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The Our Fund Foundation Awards $370,000 in Arts & Culture Grants

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The Our Fund Foundation Awards $370,000 in Arts & Culture Grants Supporting South Florida LGBTQ+ Nonprofit Organizations
The Our Fund Foundation Awards $370,000 in Arts & Culture Grants Supporting South Florida LGBTQ+ Nonprofit Organizations

The Our Fund Foundation Awards $370,000 in Arts & Culture Grants Supporting South Florida LGBTQ+ Nonprofit Organizations

 The Our Fund Foundation awarded a total of $370,00 in grants through its 2025 Arts & Culture Fund to support 19 organizations and LGBTQ+-specific projects in Broward and Miami-Dade counties that inspire creativity, foster belonging and strengthen community through shared experiences.  

This year’s grant recipients were recognized for their impact on South Florida’s vibrant LGBTQ+ community and received awards ranging from $5,000 to $40,000 during a celebratory reception on Wednesday, October 15 at Arts United in Wilton Manors.

The Arts & Culture Fund is fueled by The Our Fund Foundation’s endowment and the newly created Pillars Fund, which provides multi-year operating support for established LGBTQ+-serving organizations that have demonstrated consistent impact and a long-standing partnership with the nonprofit. This year’s grants were made even more impactful thanks to the significant support of The Warten Foundation and generous donors whose contributions expand the program’s reach.

“The deep commitment from our supporters reflects a shared belief that the arts not only preserve our culture and history but also shape our future,” said David Jobin, President and CEO of The Our Fund Foundation. “With the current political climate and the decimation of Florida’s state arts and culture funding, it is more vital than ever to support these talented organizations that enrich our community in so many ways. These grants would not be possible without the generosity and foresight of our Legacy Society members who included The Our Fund in their wills and estate plans.”

The Our Fund Foundation’s 2025 LGBTQ+ Arts & Culture Fund & Culture Fund Grant recipients include:           

  1. ArtsUnited 

Fostering the creative expression of LGBTQ+ artists by providing exhibition opportunities and community engagement through the arts.

  1. Black LGBTQ+ Liberation, LLC

Thou Art Woman

Since 2014, this event series has uplifted and connected BIPOC LGBTQ+ women and their allies through live performance and visual art.

  1. Brévo Theatre

Freshly Rooted: Live Out Loud

A 2026 program amplifying Black, Brown, and LGBTQIA+ artists through bold, socially engaged theatre.

  1. Florida Atlantic University Foundation, Inc.

2025-2026 Fair Play Initiative

Now in its sixth season, FAU Theatre Lab’s Fair Play Initiative commissions and develops new plays exploring the LGBTQ+ experience.

  1. Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida 

Uplifting audiences with powerful performances that celebrate diversity and promote social justice through music.

  1. Hued Songs

Any Other Way: A Hybrid Arts Experience Celebrating Jackie Shane

A hybrid digital and live performance that creates QR activations across Sistrunk and Fort Lauderdale neighborhoods, celebrating Jackie Shane’s Black queer legacy.

  1. Island City Stage

Produces professional theatrical works that explore LGBTQ+ themes and bring impactful stories to South Florida audiences.

  1. Kutumba Theatre Project, Inc.

Reviving Baby GirL: Amplifying Non-Binary Lesbian Voices

A reimagining of Baby GirL, centering a non-binary lesbian’s journey of love, identity, and belonging through inclusive theatre.

  1. Lesbian Thespians, Inc.

Lesbian Thespians Theater 2025-2026

Providing opportunities for lesbian playwrights, directors, and performing artists to showcase scripts with lesbian content.

  1. OUTShine Film Festival

Showcasing LGBTQ+ cinema, building community and advancing representation through the art of film.

  1. Miami Book Fair at Miami Dade College

LGBTQ+ Authors Series: A Bold Commitment to LGBTQ+ Voices

Presenting a diverse range of LGBTQ+ authors and programming during Miami Book Fair 2025.

  1. Pioneer Winter Collective, Inc.

Every Body Dances: Pioneer Winter Collective’s Broward Expansion

A dynamic season of groundbreaking queer dance in Broward County, uniting bold performances with community-centered workshops.

  1. Plays of Wilton 

Staging original works and contemporary plays with an emphasis on stories relevant to the LGBTQ+ community.

  1. South Florida Pride Concert Band 

Unites musicians of all backgrounds to perform concerts that inspire pride, acceptance and cultural enrichment.

  1. Stonewall National Museum, Library and Archives 

Preserves and shares LGBTQ+ history and culture through its extensive collections, exhibitions and educational programs.

  1. The McKenzie Project, Inc.

HEAT Conservatory (Healing Through Expressive Arts and Theater Conservatory)

An arts and storytelling program uplifting LGBTQ+ youth through workshops, public art and a digital archive of lived experiences.

  1. The Pride Center at Equality Park

Arts with Pride

A cultural arts initiative, celebrating LGBTQ+ lives and stories through music, film, visual art and creative expression.

  1. Thinking Cap Theatre

Produces bold and innovative performances that challenge conventions and amplify underrepresented voices, including LGBTQ+ stories.

  1. Zoetic Stage Inc.

The Inheritance Part 1, By Matthew López

A landmark production of Matthew López’s The Inheritance Part 1, presented January 8–25, 2026 at the Adrienne Arsht Center in downtown Miami.

Support for the 2025 LGBTQ+ Arts & Culture Fund came from the following:

The Warten Foundation

Jim Laird’s Hamish Fund at Our Fund

Darden Family Fund

John D. Green & Jeffrey I. Sacks Charitable Fund

Russell Vance & Edward Schwartz Charitable Trust

Scott L. Bennett Charitable Fund

Jayne Baron Sherman

Lawrence R. Hyer Donor Advised Fund

Stan Pogroszewski and Dean Beals

Stephen L. Smith

Richard Sorian

Richard L. Stimpson

Scott Brown

The 2025 Arts & Culture grant review committee, made up of community volunteers, gave special consideration to organizations that have limited appeal to traditional funding sources as well as to applications that leverage partnerships between similar-missioned agencies to reduce duplication of effort/resources and expand reach/services and organizations that proved an effective and dedicated approach to addressing gaps in representation of marginalized communities.

About The Our Fund Foundation                                                                                           Established in 2011, The Our Fund Foundation has grown into the third largest LGBTQ+ foundation in the nation. As South Florida’s only LGBTQ+ community foundation, The Our Fund Foundation promotes philanthropy, manages enduring investments and conducts meaningful grant-making to improve the lives of LGBTQ+ people in South Florida. For more information or to make a donation of any size, please contact The Our Fund Foundation at theourfund.org or call 954-565-1090.

