Clemencia Labin | Doping Pulpa
Paula Otegui | Metaforas de la naturaleza
at Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts
October 31 – November 25, 2009

Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts is pleased to announce the solo exhibitions of Clemencia Labin and Paula Otegui. The opening reception will take place on October 31st from 7:30-10pm. This event is free and open to the public. Exhibitions will be on view through November 25th, 2009.

CLEMENCIA LABIN – Doping Pulpa
The art that Clemencia Labin has been working on for the past few years is brimming with moisture, fragrance and colour. It oozes tropical splendour and also winks playfully at creatures of the far-off, imaginary land of childhood: cuddly toys. The fabrics chosen by Labin in her work, cloths of all kinds with soft filling, are the same as those used for teddy bears. This element of tenderness which is connected to all things soft, snug and spongy, gives her work a warmth quite rare in the cynical, disbelieving world of contemporary art, so used to exploiting the darker, seedier side of culture.
Labin´s work not only strikes a note of tenderness, but also of fun, evident in titles such as Pulpa Chic and Doping Pulpa. Her art exudes a sense of ease and a healthy attitude of not taking itself too seriously, while simultaneously providing an in depth study, full of sensuality, tenderness and respect, working the materials with such expertise that her creations become surprising objects, in the purest sense of the word.
Her sense of fun is fully apparent in her creations, which constantly challenge formats and concepts. Are they wall sculptures or paintings with a three-dimensional element? Are they cuddly toys or are they to be admired forever on the wall of a gallery or museum?
Much is said about the influence of Pop Art in Clemencia´s work, but that is somewhat questionable. Labin´s work makes use of the ease, the humour and the colouring associated with Pop Art, but differs from it in that it is free of the inherent cynicism connected to that movement.
This exhibition takes place in an architectural space which is an elongated prism in shape for which Labin has designed an all-encompassing show: in other words, she uses the space as an interior designer or an architect would. She does not merely “hang” or position her pieces, but plans out meticulously how she is going to use the whole space.
Originally from Venezuela, Clemencia Labin studied at Columbia University and currently lives and works in Hamburg, Germany.

Project Room
PAULA OTEGUI – Metaforas de la naturaleza
Paula Otegui was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she studied at the Escuela Superior Ernesto de la Cárcova, Instituto Universitario Nacional de Arte, as well as the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes Prilidiano Pueyrredón. Her work has been exhibited internationally since 1995. She is the recipient of numerous awards and distinctions. Her intricately detailed paintings depicting a natural, yet fantastical world, are featured in the Project Room. As mirrored in her work, Otegui believes the world can be a complex sum, sometimes pathetic. The essential exists in the interactions. Everything occurs simultaneously, while the effects are infinite.

Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts
2043 N Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33127
www.dlfinearts.com
Hours: Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm; Saturday 10am – 3pm
T. 305.576.1804 F. 305.576.1805

Infinitus, 2009 c-print, 81 x 72 in.
Artist Carlos Betancourt most recent exhibit, LAPIDUS INFINITUS, will open at Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts in Wynwood, Miami, Florida, during Art Basel Miami Beach. A special celebration will take place Saturday, December 5th, 2009. The exhibition will be on view through February 6th, 2010.

Betancourt will also be part of the official Studio Visits program of Art Basel Miami Beach, Saturday, December 5th, 9AM to Noon. The artist’s most recent artworks will be exhibited as well at this year’s edition of Pulse Miami at The Ice Palace, Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts, Booth A101. Additionally, Betancourt’s Re-Collection series was selected to be reproduced as part of a limited edition collaboration with bathing suit designer Red Carter and Barney’s New York. A private fundraiser will take place at Barney’s of New York, Miami Beach store, Friday, December 4th, 2009.

Further details will be announced at a later date.

CARLOS BETANCOURT – LAPIDUS INFINITUS

In Betancourt’s most recent photographic artwork, the artist continues to assemble explosive compositions consisting of thousands of photographs of objects, people, flowers, and many other elements that occupy the superb glitzy realm of beauty for which he is known. The images appear in their full kitsch splendor, possessed by an enchanting light and seemingly crystallized by a magical sorcerer.
Betancourt, also recognized for his large scale flamboyant interventions, will also unveil one of his most challenging installation to date, a sprawling three-dimensional artwork of multiple column pedestals, each supporting an accumulation of auspicious objects to be worshipped. A symmetrical assembly creates spaces for interaction within this fantastical world. As with the photographic compositions, this large-scale installation titled PORTRAIT OF A GARDEN, iconize Pop and common objects the artist has gifted with a unique sense of dignity. He has empowered the towering of elements and its base by presenting them primarily in his signature blue, being this “the color evil cannot cross” (*). This installation is in collaboration with architect and artist Alberto Latorre.
*( as quoted by Robert Farris Thompson, dean of the History of Art Department, Yale University, in an essay about the artist).

