Jessica (Yesica) Gispert
Yesica Gispert is a multidisciplinary artist exploring Caribbean identity, mythology, and mysticism, layering personal and collective histories in her work to investigate the boundaries between reality and the unseen. Gispert earned an MFA from NYU Steinhardt in 2012 and a postgraduate degree in Media Art from the Academy of Media Arts Cologne in 2020. She is […]
Nicole Pedraza
Nicole Pedraza is a contemporary dance artist of Nicaraguan/Mexican descent that is fueled by cross disciplinary collaborations in music, visual art, and technology. Her current interest lies in meaningful collaborations with diverse artists in Miami that foster community in nontraditional dance spaces and nature. Through her movement vocabulary, she explores intimacy, parallels to nature and […]
Karen Rifas
Karen Rifas has exhibited nationally and internationally since the 1980s. She is the recipient of the prestigious Michael Richards Award. Public and private collections: the Museo de Arte de Ponce, PR, The Bass Museum of Art, Fairchild Tropical Gardens, Oolite Arts, NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami, Miami-Dade Art in […]
Lissette Schaeffler
Lissette Schaeffler is a Cuban-born fine art photographer and multimedia artist based in Miami, Florida. Her work focuses on exploring the connections between memory, time, and place. She received her MFA in photography from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2004. Lisse%e has exhibited nationally and internationally in solo and collective shows for over […]
Giannina Dwin
Giannina Dwin is an accomplished multidisciplinary artist based in South Florida, recognized with prestigious accolades such as the South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship for Visual and Media Artists and the Women in the Visual Arts Award. Her research has been supported by grants for projects in Spain and Brazil. Dwin’s work spans installations, sculpture, ceramics, […]
Francess Archer Dunbar
Francess Archer Dunbar is a writer, poet, and amateur fortune teller. Her work is place-based, and often draws on her hometown’s strange history, as well as collective anxieties about microplastics, algorithms, rising tides, and other forces of everyday invasion. She teaches and archives student poetry with O, Miami’s Sunroom program in public schools, and previously […]
Charles Humes, Jr.
Born in Miami, Florida, with Bahamian heritage, Charles Humes Jr. is a visual fine artist whose work explores the human condition, particularly the experiences of people of color. His early art championed social issues such as homelessness, urban conditions, and socio-political prejudices. Humes describes his art as a reflection of “beauty, pathos, and the drama […]
Carolina Zuniga
Carolina Zuniga works in Miami as a designer. She graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor’s of Architecture with a concentration in visual representation. Throughout her studies, she was the recipient of Cornell’s Priscilla and Robert Joy Prize and the AIA Diversity Advancement Scholarship. Most recently, she was awarded the AIA Women in Architecture ARE […]
Andrea Clement
Andrea Clement is an emerging Miami-based artist and educator, renowned for her unique photo encaustic artwork that captures the beauty and fragility of Florida’s environment and wildlife. With over 30 years of experience in photography, Andrea has worked on notable projects, including collaborations with the Research Laboratories of the French National Museums in Paris, the […]
Anna Goraczko
Anna Goraczko is a Miami-based visual artist who employs cyanotypes to create vibrant images that focus on family history, body positivity, and spiritual connection. Goraczko received a BFA in Art in 2008 and an MFA in Visual Arts in 2020 from Florida International University. She uses found objects, digital photography, and the human body to […]
Jorge Gonzalez-Graupera
Jorge Gonzalez Graupera is an Emmy® Award winning filmmaker and photographer. He has collaborated extensively with non-profits, museums, and institutions of higher learning, documenting their impactful initiatives. As a director, Jorge has spearheaded diverse projects, delivering exceptional content for esteemed organizations such as The Deering Estate, FIU, CMXNR, NPR, The Bass Museum, O, Miami, and […]
Tony Fernandez
Tony Fernandez, a photographer and educator, was influenced by two excellent photography teachers. First, as a student of Jerry N. Uelsmann while completing his BA at the University of Florida, and later, with Aaron Siskind at the Institute of Design in Chicago, where he completed his MFA. Subsequently, his interest in teaching took him to […]