Diana Hanford

Senior Vice President, Pierson Grant Public Relations

Cell: 561-309-4136

[email protected]

Dimensions Variable Miami, FLThe55Project Art FoundationDimensions Variable Miami, FL

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Espacio 23
Espacio 23

The55Project Art Foundation
Miami, FL

The55Project Art Foundation returns, featuring a two-artist presentation by Andre Azevedo and Fernanda Froes. Engaging with materiality as a conduit for memory, history, and transformation, it also explores the transformation of materials and processes into profound reflections, both artists employ repetitive techniques that emphasize the materiality of their mediums, transforming them into vehicles for exploring intersections of history, labor, and the limits of representation. This fall, the Foundation will host an Open House on October 30 for its resident artists, Bel Falleiros and Renata Cruz, in collaboration with El Espacio 23. 

El Espacio 23 houses three apartments and a shared work space reserved for residency programs. The residency includes living space, shared studio space, and a production budget for artists and curators across various stages in their career, with a diverse range of disciplines and ethnic backgrounds. Programming is year-round and the length of the stay depends on the interest of the curator or the complexity of the artists’ projects. Residents are selected by El Espacio 23’s curatorial team within the context of the space’s exhibition program, the city of Miami and the Jorge M. Pérez Collection.

Current Residents

Renata Cruz

Renata Cruz lives and works in São Paulo, Brazil.

In her work she seeks to create open and non-linear narratives, where diverse visions, voices and other manifestations of life are present. She appropriates clippings from literary texts, listens to personal stories and organizes them with collected images and other fragments of the world. Graduated in Visual Communication, UNESP, Bauru, Brazil; Artistic Education, UNAERP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, she was also a foreign student at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain and a postgraduate degree in Integrative Art at Anhembi Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil. Among the exhibitions in which she participated are: 2021 Tomorrow is now – Labverde Festival; 2020, Amazona –

Adelina Institute, São Paulo, Brazil; 2019, Reserve The abyss does not separate us, it surrounds us – Espaço Cultural Porto Seguro, São Paulo, Brazil; 2018, Forever and a day – MARP Ribeirão Preto Art Museum, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil; 2017, Forever and a day – Blanca Soto Gallery Madrid, Spain; 2016, Kaetemiru, time for changes -Aomori Contemporary Art Center Aomori, Japan; 2015, Liberation Área – EspacioTitilaka Lima, Peru. She currently teaches at the Tomie Ohtake Institute and Sesc Pompéia in São Paulo and is a teaching artist for the Escuelita en Casa project in the Queens, New York.

Bel Falleiros

Bel Falleiros is a Brazilian artist whose practice focuses on place and belonging. Starting with her hometown, São Paulo, she’s worked to understand how contemporary constructed landscapes (mis)represent the diverse layers of presence that constitute a place and how that affects those who inhabit them.

In her work, she creates spaces to be in community with nature, with our own inner being and with the beings around us. She is a fellow artist from Sacatar Institute in Bahia, Brazil (2014), Pecos National Park, New Mexico (2016), Burnside Farm, Detroit (2017), Santa Fe Art Institute Equal Justice Residency (2018), Socrates Sculpture Park (2020), More Art (2021), and Dia:Beacon artist-in-residence for the Dia Teens Program (2021-2) and Wave Hill (2023). She had a commissioned piece for the 37o Panorama of Brazilian art show at MAM, São Paulo (2022) and recently had a solo show, with a collection of works made in the past 7 years, at KinoSaito Art Center (2024).

In addition to her studio practice, she participates in collaborative projects across the Americas connecting art, education and autonomous thinking.

Falleiros lives and works between Stony Point, New York and São Paulo, Brazil.

El Espacio 23 is a contemporary art space founded by collector and philanthropist Jorge M. Pérez. Located within a repurposed 28,000 square foot warehouse in Miami’s Allapattah neighborhood, El Espacio 23 serves artists, curators and the general public with regular exhibitions, residencies and a variety of special projects drawn from the Pérez Collection.

Untitled Art, Miami Beach Announces Exhibitors for 2025 Edition

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Untitled Art, Miami Beach Announces Exhibitors for 2025 Edition
Untitled Art, Miami Beach Announces Exhibitors for 2025 Edition

Untitled Art, Miami Beach Announces Exhibitors for 2025 Edition

Leading contemporary art fair Untitled Art, Miami Beach announces exhibitors and a new Guest Curators program, ushering in a more collaborative and dynamic curatorial approach for its 14th edition. This year also marks the launch of the fair’s inaugural Houston edition, taking place September 19–21, 2025, at the George R. Brown Convention Center, establishing a new cultural destination for contemporary art in the region.

For its 2025 Miami Beach edition, the fair welcomes Guest Curators Petra Cortright, Allison Glenn, and Jonny Tanna with Harlesden High Street, each bringing distinct expertise to shape this year’s sectors and reinforce Untitled Art’s role as a curatorial platform for discovery and emerging talent.

This year, Untitled Art, Miami Beach will feature 160 exhibitors. Comprised of galleries and non-profit organizations from 29 countries and territories, the 2025 edition spans participants from over 70 cities worldwide. The 2025 edition will welcome many new participants, including Harper’s (East Hampton / New York, NY), Meliksetian | Briggs (Dallas, TX), Spencer Brownstone (New York, NY), Gene Gallery (Shanghai, CN), PALMA (Guadalajara, MX), HAIR+NAILS (Minneapolis, MN / New York, NY), Soho Revue (London, UK), and Swivel Gallery (New York, NY) to its Main sector, while reaffirming its commitment to its Nest sector, featuring first-time participants such as A-Lounge Contemporary (Seoul, KR), Cierra Britton Gallery (New York, NY), Hidrante (San Juan, PR), Bolanle Contemporary (London, UK), Post Times (New York, NY), Long Story Short (New York, NY / Paris, FR), Sorondo Projects (Barcelona, ES), and John Doe Gallery (Los Angeles, CA).

Returning exhibitors to the fair’s main and Nest sectors will include Carl Freedman Gallery (Margate, UK), Miro Presents (London, UK), TERN (Nassau, BS), Superposition (Nomadic), CURRO (Guadalajara, MX), Stems Gallery (Brussels, BE), WHATIFTHEWORLD (Cape Town, ZA), CARVALHO (Brooklyn, NY), IRL Gallery (New York, NY), homework (Miami, FL), and Rajiv Menon Contemporary (Los Angeles, CA), reaffirming the fair’s longstanding partnerships and dedication to galleries from across the globe.