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY:
Artist Carlos Betancourt was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1981 he moved to Miami, Florida. Mr. Betancourt’s artwork is part of public collections such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, the Miami Art Museum, the San Antonio Museum of Art in Texas, the Bass Museum in Miami Beach, etc. Betancourt’s artwork has been included in multiple solo and group exhibitions as well as fairs such as Art Basel and Arco. He is the recipient of numerous awards and grants, including the Florida Department of State Millennium Cultural Recognition Award, a National Endowment for the Arts grant and the Miami Beach Arts Council Grant. He has been awarded commissions to create artworks for various Art in Public Places programs. Betancourt is co-founder of 801 Projects, an arts center that provides studio spaces for visual artists based in Miami.

DIANA LOWENSTEIN Fine Arts
2043 N Miami Avenue | Miami, FL 33127 | www.dlfinearts.com | T. 305.576.1804 F. 305.576.1805

Wynwood Central Gallery opens featuring artist Kito Mbiango
Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Kito Mbiango. ‘L’Orange Elegans’ 2008. Mixed Media on Canvas
Opening reception: Thursday, October 29th, 2009. 6:00 p.m.
Location: Wynwood Central Gallery. 2242 NW 1st Place. Miami, FL 33137
Admission: Free

Wynwood Central Gallery (in the heart of the Wynwood Arts & Design District in Miami) officially opens its doors to the public on the evening of October 29th, 2009 presenting a solo exhibition of emerging artist Kito Mbiango. A calm, but visually stimulating atmosphere is made possible by the works of Mbiango and the philosophy of providing a stirring, inviting experience for the viewer is assured by owner Gilles Dandrieux and gallery director Shana Beth Mason.

Mbiango draws from his wide-ranging travels and photographic experience in producing works that excite the imagination by crossing and blurring cultural borders between Eastern and Western spheres of influence. Elements of post-colonial commentary (initiated via found 18th and 19th Century engravings in the style of John James Audubon, J. Barralet, and James Fittler) and modern cultural references (through the use of turn-of-the-century photography and silkscreens) converge in a rich, complex layering of color and graphic embellishment. Above all, however, Mbiango’s more pressing concern is the unity of both artistic and human ingredients: the integration of Eastern and Western influences seeks to peacefully reconcile the inherent cultural differences so ubiquitous in postmodern society. Overall, the goal for Mbiango is to gather both art and its viewer into one stunning, deeply spiritual achievement.

Kito Mbiango was born in Brussels in 1966. He is completely self-taught in his technique and utilizes multiple production methods including image transfer and mixed media assemblage all applied meticulously by hand. His paintings have been featured in public and private collections in the US and Europe and have been featured in publications such as Town & Country Magazine and Architectural Design. Non-profit groups, including UNICEF and Voices United, have also featured Mbiango’s work. He spends his time between Brussels and Miami with his wife and two children.

Wynwood Central Gallery is open to the public on Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays by appointment only.

To RSVP for this event, please contact Gallery Director Shana Beth Mason at shana@wynwoodcentral.com

Wynwood Central Gallery
2242 NW 1st Place
Miami, FL 33137
305.433.3441
For more information about local openings and events, please visit www.miamiartguide.com

BAC & Miami Childrens Chorus Present Season Artwork by Jacqueline Roch

O.H.W.O.W. presents Neck Face | Devil’s Disciple
with Exibitions and Haunted House by Neck Face | Skate Demo by Baker and the Death Wish Team | After Party at POPLIFE with Busy P and special guests
Saturday | October 31st, 2009 | HALLOWEEN NIGHT
3100 NW 7th Ave
Miami, FL 33127
oh-wow.com

O.H.W.O.W. presents NECK FACE: DEVIL’S DISCIPLE
Neckface will turn Miami inside out for his premiere solo exhibition in the Magic City. This Halloween night, Neckface will deconstruct all 10,000 square feet of O.H.W.O.W. and build a world like no other. Featuring a large-scale haunted house installation, complete with Neckface’s iconic imagery, the Devil’s Disciple exhibition is designed to frighten viewers as they enter the space.

The crux of the exhibition though will surely be Neckface’s new work. A deviation from the norm, it is chock-full of his signature imagery interweaved with a personal dimension that is much more palpable in the paintings. After so many years of crafting a persona and building up walls around himself and his moniker, the reclusive Neckface has finally cracked open the door ever so slightly and let us into his world.

With the introduction of historical and pop culture references into the visual storytelling, the paintings have grown more complex and more intricate. This newer imagery is balanced by considered application of wit throughout the work in the signature Neckface hand style. In addition to the paintings, a series of metal mask sculptures will be on display. Reminiscent of African Woyo masks, Neckface reworks the sculptures with sharp edges and creates an object that is distinctly contemporary and unmistakably his.

There’s no doubt that Devil’s Disciple will be a breakout exhibition for Neckface. The work created will surely be considered his finest to date and is anticipated to redefine him and endear him to a whole new legion of fans.

EXIBITION – Opening Reception
8 PM – Midnight
The enigmatic artist has transformed the entire space into his personal playground and has allowed us a glimpse into his twisted mind. His sharp wit and signature drawing style are on full display. Neck Face has hit his stride with Devil’s Disciple and it’s clear that he’s fully grasped where his aesthetic can go and how to best tell his personal story through it. After so many years of crafting a persona and building up walls around himself and his monicker. Neck Face has finally cracked open the door ever so slightly and let us in.

