ways contemporary artists are using abstract painting and sculpture to document, discuss and revisualize recent history. Featuring artists Torkwase Dyson, Tomashi Jackson, Richard Ibghy, Marilou […]
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Deborah Roberts – From the mouths of our daughters
What really struck me from my first live viewing of Deborah Roberts collages at the Untitled Art Fair, Miami Art Week, December, 2018, was the reflection of my sister when she was just a young girl. I remember her expressive self and playful attitude from those days. She’s younger than me so those were my […]
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Deployed Utopia, a Solo Exhibition by Adler Guerrier
Deployed Utopia, a Solo Exhibition by Adler Guerrier “To the ordinary man. To a common hero, a ubiquitous character, walking in countless thousands on the streets. In invoking here at the outset of my narratives the absent figure who provides both their beginning and their necessity, I inquire into the desire whose impossible object he […]
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James Balo – Eschewing Traditions
“The National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) was established by Lin and Ted Arison to identify and nurture the most accomplished young artists in the visual, literary, design and performing arts, and to assist them at critical juncture in their educational and professional development.” “YoungArts has several award programs for artists ages 15-18 or in grads 10-12 […]
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Artist Profile: Nadia Wolff
Artist Profile: Nadia Wolff Nadia Wolff is currently in a dual enrollment academic program with RISD and Brown University. The artist is focused in Africana Studies at Brown has brought the artist into contact with professors that are helping the artist formulate the intellectual foundation of the artist’s practice. At RISD (Rhode Island School of […]
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