“We are continually reimagining what an art fair can be and the vital role that they play in the contemporary art landscape. This year’s exhibitors embody our commitment to discovery through new sectors alongside an expanded Guest Curators program. By championing emerging talent and supporting both new and established galleries, we aim to strengthen our community and also show the possibilities of what an art fair can achieve,” says Clara Andrade Pereira, Executive Director of Untitled Art.

The 2025 Nest sector is curated by Jonny Tanna, founder and director of Harlesden High Street and co-founder of Minor Attractions in London. Tanna’s curatorial approach, grounded in experimentation, seeks to bridge social and cultural divides within contemporary art. “I’m proud to spotlight POC-run spaces that are often excluded from mainstream fairs and to provide them with a platform to reach a broader audience,” notes Tanna. This year, Nest returns in a reimagined format as a continuous section within the fair and has expanded to welcome 35 galleries, embracing the spirit of community at the core of experimental art fair concepts.

As part of a new initiative aligned with Untitled Art’s mission to support broader diversity in its programming, the fair introduces a dedicated section to non-profit organizations as a branch of its Nest sector. Featuring longstanding partners such as LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies, Columbia University (New York, NY), Aperture (New York, NY), The55Project Art Foundation (Miami, FL), and Dimensions Variable (Miami, FL), the sector will also include newcomers to the roster such as NYC Culture Club (New York, NY), New World School of Arts (Miami, FL), and Women Artist Archive Miami (Miami, FL).

Untitled Art will debut a new sector, ‘Artist Spotlight,’ dedicated to solo presentations and curated by interdisciplinary artist Petra Cortright. This initiative provides galleries a platform to showcase emerging and established artists, focusing on specific bodies of work and providing deeper insights into their practices. Cortright aims to amplify artistic practices that are often underrepresented in art fairs, focusing on digital culture and outsider art. “I was interested in incorporating digital culture, screens, and outsider art — even the concept of the outsider itself — into the fair as much as possible,” she explained. Exhibitors in this sector include Sho Shibuya with Bienvenu Steinberg & C (New York, NY), Kelvin Haizel with Gallery 1957 (Accra, GH), Lyndon Barrois Jr. with Alma Pearl (London, UK), Eetu Sihvonen with Marc Bibiloni (Madrid, ES), and Joji Nakamura with The Fridge (New York, NY). This sector is generously supported by Shipping Partner, Cadogan Tate.

Allison Glenn, Artistic Director-at-Large of The Shepherd (Detroit, MI) and Curator of the 2026 Toronto Biennial of Art, will lead the fair’s Special Projects, featuring site-specific installations and ambitious projects from artists across North and Central America, distributed throughout the fair. Glenn’s curatorial focus for this year’s sector takes inspiration from Untitled Art, Miami Beach’s unique location. “South Beach is part of a long chain of barrier islands surrounded by many intersecting bodies of water,” notes Glenn, “and this year’s Special Projects sector will consider how artists engage with its many manifestations, including water as a connector, material, methodology, and conceptual link.” Participants under the sector will be announced in due course.

Both fairs in Houston and Miami Beach will continue to offer robust critical and educational programming, including a dynamic on-site podcast series featuring leading industry experts and artists, live performances, and the Untitled Edit platform—a series of commissioned essays that advance art criticism and nurture the next generation of art writers.

Continuing its commitment to sustainability, Untitled Art is a proud member of the Gallery Climate Coalition and collaborates closely with the City of Miami Beach to ensure a zero-impact presentation. The 2025 fair will also adapt its original Nautilus-inspired pavilion, custom-designed by Keenen/Riley for Untitled Art’s inaugural edition in 2012.

Visitors from around the world will be able to experience Untitled Art, Miami Beach through digital platforms and returning partnerships, enhancing the fair’s accessibility and global reach. Details on partners, prizes, and programming will be announced later this Autumn.

The complete list of exhibitors for the 14th edition of Untitled Art, Miami Beach is as follows:

Main Galleries

193 Gallery (Paris / Saint Tropez, FR / Venice, IT)

ABC-ARTE (Genova / Milan, IT)

ADA Gallery (Richmond, VA)

ADRIAN SUTTON GALLERY (Paris, FR)

albertz benda (New York, NY / Los Angeles, CA)

Anna Erickson Presents (Nashville, TN)

ANNA ZORINA GALLERY (New York, NY)

ARDEN + WHITE GALLERY (New Canaan, CT)

Aura (São Paulo, BR)

B R I N T Z + C O U N T Y (Palm Beach, FL)

Bienvenu Steinberg & C (New York, NY)

bitforms gallery (New York, NY)

Blouin Division (Montréal / Toronto, CA)

Brandt Gallery (Amsterdam, NL)

Camille Pouyfaucon Gallery (Paris, FR)

Carl Freedman Gallery (Margate, UK)

CARVALHO (Brooklyn, NY)

CURRO (Guadalajara, MX)

DAM Project (Buenos Aires, AR)

Danziger Gallery (New York, NY)

Fridman Gallery (New York, NY)

Galería Fermay (Palma, ES)

GALERIE FORSBLOM (Helsinki, FI)

Galerie Nicolas Robert (Montréal / Toronto, CA)

Galleri Urbane (Dallas, TX)

GALLERIA STUDIO G7 (Bologna, IT)

Gillian Jason Gallery (London, UK)

GVCC (Casablanca, MA / Paris, FR)

HAIR+NAILS (Minneapolis, MN / New York, NY)

Harper’s (East Hampton / New York, NY)

HEFT (New York, NY)

Hollis Taggart Downtown (New York, NY)

Homecoming Gallery (Amsterdam, NL)

Huxley-Parlour (London, UK)

Il Chiostro Arte & Archivi (Saronno, IT)

IRL GALLERY (New York, NY)

JECZA (Timisoara / Bucharest, RO)

JO-HS (New York, NY / Mexico City, MX)

KATES-FERRI PROJECTS (New York, NY)

Kavi Gupta (Chicago, IL)

Kravets Wehby Gallery (New York, NY)

La Bibi + Reus (Palma, ES)

La Balsa Arte (Bogotá / Medellín, CO)

Library Street Collective (Detroit, MI)

Louis Buhl & Co. (Detroit, MI)

Luce Gallery (Torino, IT)

LUPO – Lorenzelli Projects (Milan, IT)

Marc Straus (New York, NY)

Miro Presents (London, UK)

MKG127 (Toronto, CA)

Morgan Lehman Gallery (New York, NY)

Negrón Pizarro (NP01) (San Juan, PR)

NINO MIER GALLERY (New York, NY / Brussels, BE)

Ora Galeria (São Paulo, BR)

Pablo’s Birthday / Patrick Heide Contemporary Art (New York, NY / London, UK)

PALMA (Guadalajara, MX)