HAUNTED HOUSE – Parental Advisory: Explicit Content
8 PM – Midnight
Come ready to face your worst nightmares as Neck Face imports his family’s collection of haunted house props for the original experience. Over twenty years worth of Halloween collectibles are assembled on site with a full staff scaring the life out of visitors.
Anyone with a heart condition or a weak stomach is recommended not to attend. We will not be liable from injuries resulting from chainsaws or flying axes.

SKATE DEMO – Baker and Deathwish Team
8 PM – Midnight
Widely regarded as the best skate team in the US, Andrew Reynolds brings his BAKER and DEATHWISH squad to O.H.W.O.W. to put on a skate demo throughout the evening. A custom built ramp is on site and the whole team will be attacking it throughout the exhibition.
Neck Face has deep roots in the skating community and tours with the teams from time to time when on hiatus from his work. The team is coming in from all parts of the country to support his Devil’s Deciple exhibition and they are all ready to put on a show from everyone lucky enough to be present.

AFTER PARTY – POPLIFE featuring Special Guests
10 PM – 5 AM
POPLIFE featuring special guests
BUSY P [Ed Banger Records]
SIMON CURTIS [Semen Sperms]
Live performance by THE GOAT
along with INDUCE, MIKE DEUCE, ARAMIS with BENTON and friends downstairs.
Electric Pickle, 2826 N. Miami Ave | Miami, FL

WHAT: Miami’s Independent Thinkers Fundraiser
WHERE: Miami Art Space, 244 NW 35th St, Miami, FL
WHEN: Thursday, October 15th / 7 – 11 pm
COST: $10 minimum donation (generosity is encouraged)
MUSIC: DJs Ray Milian, Joshy Josh, PC & Uprokk
A live performance by Cleaveland Jones
Special appearances by Shameless Burlesque and WildChild
ARTISTS: An exhibition and silent auction of works by Adler Guerrier, Bruce Grayson, Francesco LoCastro, Greg Busch, Juan Patino, John Zoller, Kandi Stirman, Karelle Levy, Kayce Armstrong, Mario Alfonso, Nicole Soden, Rollin Stirman, Ross Ford, Tao Rey & more
AFTER PARTY: SHAKE at The Vagabond, 30 NE 14th St (thevagabondmiami.com)
First 50 people receive wristbands for the 1st Anniversary of SHAKE at The Vagabond
http://www.miamithinkers.com

Charest-Weinberg Gallery presents Davis / Langlois

Into The Void: The Ballad of The Martyr as Told by Ingres
From Oct 7th through Nov 21st, 2009

Robert Davis and Michael Langlois. Resurrection (Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres). 2009. Oil on canvas. 40 x 50 inches

Opening reception: October 7th, 2009. 6:00 p.m.
Location: Charest-Weinberg Gallery. 250 NW 23rd Street. Space 408. Miami, FL 33127
Dates: From Oct 7th through Nov 21st, 2009
Admission: Free

“Let me hear no more of that absurd maxim: ‘We need the new, we need to follow our century, everything changes, everything is changed.’ Sophistry- all of that! Does nature change, do the light and air change, have the passions of the human heart changed since the time of Homer? ‘We must follow our century’: but suppose my century is wrong? Because my neighbor does evil, am I therefore obligated to do it also? Because virtue, as also beauty, can be misunderstood by you, have I in turn got to misunderstand it? Shall I be compelled to imitate you!”

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, c.1834

Charest-Weinberg Gallery presents the first Miami exhibition of artists Davis / Langlois, Into The Void: The Ballad of The Martyr as Told by Ingres, taking place October 7th through November 21st, 2009. This exhibition will showcase work fresh from their exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (September 5th – 28th, 2009), as well as new pieces made specifically for their Miami debut. An opening reception will be held on Wednesday, October 7th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Davis / Langlois conceived Into the Void as a meta-fable narrated by a resurrected Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. The story features Iman, a 15-year-old Palestinian-American, as she contemplates the plight of Suquamish leader Chief Seattle, who is forced to relinquish his sacred land to the tune of Black Sabbath and the howls of Soundgarden. In her quest for honor, Iman finds herself hanging on to every prophetic line. Through the tradition of martyrdom in Baroque and Neo-Classical painting, Davis / Langlois explore contemporary notions of assimilation, empire, xenophobia and environmentalism. The exhibition invokes the question ‘what is honor, and what is honorable? What price does one pay for steadfast commitment and profound devotion?’

Rob Davis and Mike Langlois have been artistic collaborators since 1997 after meeting at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. Redefining the conventional notion that paintings are made by a single artist or hand, each takes an equal role in developing ideas, choosing subjects and executing the works.

Known for their contemporary representational paintings, the duo constructs narratives, each painting acting as part of a larger story and by their proximity, forcing viewers to make a conceptual jump from image to image. With a vocabulary derived from popular culture and subcultures, the artists are committed to applying classical techniques to contemporary art. Their seemingly dissimilar installations center on themes ranging from desire, family, identity, martyrdom, utopia and politics.

About Charest-Weinberg Gallery
Charest-Weinberg Gallery, located in the heart of Miami’s Wynwood district, has joined an elite core of Miami art venues, both private and institutional. With an international roster of artists, Charest-Weinberg mounts exhibitions of some of today’s most renowned and influential emerging artists.

