FIU-Miami Beach Urban Studios

Immerse yourself in the world of Donna Ruff during the opening reception of Textura Obscura at the Miami Beach Visual Arts Gallery, where the theme of loss weaves through every piece. Ruff’s work explores loss in its many forms—from the physical removal of parts of a page and fragments of information, to the diminishing understanding between cultures, the fading […]

Through THE COSTUME IS NOT A COVER Antonina Konopelska, PhD, interdisciplinary artist, Assistant Professor, and Head of the Artistic Practices Department at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw is revisiting the relationship, archives, practice, and space of her mentor, a Hollywood costume designer. This exhibition is curated by Colette Mello. Washington Gallery, SoA Miami […]

Artist Kim Moore, Dr. Julia Bisschops, and her team engage in a conversation on Art and Advocacy for Breast Health. Kim Moore uses cyanotypes and embroidery to create abstracted mammograms, representing her personal health journey. Dr. Julia C. Bisschops, lead physician for the Linda Fenner 3D Mobile Mammography Center, oversees screening mammograms and breast health services for […]

Ratcliffe Art + Design Incubator’s Faculty Research Associate and Resident Artist, Dimitry Chamy, presents a provocative collection in the Washington Gallery, confronting the escalating issue of banned books and censorship. Chamy’s work is a bold response to the suppression of literature and free expression, using art to defy the silencing of voices and ideas. The Unreading […]

Stop by the Miami Beach Visual Arts Gallery for the panel discussion, Disrupting Narrative: Art and the Newspaper, set against the backdrop of the Textura Obscura exhibition. Featuring artists Donna Ruff, Jessica Gispert, and Elisa Turner, this panel will explore how artists have transformed the photography and text of newspapers into powerful tools for artistic expression. Miami […]