Palo Gallery (New York, NY)

PIBI GALLERY (Seoul, KR)

PIERMARQ* (Sydney, AU)

PNC Gallery (Seoul, KR)

RHODES (London, UK)

Richard Heller Gallery (Santa Monica, CA)

Ronchini (London, UK)

SAENGER Galería / COHJU (Mexico City, MX / Kyoto, JP)

SARAHCROWN (New York, NY / Seoul, KR)

SARAI Gallery (Los Angeles, CA / Tehran / Mahshahr, IR)

Sears-Peyton Gallery (New York, NY)

SECCI (Milan / Pietrasanta, IT)

[SN] + Henrique Faria (Bogota, CO / New York, NY)

Soho Revue (London, UK)

Spencer Brownstone Gallery (New York, NY)

Stems Gallery (Brussels, BE)

Sundaram Tagore Gallery (New York, NY / Singapore, SG / London, UK)

Swivel Gallery (New York, NY)

TERN Gallery (Nassau, BS)

The Ant Project (Miami, FL / Mexico City, MX)

The Hole (New York, NY / Los Angeles, CA)

Vigo Gallery (London, UK)

WHATIFTHEWORLD (Cape Town, ZA)

Wishbone Gallery (Montréal, CA)

WIZARD GALLERY (Milan, IT)

Yancey Richardson (New York, NY)

Yiwei Gallery (Los Angeles, CA / Wuhan, CN)

Yossi Milo (New York, NY)

Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery (Luxembourg, LU / Paris, FR / Dubai, UAE)


Nest Galleries

adhesivo contemporary (Mexico City, MX)

A-Lounge Contemporary (Seoul, KR)

ArteFASAM Gallery (São Paulo / Belo Horizonte, BR)

Bahnhof (Brooklyn, NY)

BIANCA BOECKEL (São Paulo, BR)

Bolanle Contemporary (London, UK)

Camille Obering Fine Art / Guesthouse (Wilson, WY)

Chilli (London, UK)

Cierra Britton Gallery (Brooklyn, NY)

Cub_ism_ Artspace (Shanghai, CN)

El Mirador (Buenos Aires, AR)

Enari Gallery (Amsterdam, NL)

Espacio Cabeza (Guadalajara, MX)

Giovanni’s Room (Los Angeles, CA)

Hidrante (San Juan, PR)

homework (Miami, FL)

John Doe Gallery (Los Angeles, CA)

LATITUDE Gallery New York (New York, NY)

LBF Contemporary (London, UK)

Long Story Short (New York, NY / Paris, FR)

NORITO (London, UK)

PARISA Projects (San Diego, CA)

Pipeline (London, UK)

Post Times (New York, NY)

Project Loop (London, UK)

Rajiv Menon Contemporary (Los Angeles, CA)

Rulay Magazine (Santo Domingo, DO)

s t a r c h (Singapore, SG)

Sherbet Green (London, UK)

SKETCH (Bogotá, CO)

Sorondo Projects (Barcelona, ES)

Souvenir 154 (San Juan, PR)

Studio/Chapple (London, UK)

Tappeto Volante Projects (Brooklyn, NY)

Vangar (Valencia, ES)

VODA Gallery (Seoul, KR)

Wilder Gallery (London, UK)


Artist Spotlight Galleries

Alma Pearl (London, UK) – Lyndon Barrois Jr.

Berntson Bhattacharjee (London, UK) – Jessie Stevenson

Bienvenu Steinberg & C (New York, NY) – Sho Shibuya

Galeria Lume (São Paulo, BR) – Eduardo Coimbra

Galerie Isabelle Lesmeister (Regensburg, DE) – Tomislav Topic

Gallery 1957 (Accra, GH / London, UK) – Kelvin Haizel

gallery rosenfeld (London, UK) – Natalia Ocerin

Gene Gallery (Shanghai, CN) – Zhang Haoyan

HEFT (New York, NY) – Auriea Harvey

Hexton Gallery (Aspen, CO) – Carlos Rolon

K Contemporary (Denver, CO) – Mychaelyn Michalec

KALINER (New York, NY) – Dana Nechmad

Keijsers Koning (Dallas, TX) – Jack Early

La Balsa Arte (Bogotá / Medellín, CO) – Gregorio Cuartas

La Cometa (Bogotá/ Medellín, CO / Madrid, ES / Miami, FL) – Camilo Restrepo

LaiSun Keane (Boston, MA) – Raina Lee

LATINOU (Mexico City, MX) – Chavis Marmol

Madeline MenaRamos Projects (New Orleans, LA) – Chris Roberts-Antieau

Marc Bibiloni (Madrid, ES) – Eetu Sihvonen

Marshall Gallery (Los Angeles, CA) – Albarrán Cabrera

Meliksetian | Briggs (Dallas, TX) – Meg Cranson

Neon Parc (Brunswick, AU) – Dale Frank

NIL GALLERY (Paris, FR) – Malik Thomas

Peninsula (New York, NY) – Mike Olin

Plan X (Milan / Capri, IT) – Giuseppe Lo Schiavo

SANATORIUM (Istanbul, TR) – Christiane Peschek

SGR Galería (Bogotá, CO) – Lorena Torres

Superposition (Nomadic) – John Rivas

The Fridge (New York, NY) – Joji Nakamura

Wishbone Gallery (Montréal, CA) – Florencia Rothschild


Non-Profit Organizations

Aperture (New York, NY)

Dimensions Variable (Miami, FL)

LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies, Columbia University (New York, NY)

New World School of the Arts (Miami, FL)

NYC Culture Club (New York, NY)

The55Project Art Foundation (Miami, FL / São Paulo, BR)

Women Artists Archive Miami (Miami, FL)

Own a Piece of American Art History: Florida Artist Mateo Blanco

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Mateo Blanco
Mateo Blanco

Own a Piece of American Art History: Florida Artist Mateo Blanco’s Museum-Exhibited Textile Flag Debuts at Palm Beach Modern Auctions

Blanco’s iconic textile flag, exhibited at the Butler Institute of American Art,
to make auction debut