Charest-Weinberg Gallery
250 NW 23rd Street. Space 408
Miami, FL 33127
info@charest-weinberg.com
www.charest-weinberg.com
For more information about local openings and events, please visit www.miamiartguide.com

Please join us for a closing reception for
Peter Barrett: Ergo Gnomic
Amanda Burnham: Marginalia
Michelle Hailey: Between the Valleys
October 3, 2009, 6 – 8pm
Reviewed in artslant.com.
Dorsch Gallery
151 NW 24 ST
Miami, FL 33127
305-576-1278
dorschgallery.com

Cocktail Celebration for MiamiArtZine 4th Anniversary and Miami Beach Arts Trust 10th Anniversary
October 19, 2009
Museo Vault, 346 NW 20th Street
RSVP mbat@miamiartzine.com
http://miamiartzine.com/

“Southern hospitality” By 131 Projects
The Bakehouse art complex invites you to a solo exhibition by 131 Projects. Opening night will take place Friday October 9th 2009 at the Swenson gallery. The show consists of works dealing with different aspects of Miami’s history and ethos.
Opening Reception : Friday, October 9th 2009 : 7 pm – 10pm
Swenson Gallery
Bakehouse Art Complex
561 NW 32nd Street
Miami, Florida 33127
131projects.com
bacfl.org

Go Figure A Celebration of the Human Form at Chelsea Galleria Opening
September 10, 7-10pm
Featuring artists Rainer Lagemann, Cheryl Maeder, Duaiv, Samantha Churchill

Opening Reception @ BAC: September 11th, 2009
The Miami Dade College Kendall Campus Art Department is proud to present a group exhibition of 19 full and part-time art faculty. Their works encompass a variety of mediums and include the following disciplines: Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Jewelry, Ceramics, Mixed Media, Photography and Video. Artists with a national and international reputation, their works have been featured in major galleries in Miami, New York, Seattle, Atlanta, Chicago, Japan & Denmark. Exhibition on view until October 1st.

Miami Dade College is the largest institution in American, servicing over 160,000 students annually. The Kendall Campus Art Department offers course work in the following disciplines: Art History, Humanities, Cinema Appreciation, Computer Art, 2D and 3D Design, Painting, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Printmaking, Black & White and Color Photography, Ceramics, Sculpture, Jewelry and Small Metals. It offers premier studio work spaces, designed especially for an established art program. More information can be found at http://www.mdc.edu/kendall/artandphilosophy/.

Extempore Closing Night @ MAS

MICHAEL GENOVESE’S
IT’S NOT THE HEAT, IT’S THE HUMILITY PHASE 2
This exhibition includes documentation of performances that have taken place since the June 13th.

July 11, 2009 – For his premiere solo exhibition in Miami, Michael Genovese releases a recent body of work that will include site-specific installations, sculpture, and paintings.

Michael Genovese’s work operates as a reflection, both in a conceptual context and in a literal sense.  This exhibition addresses a range of subjects, from Art History to American culture, pomposity to personal debt. The artist holds up a mirror in order to understand his identity and his role in relation to these subjects, while challenging the viewer to perform the same exercise. How we define ourselves, our choice of expression, the ways we are influenced by what we read and experience, all create cause for reflection and require a measure of humility in doing so.

Genovese’s text engravings on high-polished aluminum panels are simultaneously illegible and painstakingly detailed; they are further evolved reincarnations of pulp and prose. By turning his formerly disregarded mail – unpaid bills, debt collector threats, and legal documents – into sacred objects, he aims to more accurately convey the power of burden. Also among this collection of engravings is a panel cataloging public commentary gathered from a previous project, citing nonsensical quotes like “Tippy-toe on the pooty-side� alongside profound examples: “Our dreams don’t fit on your ballot.� Another engraving plucks sections of cultural essays; from Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man “You ache with the need to convince yourself that you do exist in the real world…â€� “Today, let tomorrow go� is the incomprehensible message on a monochromatic black painting. In each incarnation of the two-dimensional work a reflection is forced, but an obstacle exists – the process of analysis is difficult, uncomfortable, and at times simply impossible.

Three large-scale sculptures continue the conversation of obstacle and experience. A porch, missing its home, is preserved like a giant chunk of amber containing the DNA of a tragic history. A bizarre arrangement of ordinary pipes and chains is elevated to grandiose through its nickel-plated treatment. Metal rails are manipulated into a circular formation, grounded with cement footings molded from traffic cones. The motive of this work is also an interactive one; an invitation to flex your agility on a course constructed to humiliate. Accumulated sheets of paper, in actuality, weigh less than an ounce, yet can resonate the poundage of an anvil. Genovese takes intellectual ideas and gives them anatomy to match significance, while trying to preserve their original integrity. Ten-gage aluminum panels somehow feel ephemeral, and a hulking wooden sculpture still gives a fragile impression; interpretations change depending on the view.