For the first time ever, collectors will have the extraordinary opportunity to acquire a museum-exhibited work by internationally acclaimed artist Mateo Blanco. 
His celebrated textile flag, Vigilance, Perseverance, and Justice (2023), will be offered at Palm Beach Auctions on November 15, 2025—marking a historic debut on the secondary market.
Previously exhibited at the Butler Institute of American Art in 2024, Vigilance, Perseverance, and Justice is a defining work in Blanco’s career. Measuring 36 ½ x 54 inches (92.7 x 137.2 cm), this hand-crafted textile masterpiece embodies unity, resilience, and justice through the lens of the American immigrant experience. Each fiber carries a story, each color a purpose—blue for the journey, red for sacrifice, white for hope.
“This is more than a flag—it’s a fabric of dreams, struggle and hope,” said Mateo Blanco. “It belongs not to one group, but to all who believe in a stronger, united future.”
Blanco’s work has been recognized by major institutions including the Smithsonian-affiliated Butler Institute, the Boca Raton Museum of Art, and the DeLand Museum of American Art. His art—whether woven textiles, sculpted installations, or iconic multimedia pieces—has been described as “alive with empathy and movement”, transforming everyday materials into powerful statements on freedom, identity, and culture.
Vigilance, Perseverance, and Justice represents a landmark moment for collectors: a museum-quality work entering the open market for the very first time. Its inclusion in the Butler Institute’s 2024 exhibition positioned Blanco among the most innovative voices redefining patriotism and contemporary American art.
“Blanco’s imaginative catalog of works, whether flags woven from textiles or sculpted from unconventional media like Cheetos and Legos, embodies the innovative spirit we value,” said Rico Baca, Auctioneer, Palm Beach Modern Auctions. “We’re proud to present his first Flag Series appearance on the secondary market.”
Collectors are urged to act swiftly—this is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to acquire a museum-exhibited work from one of America’s most visionary contemporary artists.
For more information, visit https://www.modernauctions.com/.
To view Blanco’s art and other projects, visit https://www.artsy.net/artist/mateo-blanco. 

El Conceptualismo: Una Herramienta Neoliberal

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Por Susana Crowley

La Revolución Conceptual

El movimiento conceptual cambió por completo la forma de expresar y entender el arte. Privilegiar la idea o el concepto sobre el objeto físico amplió las posibilidades de expresión.

Por primera vez, el espectador dejó de ser pasivo: su participación era necesaria para completar la obra. Este avance se lo debemos a Marcel Duchamp, quien con sus ready-mades convirtió objetos ordinarios en extraordinarios.

La evolución conceptual transformó al objeto de admiración en sujeto de estudio, donde su presencia se percibe como parte de un sistema mayor.

Del Cubo Blanco al Laboratorio de Ideas

Adoptadas las ideas de Duchamp por las escuelas norteamericanas, el arte devino un laboratorio de ideas, más que una ventana al mundo.

Las contribuciones de Joseph Albers, Sol LeWitt y Joseph Kosuth añadieron emoción y significado, aunque la tendencia hacia formas seriales frías llevó al conceptualismo a perder parte de su calidez emocional.

El cubo blanco se convirtió en el sitio ideal para exponer estas ideas: un espacio neutro e impoluto que alejaba la creación de su humanidad.

El Conceptualismo como Commodity

Las galerías de la era conceptualista se transformaron en templos del arte, donde la relación con el poder económico es clave. La ostentación, el prestigio y los “big names” dominan el mercado, mientras obras como cajas vacías, archiveros o latas generan largas listas de espera.

Así, el conceptualismo pasó de ser experimental a convertirse en mercancía, fascinante y polémica, pero cada vez más dominada por el comercio.

El Arte y el Neoliberalismo

El conceptualismo se consolidó como herramienta neoliberal: galeristas, coleccionistas, curadores y críticos participan en la mercantilización del arte.

Hoy, con la difusión masiva en redes sociales, las piezas se valoran primero por su capacidad de impactar en Instagram. Las galerías y museos se rigen por gustos y caprichos económicos, dejando a un lado la inversión pública y la sensibilidad cultural.

Mirada Global y Diversidad

El enfoque neoliberal ha desplazado la atención hacia historias conmovedoras de pobreza, migración, guerra, desastres ecológicos, y la riqueza cultural de nativos, mujeres e indígenas.

El riesgo es que el arte alternativo se banalice si se adapta a modas pasajeras y a la lógica de los mercados elitistas.

Contracultura como Oportunidad

A pesar de todo, la contracultura ofrece una oportunidad para restituir el verdadero poder del arte: hablar de lo que importa, de la memoria, de la justicia, sin prostituir la creación en el proceso.

AÚN NOS QUEDA EL ALMA: LUIS CASADEVALL RETRATA LA DIGNIDAD Y LAS HERIDAS DE LA HABANA

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AÚN NOS QUEDA EL ALMA: LUIS CASADEVALL RETRATA EN BLANCO Y NEGRO LA DIGNIDAD Y LAS HERIDAS DE LA HABANA
AÚN NOS QUEDA EL ALMA: LUIS CASADEVALL RETRATA EN BLANCO Y NEGRO LA DIGNIDAD Y LAS HERIDAS DE LA HABANA

AÚN NOS QUEDA EL ALMA: LUIS CASADEVALL RETRATA EN BLANCO Y NEGRO LA DIGNIDAD Y LAS HERIDAS DE LA HABANA

El fotógrafo sevillano Luis Casadevall dedicó más de una década a recorrer las calles de La Habana con su cámara, construyendo un archivo de más de 65.000 fotografías en blanco y negro. De este monumental trabajo surge el libro Aún nos queda el alma, que reúne una selección inédita de estas imágenes, ofreciendo un relato visual íntimo y profundo de la ciudad.

El volumen cuenta con prólogo del reconocido escritor Leonardo Padura, quien describe el proyecto como “un testimonio íntimo y revelador sobre el alma inmortal de Cuba”, y con textos de Mauricio Vicent, Chema Conesa, Toni Segarra y Tito Muñoz, que aportan distintos enfoques literarios, periodísticos, culturales y creativos. Padura define la obra como un relato comprometido y revelador: «Si el alma de Cuba permanece, es porque es un alma inmortal». Sus palabras dialogan con la mirada de Casadevall, que convierte cada imagen en una crónica visual del pueblo cubano.

El proyecto, desarrollado a lo largo de doce años, parte de un trabajo de escucha y búsqueda de autenticidad. Casadevall se adentró en los barrios, retrató a niños, ancianos y familias, y convirtió las calles deterioradas y los gestos cotidianos en materia poética y documental. La edición final, realizada por Chema Conesa, organiza este vasto material en un relato visual que refleja tanto el desgaste urbano como la resistencia vital de los habaneros.

Aún nos queda el alma no es solo una obra fotográfica, sino un mosaico de miradas que enriquece la interpretación de la ciudad. La obra demuestra el poder de la fotografía como memoria colectiva y como herramienta para interrogar el presente, estableciendo un puente entre la historia, la cultura y la identidad de La Habana.

La presentación del libro se llevará a cabo el miércoles 5 de noviembre, a las 18:30 horas, en la librería La Fábrica (c/ Verónica, 13), con la participación del autor, Luis Casadevall, el director de la editorial César Martínez-Useros y el fotógrafo Chema Conesa, responsable de la selección de las imágenes que componen el libro.

Luis Casadevall

Luis Casadevall, nacido el 1 de agosto de 1950 en Sevilla y adoptando posteriormente Cataluña como su hogar, es una de las figuras más influyentes de la publicidad española. Comenzó su carrera en el periodismo, trabajando para el Grupo Godó, pero pronto descubrió su pasión por la publicidad, iniciando su trayectoria como redactor publicitario en la agencia barcelonesa CreativeShop.

Más tarde, al unirse a MMLB, Casadevall tuvo un papel clave en la formación del departamento creativo, recomendando la contratación del reconocido director creativo Ernesto Rilova. Juntos formaron un sólido equipo creativo junto a directores de arte como Ramón Roda y Carlos Rolando, desarrollando campañas que consolidaron a España como una potencia emergente en la publicidad internacional.

En los años 80, Casadevall, Rilova y Salvador Pedreño fundaron su propia agencia, RCP, en Barcelona. La agencia ganó rápidamente reconocimiento, trabajando con marcas internacionales como Danone, Renault, La Caixa, Sanex, Cruz Roja, Zanussi, ONCE, Evax, Nenuco y Vileda. Gracias a su enfoque creativo innovador, RCP transformó el panorama publicitario en España. En 1991, tras lograr gran éxito, RCP fue adquirida por Saatchi & Saatchi, integrando la creatividad española en el mercado global, aunque Casadevall y Pedreño decidieron emprender un nuevo proyecto independiente.

En 1992, Casadevall y Pedreño lanzaron Casadevall & Pedreño, junto a socios como José María Piera, Toni Segarra y Ramón Roda. La agencia trabajó con marcas de alto perfil como Talens, Seat, Iberia y Sara Lee, consolidando su reputación en campañas publicitarias innovadoras y de alto impacto. Entre sus piezas más célebres se encuentran:

  • “El Chupete” para Cruz Roja
  • “Hombres Abandonados” para Galerías
  • “Cuerpos Danone” y “Aprende de tus hijos” para Danone
  • “Sanex, piel sana” para Sanex
  • “Donde va, triunfa” para San Miguel
  • “Hola, soy Edu, Feliz Navidad” para Airtel

Una de sus campañas más icónicas, “Monjas” para Talens, ganó el Gran Premio del Festival de Cannes, siendo solo la segunda campaña española en lograr este prestigioso reconocimiento.

En 2007, Casadevall y Pedreño recibieron el Premio c de c de Honor del Club de Creativos por sus destacadas contribuciones a la publicidad española. En 2013, Casadevall fue nombrado Miembro de Honor de la Academia Española de la Publicidad, distinción otorgada a profesionales con impacto duradero en la industria.

El legado de Casadevall trasciende fronteras. Su trabajo ha influido en la evolución de la publicidad europea y latinoamericana, combinando estrategia y excelencia creativa, formando generaciones de profesionales que hoy lideran agencias internacionales. Reconocido por su capacidad de unir narrativa, atractivo emocional y pensamiento estratégico, Casadevall ha modernizado la publicidad española y la ha posicionado globalmente.

Actualmente está casado con Montse y tiene tres hijos.

Premio a la Crítica de Arte 2024 AICA

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Premio a la Crítica de Arte 2024 AICA
Víctor Fuenmayor Ruiz, en la Mención Reflexión Teórica, por su libro “Armando Reverón.

Premio a la Crítica de Arte 2024

Asociación Internacional de Críticos de Arte • Capítulo Venezuela
Conferido el 17 de octubre de 2025

Caracas, octubre de 2025 — El pasado 17 de octubre de 2025, la Asociación Internacional de Críticos de Arte (AICA), Capítulo Venezuela, confirió el Premio a la Crítica de Arte 2024 al reconocido investigador y ensayista Víctor Fuenmayor Ruiz, en la Mención Reflexión Teórica, por su libro “Armando Reverón. La cábala personal: del toque a la antirrepresentación.”

Este reconocimiento celebra la profundidad y originalidad del pensamiento crítico en torno a las artes visuales venezolanas, destacando el riguroso aporte teórico de Fuenmayor. Su estudio sobre Reverón ofrece una lectura renovadora del mito y la modernidad en el arte nacional, explorando los procesos simbólicos y las poéticas del acto creador desde una perspectiva que entrelaza la estética, la filosofía y la psicología.

Víctor Fuenmayor Ruiz comentó sobre este reconocimiento:
“Recibir el Premio a la Crítica de Arte es un honor que trasciende lo personal; reafirma la importancia de pensar y reflexionar sobre nuestro arte y nuestra cultura, y espero que mi trabajo inspire nuevas lecturas y diálogos sobre la obra de Reverón y la creación venezolana.”

La ceremonia de entrega se realizó el domingo 19 de octubre de 2025, a las 11:00 a.m., en la Galería Freites, durante la gala de los Premios Gego 2025, organizada por el Colegio de Arquitectos de Venezuela, la Fundación Colegio de Arquitectos de Venezuela (FUNDACAV), la Fundación Gego, la Asociación Venezolana de Artistas Plásticos (AVAP) y la Asociación Internacional de Críticos de Arte (AICA Venezuela).

En el mismo acto se otorgaron los siguientes reconocimientos:

  • Gran Premio Gego: Luis Arroyo
  • Premio Gego a la Trayectoria: Víctor Lucena
  • Premio Gego Artista Emergente: Manuela Zárate
  • Premio Gego a la Labor Cultural: Taller de Artistas Gráficos Asociados “Luisa Palacios” (TAGA)

El evento reunió a destacadas figuras del arte, la crítica y la arquitectura nacional, consolidándose como uno de los encuentros más relevantes para el reconocimiento del pensamiento estético y la creación contemporánea en Venezuela.

Lugar: Galería Freites, Av. Orinoco, Las Mercedes — Caracas
Organizan:
Colegio de Arquitectos de Venezuela
Fundación Colegio de Arquitectos de Venezuela (FUNDACAV)
Fundación Gego
Asociación Venezolana de Artistas Plásticos (AVAP)
Asociación Internacional de Críticos de Arte, Capítulo Venezuela (AICA)

SPECTRUM MIAMI AND RED DOT MIAMI ANNOUNCE DATES FOR MIAMI ART WEEK 2025

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Red Dot Miami
Red Dot Miami

SPECTRUM MIAMI AND RED DOT MIAMI ANNOUNCE DATES FOR MIAMI ART WEEK 2025

Two fairs under one roof return to Mana Wynwood Convention Center, Dec. 3—7

Redwood Art Group, the nation’s leader in exhibitions, event production, media, and marketing for the global fine art community, announces its return to Wynwood Arts District with its flagship art fairs, two of the longest running fairs during Miami Art Week. 