ABOUT O.H.W.O.W.: Aaron Bondaroff and Al Moran’s Our House West of Wynwood (O.H.W.O.W.) is Miami’s most exciting high profile art space. Designed by Rafael de Cardenas of Architecture at Large, the venue features prominent international and U.S. based experimental art as well as innovative contemporary art forms through an alternative cross-disciplinary perspective.
OPENING RECEPTION
Hours: 6pm – 10pm
SPECIAL THANKS
Grolsch
O.H.W.O.W.
3100 NW 7 Avenue
Miami, Florida 33127
305.633.9345 office
305.637.3443 fax
info@oh-wow.com

Summer Air Show at FlightStudio Gallery! Saturday July 11, 7-10PM featuring Desiree Bordes, PilotO, and Bernardo Medina
www.flightstudiogallery.com

{Soul Of Miami highly recommends Edge Zones!}


Edge Zones Contemporary Art Space
Kyle Barnette, David Brieske, Paloma Ferreyros, Daniel Fiorda, Robert Huff, Francois Ilnseher, Hector Madera, Jay Ore, Mark Osterman, Raul Perdomo, Claudia Scalise

Second Saturday Opening Tonel Cosmos at Chelsea Galleria
CHELSEA GALLERIA
2441 NW 2nd Ave
Miami, FL. 33127
Tel 305 576-2950
www.chelseagalleria.com

Wall Lovers,
A few of our Artists are opening their Art studios in the historical Bakehouse Art Complex located in Wynwood, and this saturday will be their opening reception. Come out and show some love!
This is a kid friendly event!
STUDIO OPENING
Krave Art, Gerry Stecca, and Ross Ford Studio Opening
Date: Saturday, July 11th, 2009
Time: 6:30-9:30pm
Location: Bakehouse Art Complex
Address: 561 NW 32nd Street Miami, FL
Phone: 800-556-6581
E-mail: info@wallove.com
WALLOVE
New work available from Dekal and Nfromero.
www.wallove.com

244 NW 35th Street, Miami FL 33127 – 305-438-9002 – www.miamiartspace.com
EXTEMPORE
Opening Night This Saturday 7pm-10pm
This month Miami Art Space welcomes a group show of contemporary art from local artists whose work ranges from stylized methods to abstract. On exhibit will be a wide variety original art in mediums such as paint, pastel, ink, and sculpture which come together to create a spontaneous and diverse environment of styles and perspectives. The artists’ site their influences as drawn from nature and science, and are interpreted into non-real images containing natural characteristics.
Artists:
Marisela Esteves
Julie Pagano
Niko Yulis
Samara Banks
Schedule: Opening Night – Wynwood Art Walk
July 11th 7pm-10pm
For More Information: Alexis McClean
email: info@miamiartspace.com
305-438-9002

All priced under $500!
Harold Golen Gallery
2294 North West 2nd Ave.
Miami, Florida 33127
305-989-3359
haroldgolengallery.com
Come by July 11th from 7-11pm for your chance to buy original paintings salvaged from our famous fire in December 2007 and all priced under $500. Artists include: DALEK, RON ENGLISH, SKOT OLSEN, SCOTT SAW, KIRSTEN EASTHOPE, BRANDON DUNLAP and many more.

2nd Saturdays Wynwood Art Walk at The Awarehouse
Colombian Export
A collection and mix of classic and contemporary artists
and special performance by The State Of
7-9 gallery
10 live performance
550 NW 29th Street, Wynwood

What:  Opening reception of Andres Dominguez’s solo exhibition “Pieles”. Art Rouge Gallery is pleased to present the first solo exhibition in our gallery of new collection “Pieles” by Miami based Chilean artist Andres Dominguez. Andres’s works takes on the human body as subject matter, revealing psychological complexities inherent within these structures. After years of creative exploration A. Dominguez developed his own artistic language with his unique combination of the impeccable reproduction of the human figure and his own color concept. His painting reflects the presence and absence or the human form, in all its forms and its fleeting moment of appearance and disappearance.
We will welcome our guests with drinks sponsored by Buena Cepa Wines to celebrate the show. We look forward to seeing you.
When: Saturday, July 11, 2009, 7 to 11 p.m.
Where: Wynwood Art District
46 NW 36th street
Miami, FL 33127
305.448.2060
hours: Tues.-Sat. 12-6pm/by apt.
www.lurie-kavachnina.com
Contact: Gala Kvachnina
Gallery director
305.448.2060
gala@lurie-kavachnina.com
Nuria Brillembourg
Gallery Curator
305.448.2060
info@lurie-kavachnina.com
Manos, oil/canvas, 34×58,2009

Ross Ford, one of Miami’s most prolific young painters, has moved his studio into the BakehouseArt Complex (BAC) in Wynwood. He will feature his 2009 collection during the neighborhood’s monthly Artwalk on July 11, 2009.

Ross Ford To Exhibit 2009 Collection At New Studio
Artist hosts reception on Second Saturday
Ross Ford, one of Miami’s most prolific young painters, has moved his studio into the Bakehouse Art Complex (BAC) in Wynwood. He will feature his 2009 collection during the neighborhood’s monthly Artwalk on July 11, 2009.

Other Bakehouse residents will also open their studios to the public for the Second Saturday party.

WHEN: Saturday, July 11, 2009, 6 – 10 p.m.