Spectrum Miami and Red Dot Miami will return to Mana Wynwood Convention Center, offering “Two Fairs Under One Roof” for both exhibitors and art enthusiasts during this year’s Miami Art Week, taking place December 3rd to December 7th, 2025, at Mana Wynwood, 2217 NW 5th Ave., and NW 22nd St. in Miami.  The five-day fairs will cover more than 150,000 square feet of indoor exhibition space, all within walking distance of Wynwood’s coveted restaurants, bars, and retail boutiques. E-tickets can now be purchased in advance by visiting redwoodartgroup.com/spectrum-miami/ and redwoodartgroup.com/red-dot-miami/. 

Spectrum Miami and Red Dot Miami have grown to become the ultimate destination for the fine art industry professional and contemporary art enthusiast, with exhibits showcasing today’s elite artists, galleries, dealers, and emerging talents. With more than 40,000 attendees flocking to see the artwork of the 1,000+ artists showcased by over 280 exhibitors, avid art enthusiasts and industry leaders will also return to enjoy Spectrum Miami’s sister fair [SOLO], highlighting established and independent emerging artists.

Spectrum Miami and Red Dot Miami form the acclaimed contemporary and fine art experience that collectively presents some of today’s most coveted national and international galleries and artists from the U.S. and around the world. Redwood Art Group exclusively produces the two art fairs housed in one location—considered to be the only multi-fair production of its kind during Miami Art Week.

“We’re pleased to announce the dates for Spectrum Miami and Red Dot Miami, returning to Mana Wynwood for a 15th year and 20th year respectively, during Miami Art Week,” says Eric Smith, president of Redwood Art Group. “Each year, we see a record attendance of international art enthusiasts and industry leaders, and we anticipate this year’s show to attract an even bigger audience.  This year’s Red Dot Miami will mark two decades of Redwood’s gallery-only contemporary art fair – showing the strength of today’s gallery business. Attendees will enjoy the very best the fine art world has to offer, and we’re looking forward to introducing another five days of incredible art and entertainment.”

Spectrum Miami, an upscale and urban curated contemporary art fair, now in its 15th year, will be located adjacent to its sister fair, Red Dot Miami. Spectrum Miami presents special programs and site-specific exhibitions that showcase the thriving art landscape of the city.  Spectrum Miami showcases independent career artists, studios, and younger galleries that are pushing the boundaries in surprising and significant ways.

Spectrum Miami is also where contemporary meets extraordinary, featuring the works of more than 200 exhibiting galleries and artists from the Florida region, the U.S. and around the globe. Known for its urban and upscale works of art, the five-day show attracts more than 40,000 visitors and high-net-worth collectors who interact with the specially curated programming, while celebrating the fine art experience with music, entertainment, and other special events.  Within Spectrum Miami, [SOLO] offers established and emerging independent artists the opportunity to showcase their work on an international stage. Over the decades, [SOLO] has become the ultimate venue for independent artists to be discovered—not only by gallery owners and art publishers, but also by collectors and enthusiasts. As part of the interactive schedule of programming, this year’s Spectrum Miami will include Art Labs, featuring specially curated site-specific projects by prominent galleries, art institutions, and art collectives within the fair; Spotlight Program, providing collectors with a focused look at several prominent galleries and artists that will each be creating a site-specific exhibition; and the Discoveries Collection – selections of artwork chosen by the Spectrum Miami curatorial team that make up a group of amazing discoveries throughout the fair, each priced at $3,000 or less.

Red Dot Miami, a curated gallery-only contemporary art fair, now in its 20th year, will be located adjacent to Spectrum Miami as part of the highly anticipated annual presentation of leading galleries and their artists from the U.S. and around the world.  Red Dot Miami illuminates the best the contemporary art world has to offer, with its special exhibits and programming that showcases exhibitors, art industry professionals, and select nonprofits and institutions. Red Dot Miami features more than 75 galleries representing over 500 leading contemporary artists from primary and secondary markets throughout the world. The five-day show attracts more than 40,000 visitors and high-net-worth collectors who interact with the specially curated programming, which includes Spotlight Galleries, a focused look at several cutting-edge galleries chosen by the Redwood Art Group selection committee; Art Labs, a series of outstanding projects by leading galleries, art institutions, and art collectives within the show, and the Discoveries Collection – selections of artwork chosen by the Red Dot Miami curatorial team that make up a group of amazing discoveries throughout the fair, each priced at $5,000 or less. The complete Spectrum Miami and Red Dot Miami schedule of programing will be announced in November.

Returning exhibitors for this year’s Spectrum Miami, include A & E Fine Art /Aviram, Jason Perez Art, Von Siebert, Charlotte Fonne Art, Elidea Art, Mathilda, Carmine Bilardello, Gavi Kaplan, and Chadwick Concepts. Returning exhibitors for this year’s Red Dot Miami, include K-Art Projects USA, Mecenavie Gallery, Artavita/World Wide Art, Gebhardt Gallery, Perseus Gallery, End to End Gallery, The Gallery Steiner, SAB Gallery, and Famespace. 

The Opening Night Preview for Spectrum Miami and Red Dot Miami will take place from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 3rd, featuring libations and musical entertainment. Tickets for the Opening Night Preview are priced at $85 per person and include access to all fair dates. A General Admission 1-day Pass for Spectrum Miami and Red Dot Miami is $50 and includes admission to the Opening Night Preview and one additional fair date when purchased online in advance (available until Nov. 15).

All tickets will be delivered as mobile e-tickets and can be purchased in advance. With digital ticketing, each guest’s mobile phone becomes their ticket, enabling a more streamlined and contactless entry experience. For further information or to purchase tickets, please visit redwoodartgroup.com/spectrum-miami/ and redwoodartgroup.com/red-dot-miami/. For more information on Redwood Art Group, visit redwoodartgroup.com/.

La grandeza cultural peruana en Gary Nader Art Centre, de Miami

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Ropa de Lizeth Asháninka
La grandeza cultural peruana será homenajeada en una gala que tendrá lugar el 7 de noviembre en Gary Nader Art Centre, de Miami

La grandeza cultural peruana será homenajeada en una gala que tendrá lugar el 7 de noviembre en Gary Nader Art Centre, de Miami

El evento marcará una presencia en la gran nación estadounidense de las distintas vertientes del arte milenario y singular de Perú, que maravilla al Mundo desde hace siglos.