WHERE: ROSS FORD’S STUDIO @ The Bakehouse Art Complex, Wynwood Arts District
561 NW 32nd Street
Miami, FL 33127
305.576.2828

ABOUT ROSS FORD:
Since moving to Miami in 2004, Ross Ford has exhibited in more than 35 group and solo shows with his signature style of abstract facial expressions. He creates his faces through a process called “Iterative Expression,” which is the repetition and evolution of emotions, colors, forms and strokes. Originally selling his art on the street in Miami Beach, Ross moved into Butter Gallery in 2007 where he was featured as one of its primary artists. In 2009, Ross moved his studio into the Bakehouse Art Complex in Miami. His artwork has been featured in Daily Candy Miami, JoshSpear.com, City Link Miami and the Travel Channel show “5 Takes.” His work is currently on display at the Van Dyke Cafe Upstairs on Lincoln Road and the Century Hotel on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach. Ross Ford has a Bachelors Degree from Hampshire College and a Masters Degree from the University of Florida. For more information, visit www.rossfordart.com.

ABOUT THE BAKEHOUSE ART COMPLEX:
The Bakehouse Art Complex is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to attracting emerging and mid-career artists in South Florida to a workplace that provides affordable studios, exhibition galleries, and professional development opportunities. The artists, who are juried-in tenants, come from many different states and countries bringing with them many different intellectual, social and artistic experiences. By attracting and involving new audiences into the contemporary and culturally enriching world of the visual arts, the BAC continues to be an accessible vital resource to the diverse and dynamic South Florida art community and its patrons. The BAC facility is located in the internationally renowned Wynwood Arts District, a designated area of Miami comprising more than 50 galleries, alternative spaces, private collections and museums. For more information, visit www.bacfl.org.

BAC Will be open for Second Saturday, July 11th from 7-10 pm.
Studios will be open and available for browsing.
Please visit our Swenson Gallery which will showcase the work of the Summer Workshop Students over the past 3 weeks. The students studied Still Life and Figure Drawing, Painting, Ceramics, Mixed Media and Pastels.
Bakehouse Art Complex
561 NW 32nd Street
Miami, Florida 33127
www.bacfl.org

Life Is Art Call For Artists Deadline July 17, 2009

Call for artists is now closed. Artists announced soon.

Life Is Art and Metro 1 Properties Earth Is Art event is now accepting applications for participating artists. The deadline for application is July 17, 2009. All forms and styles of art are considered. Artists are encouraged to submit works with an environmental them or subject matter. There is no fee to apply.

Artists will be notified no later than July 22 via email. Artists must confirm their acceptance by July 24 via email.

The event will take place on August 22 at Metro 1 Properties’ Green Buiding Resource Center, 120 NE 27th Street, Miami, Florida.

We are also looking for performers of all types! Dancers, Musicians, Poets, etc. If you are interested in performing, please contact us at art@lifeisartfest.org

Life Is Art is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and supporting the arts in Miami and the surrounding area.

Please spread the word to any deserving artists that you know.

Sincerely,
James Echols

Pedro Barbeito and Jason Gringler

June 18 – August 8, 2009

Opening Reception June 18, 6:00pm – 9:00pm

MIAMI – Pedro Barbeito and Jason Gringler will be featured in an exhibition of new works at the Charest-Weinberg Gallery, opening June 18 through August 8, 2009. The opening reception will be held on June 18 from 6pm – 9pm at 250 NW 23rd St. Space 408, Miami, FL 33127.

Pedro Barbeito’s work investigates the impact of the Internet and digital image making on the history and language of painting. How these mediums communicate cultural knowledge is of particular interest to Barbeito. His most recent work examines how violence is passively consumed and shapes one’s daily experiences.

More Info

(detail), 2008
on Mylar, 42″ x 64″
FELICE GRODIN
Lost Horizon
WHEN: Saturday, June 13th, 7:30pm – 10:00pm
WHERE: Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts – 2043 North Miami Avenue – Miami – FL – 33127
T 305.576.1804 F 305.576.1805 info@dlfinearts.com

“We are living in a time when fixed notions have been lost and new possibilities are on the
horizon. My work attempts to trap the mutable state of things where paradigms shift, boundaries
erode and particles collide. I investigate the architecture of chance, the stretching of the
‘truth’ and the delaying of the inevitable.”

Exploring drawing, collage and sculpture, Felice Grodin maps out cartographies of tension and
compression that remain spatially ambiguous. They represent moments of transformation,
movement and entropy.

Felice Grodin was born in Bologna, Italy. She obtained her BArch from Tulane University where
she received the Thomas J. Lupo Award for Metropolitan Studies for her thesis project, and her
MArch with Distinction from Harvard University where she was awarded the Faculty Design Award.
Her work was recently featured in the show “Drawing Beyond the Plane” at the Tampa Museum
of Art as well as the publication New American Paintings. In addition, she curated her first show at Locust Projects in Miami called “Synesthetics” which explored the creative interface between art, design and technology. Felice lives and works in Miami Beach.