La ceremonia cuenta con la organización de la entidad PERÚ USA, con la colaboración de PROMPERÚ (Comisión de Promoción del Perú para la Exportación y el Turismo) y la Cancillería del país sudamericano.

La jornada también servirá de festejo anticipado del Bicentenario del establecimiento de relaciones diplomáticas y comerciales entre Perú y Estados Unidos, que se cumplirá en mayo del 2026.

La celebración de la Galería Nader -ubicada en el barrio Wynwood- será transmitida en directo y en exclusiva por el canal TV Perú, con una audiencia de más de 11 millones de espectadores a nivel nacional. 

La velada destacará la moda artesanal contemporánea y la música. El segundo  segmento será representado por la mayoría de los peruanos nominados a los Latin Grammy 2025, que se entregarán una semana después, en Las Vegas.

Esta insigne lista está integrada por la cantautora Nicole Zignano; el compositor y productor Renzo Bravo; el dúo de cantautores Alejandro y María Laura; y las artistas gráficas Lourdes Carhuas y Daniela Tomas. 

En la gala de Gary Nader Art Centre también participarán figuras de la moda como Yirko Sivirich, Alessandra Durand, Lizeth Asháninka, Ermol Gonzales, y las marcas Marín, Las polleras de Agustina, e Illari Souvenirs. Sus prendas podrán ser apreciadas en un imponente desfile.

Todos estos diseñadores mezclan lo ancestral con lo contemporáneo; resaltan  la diversidad visual y riqueza del legado textil peruano mediante colecciones que fusionan técnicas antiguas con una visión moderna de la moda peruana. 

En la velada también se contará con la presencia de un diseñador que representará a la comunidad cubana. El nombre es una sorpresa que será revelada a último momento.

Durante el evento también habrá un espectáculo musical. El momento más saliente de la noche será el de la entrega de reconocimientos a los artistas presentes.

De manera simultánea, se realizará una transmisión de la gala vía livestream, para más de cuatro millones de peruanos residentes en el extranjero, llevando así este homenaje a una audiencia global.

Con este acontecimiento, PERÚ USA se consolida como una plataforma de promoción cultural e integración que remarca el valor del arte, la música y la artesanía como conexión entre Perú y Estados Unidos.

The Art of the Fully Integrated Self

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Lauren Jane Clancy
Lauren Jane Clancy

The Art of the Fully Integrated Self

By Lauren Jane Clancy

“I’m hungry!”
“Where are my shoes?”
“No! Not that outfit!”
“She’s not sharing with me.”
“I don’t want to go to school!”

At 6 a.m., the cries cut through the dark. I jolt awake—heart pounding, breath tight. My long-depleted adrenal glands fire as though awaiting a drill sergeant’s command. Twice already tonight I’ve been summoned. No pause, no mercy—just the relentless call to rise.

My body aches, not in the way a hot bath can fix, but with the slow, relentless erosion of sleepless years. Alas, there’s no time to lament.

Breakfast awaits. Three-year-old twins to wrangle. Teeth to brush, backpacks to pack. I’m half-dressed, mentally rehearsing a Zoom call while scrolling through emails—hoping whatever I threw on looks halfway professional. Somewhere in there, I remember to breathe. I slam back an espresso, often two.

This is the story of a single working mom raising identical twin girls while holding herself to impossibly high standards. I demand that I nurture my artistic passions and creative projects, show up fully for toddler mom life, and still perform in the corporate world that pays most—though certainly not all—of the bills.

Just this week, a restructuring was announced that may affect my role come January. The kind of uncertainty that arrives quietly but lands heavily—right before the holidays.

And yet, I push onward. I paint, I write, I create. In the middle of this pandemonium, art is where I dissolve, where freedom reigns—music blasting, paint and mess everywhere, the rip of plastic from a new canvas, the pungent smell of molding paste. I obsess over newspaper fragments, images, and words that inspire me, saving them for my next piece. Here, I let go of the perfectionism that dictates most of my days and dive into the unknown of play.

The studio is where I shed the mask of corporate gloss and the endless demands of motherhood. Even the ego of appearance falls away. I rarely match, wear no makeup, and look the antithesis of “presentable.” I can simply be me—unedited Lauren—a rare occurrence.

It’s a relief to mold exhaustion, ambition, joy, and fear into something tangible. The canvas absorbs the karmic chaos and reflects back something new—something sacred, almost ritualistic. Sometimes drenched in color, other times neutral and calm, it mirrors my longing for a simpler life. Each meditative brushstroke is a spiritual offering from my sovereign soul.

Naturally, I carry mom guilt into the studio. I can’t be in two places at once, and there’s agony in that. Still, I persevere—hoping I’m a better mother for carving out time for my beloved art and my beloved self.

At times, I second-guess my work, question my place in the art world, and even wonder whether I’m an impostor with no business showing my art at all. When your art is abstract, there’s no template to follow—it can leave the mind as unsettled as life. With abstraction, there’s no scaffolding, no certainty to lean on. You simply free fall, and the judgment is as fluid as the work itself.

There’s a strange love in that—the headiness, the contradiction, the cerebral struggle. It exercises my mind, demanding both control and surrender.

People often ask how I “juggle it all.” Truthfully, I don’t know. I just do. I have to is probably the best answer. I stumble, fall short, and doubt—but I also feel empowered, motivated, more passionate and inspired than ever. I’m propelled by a feverish momentum, magnetized forward by the striking awareness of life ticking by in flagrant disregard of its observers. I don’t want to squander a single moment on the mundane if I can help it.

Art teaches me that imperfection itself is part of the process. The drips, the cracks, the layers beneath the surface—these are what give a piece its depth. They reveal beauty in the broken and strength in the unfinished.

Miami, with all its contradictions—luxury and grit, sunshine and storms—mirrors this perfectly. It’s not a city of neat categories; it thrives in the collision of worlds. And maybe that’s why I find my footing here—as a mother, a corporate professional, an entrepreneur, a writer, and an artist.

The fully integrated self isn’t about balance, as if life were a scale to measure. It’s about merging it all together—allowing the messy, conflicting parts of ourselves to coexist. Art shows me how. I’m still humbly learning.

So tomorrow, when the alarm goes off and the chorus of demands begins again, I’ll take a breath. I’ll make breakfast, snuggle the twins, log into my call. And later, I’ll return to the studio—brush in hand—ready to turn the human folly of our world into something meaningful, if only to me.

That is not just the art of survival.
It is the art of the fully integrated self.

Lauren Jane Clancy is a Miami Beach–based artist, writer, entrepreneur, and single mother of twin girls. Her work explores themes of alchemy, existentialism, and transcendence, blending the chaos of modern life with the quiet grace of creation.

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