Please join us Sat., June 13, 7-10pm for the opening of f(r)acture: divisions in painting. This group exhibition features works by Alicia Gibson, David Marsh, Jordan Massangale, Patrick McElnea, Brandon Opalka, Jane Parshall, Carlos Rigau, Karen Seapker and Kevin Van Gorp. The exhibition will be on view through July 18, 2009. Drinks sponsored by Grolsh.
Dorsch Gallery
151 NW 24 ST
Miami, FL 33127
305-576-1278
dorschgallery.com

PilotO at FlightStudio Gallery
FlightStudio Gallery | 250 NW 23rd Street, Loft 206 | Miami | FL | 33127

MICHAEL GENOVESE – IT’S NOT THE HEAT, IT’S THE HUMILITY

Opening June 13, 2009 – For his premiere solo exhibition in Miami, Michael Genovese releases a recent body of work that will include site-specific installations, sculpture, and paintings.

A Chicago native, Genovese instinctively carries a metropolitan dialect and acumen into his work. An early exposure to multiculturalism joined with his professional training as a sign painter led to a socially inspired vehicle of expression. Creating work that makes use of his technical abilities and familiarity with specific materials, Genovese’s ability to open a communal discourse ultimately became his trademark style. Through public murals and installations, his deft handling of type and unorthodox use of industrialized media further cemented his status as one of today’s most promising contemporary artists. His latest work exemplifies his focus on community and its influence, but also digs inward and begins the process of reconciling his public works with his personal journeys.

Michael Genovese has recently exhibited at the University of Texas, San Antonio, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago and the Chicago Cultural Center. His work was recently published in New American Paintings; The Upset: Young Contemporary Art, Art Lies Contemporary Art Quarterly and Dazed and Confused.

ABOUT O.H.W.O.W.: Aaron Bondaroff and Al Moran’s Our House West of Wynwood (O.H.W.O.W.) is Miami’s most exciting high profile art space. Designed by Rafael de Cardenas of Architecture at Large, the venue features prominent international and U.S. based experimental art as well as innovative contemporary art forms through an alternative cross-disciplinary perspective.
OPENING RECEPTION
DJ set by Camp Gabby
8pm – midnight
SPECIAL THANKS
Grolsch
O.H.W.O.W.
3100 NW 7 Avenue
Miami, Florida 33127
305.633.9345 office
305.637.3443 fax
info@oh-wow.com

Join Us! Saturday, June 13th 7-10pm!
3 Exhibitions & 65 Open Studios
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Bakehouse Art Complex
561 NW 32nd Street, Miami FL 33127
305.576.2828
www.bacfl.org
MAIN GALLERY: Every Year, the Ceramic League of Miami invites a visiting artist to host a workshop for its members and to judge members’ entries for its annual Member’s Exhibition Juried Show. This year’s guest jurist is Janis Mars Wunderlich. The Main Gallery at the Bakehouse Art Complex will showcase their selected artists for their 59th annual exhibition.

The Ceramic League of Miami was founded in 1950 with the dual purpose of educating local artists and the general public in all aspects of ceramics. It has become a volunteer, non-profit organization whose members learn from each other and from nationally visiting artists.

PROJECT ROOM: Artistic Intervention, Fragmented Conversations Rosa Naday Garmendia
An experimental visual conversation presented by Rosa Naday Garmendia’s current work.

SWENSON GALLERY: The Bakehouse Art Complex is proud to present works from visual art students of Miami-Dade College Kendall Campus.

Luis Perez Galeria & Acustronic invite you to experience a night surrounded by fine art, music, and contemporary culture.
Join us every second Saturday during the monthly Wynwood Artwalk.
Featured Exhibition: Mauro Mejiaz, Jesus Caviglia, Edgra Negret
DJ Set – Mike Sike and Heather Holiday
Live Performances – Organicarma
550 NE 29th Street Miami Florida
Fresh off the Fischerspooner tour organicArma- Miami’s own electronic band and MSN “New Artist of the Month” for July, comes home to perform live this Saturday, June 13th during the Wynwood Art Walk.

The trio toured with art electro-pop duo- Fischerspooner along with art-punk collective Ssion. The band has come back with a bundle of amazing experiences and musical inspirations. And they all want YOU to celebrate it with them.

Starting off the party portion of the evening…
Mike Sike brings his own NYC rooted beats with a mix of Miami’s spices.
Heather Holiday keeps everyone happy with her swagger and Pumpin jams.

And always presenting the best in Fine Art, The Luis Perez Gallery introduces artwork by
Venezuelan constructivist- Jesus Caviglia, Mauro Mejiaz and scultpures by Edgar Negret.

This Saturday’s art walk event is not to be missed!
18+ welcomed.
Free event.
The Awarehouse
550 NW 29 ST Miami, FL 33127
www.acustronic.com | www.organicarma.com | www.luisperezgaleria.com

June 13th – August 1st, 2009
Oh Nancy founded by Nate Wellman and Fionn McCabe
Home Coming Stories : Curated by Brian Burkhardt
Opening Reception June 13th 2009 7- 10 p.m.

Oh Nancy is a vehicle for artists that provides them with a pre-existing narrative structure into which they can fit their work. By having a constantly open submission process Nate Wellman and Fionn McCabe become instigators of a larger phenomena which has grown to include jewelry makers, photographers, sculptors, conceptual artists, and various other kinds of contemporary thinkers and object makers. The narrative, which includes a classic heroine and battling forces of good and evil is manifested through traditional American characters such as football players, monsters, and blonde damsels in distress. The exh ibition at Gallery Diet will bring together all of these media, and the work of over thirty artists.

About Diet:
Located at 174 NW 23 Street in Miami, Florida Diet represents five emerging and midcareer artists. Diet’s artist roster includes Brian Burkhardt, Charley Friedman, Richard Höglund, Abby Manock, and Daniel Milewski, whose work is exhibited alongside an invitational series of exhibitions by artists from around the world. For more information please visit www.ohnancy.com or contact Nina Johnson at nina@gallerydiet.com.

gallerydiet.com

Subject: Celebrate Miami Art Group’s Grand Opening
MIAMI ART GROUP
Miami Art Group has moved to the Wynwood Arts District. Please join us for our grand opening event. Enjoy an evening filled with special entertainment, cocktails and new artwork from some of the best talent in the industry.
Date: June 13, 2009 Time: 8pm-10pm
Location: 21 NW 36th St Miami, FL 33137
305-576-2633
www.miamiartgroup.com
Please RSVP
I want to personally invite you to be a part of Miami Art Group’s Grand Opening event. The new gallery space is incredible and has its own unique personality. I have personally selected some new artwork and new artists that I want to show you.
Dustin Benge
Miami Art Group
Miami Art Group | 21 NW 36TH ST | Miami | FL | 33137

Miami Art Space welcomes Arts For Learning’s exhibit “9” for second Saturday Wynwood Art Walk

Arts for Learning’s programming is made possible by individuals like you and by support from Assurant Solutions, Bank of America, BankAtlantic Foundation, City of Miami, City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council, Dade Community Foundation, Educational Foundation of America, E.S. Moore Family Foundation, Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, and the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners, Peacock Foundation, Joseph H. and Florence A. Roblee Foundation, State of Florida Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts, The Children’s Trust, and Young Audiences, Inc. For more information, please contact Kalyn James at 305-576-1212.

Emil Alzamora, “Capsule”
LURIE – KAVACHNINA GALLERY
Wynwood Art District, 46 NW 36 St, Miami, FL 33127 / 305.448.2060 / info@lurie-kavachnina.com
WHAT: Opening Reception for “Expressions of the Soul “Show, June 13 – July 10, 2009
Recent Works by Jorge Fernandez, Emil Alzamora and Oriano Galoni
WHEN: Saturday, June 13, 2009 7:00 – 11:00 pm
WHERE: Lurie-Kavachnina Gallery
Wynwood Art District
46 NW 36th street
Miami, FL 33127
305.448.2060
305.448.2061 (fax)
hours: Tues.-Sat. 12-6pm/by apt.
www.lurie-kavachnina.com
Contact: Gala Kvachnina
Gallery director
305.448.2060
gala@lurie-kavachnina.com
Nuria Brillembourg
Gallery Curator
3o5.448.2060
info@lurie-kavachnina.com

Chelsea Galleria – Opening June 13th 2009 – TONEL

Pedro Barbeito and Jason Gringler

June 18 – August 8, 2009
Opening Reception June 18, 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Pedro Barbeito and Jason Gringler will be featured in an exhibition of new works at the Charest-Weinberg Gallery, opening June 18 through August 8, 2009. The opening reception will be held on June 18 from 6pm – 9pm at 250 NW 23rd St. Space 408, Miami, FL 33127.

Exhibited internationally, both Pedro Barbeito and Jason Gringler live and work in New York. This is also the first exhibition for both artists with the Charest-Weinberg Gallery, whose reputation continues to grow as Miami’s premiere venue for emerging contemporary art.

More info

Miami Art Group has moved!!
Come visit our new location at 21 NW 36th St, Miami.
Our grand opening is June 13th from 8-11pm
305-576-2633
www.miamiartgroup.com
Miami Art Group | 21 NW 36th St | Miami | FL | 33137

Future Shock!
The Black Mangrove Collective
From May 29th through 30th, 2009.
The Black Mangrove Collective presents Future Shock; a two-day only art exhibit with an opening reception on Friday, May 29th from 8-11pm. In a world caught in a perpetual state of flux, all the more felt by the dominance of communication technologies, Future Shock explores the work of twelve diverse artists who examine the effects of rapid technological, political, and social change in our society. The title is a reference to a book written by the futurist Alvin Toffler in 1970. Themes of transience, identity, memory, communication, originality, and spirituality are explored as well as how people adapt to the pace of change at the dawn of the 21st century. The artwork in Future Shock raises fundamental questions about the impact that technology has on our experience of contemporary life. Artists present this through a variety of mediums including video, interactive installations, decollages, mixed media, sculpture, and photography. Featured artists include Orlando Estrada, Kiwi Farah, Samuel Gualtieri, The Human Observation Society, Cristina Molina, Federico Nessi, Roxy Ramos, Rosemarie Romero, Nancy Trevino, TV, Kacey Westall Keogh, and Melissa Wallen.

The Black Mangrove Collective
138 NW 37th Street
Miami, FL 33127
561.401.6847
www.theblackmangrove.com