FIU Art + Art History Department

Congratulations to four members of our FIU Art + Art History community featured in A Tapestry of Voices: Hispanic Legacies in the American Story, presented as part of HISPAFEST 2026 at Pinecrest Gardens. HISPAFEST®️

Nathalie Alfonso (Nathalie Alfonso), Karla Kantorovich (Karla Kanto), and Valeria Yamamoto (Valeria Yamamoto) are graduates of FIU Art + Art History, and Vero Murphy (Vero Murphy) is a current MFA candidate in the program. Their work joins a group exhibition of South Florida artists reflecting on heritage, identity, migration, memory, resilience, and cultural exchange, honoring the role of Hispanic communities across 250 years of United States history.

Opening reception: Saturday, August 29, 11:30am–1:30pm
Hibiscus and Chandelier Galleries, Pinecrest Gardens
11000 Red Road, Pinecrest, FL 33156

FIU CARTA Brian Schriner

Please join us in celebrating Dudley Alexis (Dudley Alexis), a current MFA candidate in FIU Art + Art History, who received the Pillar of Heritage Preservation Award at the Association of Haitian Professionals’ 9th Annual Fundraising & Awards Gala.

Born in Haiti and now based in Miami, Dudley is an independent filmmaker and visual artist whose work explores social justice, climate change, and cultural memory. Through films including Liberty in a Soup, When Liberty Burns, The Creole Pig: Haiti’s Great Loss, and Edge of Hope, he brings Haitian history and critical social issues to the forefront while celebrating cultural resilience.

Congratulations to Dudley and all the AHP honorees!

FIU CARTA Brian Schriner

Join us for the opening reception of Dear Miami Beach, opening this Wednesday at the Washington Gallery.

The exhibition celebrates the rich history, iconic architecture, vibrant culture, and evolving identity of Miami Beach through the perspectives of seven South Florida artists. Inspired by the city’s past and shaped by its present, Dear Miami Beach invites viewers to consider the places, people, and experiences that make Miami Beach a unique and enduring source of creative inspiration.

Featuring works by Grace Cox, Anai Forte, Dina Knapp, Christopher Mitchell, Pamela Palma, Donna Ruff, and Jennay Say Qua, the exhibition offers a contemporary look at the city through the artists who live, work, and create within its ever-changing landscape.

📍 SoA Miami Beach Urban Studios, Washington Gallery, 1618 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, FL
🕕 6:00–9:00 PM

Free and open to the public

Made possible with the support of the City of Miami Beach Department of Tourism and Cultural Development, Office of Cultural Affairs, and the Miami Beach Mayor and City Commissioners.

Should you need an ADA accommodation to participate in a University event, program, or activity or need to request materials in an accessible format, please contact FIU’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at 305-348-2785 or [email protected]. All requests for ADA accommodation or accessible materials for this event must be submitted to OCR at least seven (7) business days prior to the event or at the earliest possible opportunity.

FIU CARTA Brian Schriner

Orlando Estrada (ORLANDO LEONCIO ESTRADA), FIU Art + Art History alum, has been selected for a 2026 WaveMaker Grant from Locust Projects (Locust Projects) for his project Spirit Radio: Experimental Frequencies Broadcasting Center and Precarious Culture(s) Repository. Congratulations, Orlando!


FIU CARTA Brian Schriner

This summer, students in Professor Joaquín Stacey-Calle’s (Stacey Calle) Creative Practice course culminated the semester with SELF, a group exhibition showcasing work developed throughout the course. Congratulations to all the artists on this meaningful body of work!

FIU CARTA Brian Schriner

Join us in congratulating Pedro Sena (Pedro Sena), an FIU MFA alumni, on the presentation of his first solo exhibition at MIFA (MIAMI INTERNATIONAL FINE ARTS). “The Vernacular Sublime,” curated by Tayina Deraville, brings together paintings rooted in the immigrant experience, the negotiation between past and present, memory and reinvention, the familiar and the unknown. Human figures and architectural forms merge into hybrid spaces that exist somewhere between what is remembered and what is imagined.

The exhibition opened August 6 and is on view through August 25 in Room E at MIFA. Congratulations, Pedro!

FIU CARTA Brian Schriner

This Saturday, join FIU Art + Art History alumni Rebeca Lopera (’24) (Rebeca Lopera) and Mark Herrera (’25) (Mark Herrera) in conversation with fellow exhibiting artist Lisyanet Rodriguez-Damas at The Frank in Pembroke Pines (THE FRANK). The dialogue will explore their artistic practices and use of non-traditional materials, followed by a viewing of the Perseverance exhibition led by curator Veronica Gort.

Saturday, August 8th, 2:00 – 4:00 pm.
Free and open to the public.
601 City Center Way, Pembroke Pines, FL 33025

FIU CARTA Brian Schriner

We’re proud to celebrate Alex Breaux (alexbreaux) (MFA ‘25), as she opens her solo exhibition “Closed for Storm” at Queue Gallery (QUEUE Gallery) this Saturday, August 8th, from 6 to 9 pm. Breaux’s work explores the interplay between abstraction and representation, allowing memory, movement, and stillness to coexist within the same pictorial space.

📍 300 SW 12th Ave, Unit 324-A, Miami, FL 33130

FIU CARTA Brian Schriner

FIU Art + Art History MFA candidate Dudley Alexis (Dudley Alexis) is currently in Berlin at Haus der Kulturen der Welt (Haus der Kulturen der Welt), presenting his documentary The Creole Pig at the arts festival Bwa Kayiman: Crossing the Mangrove among artists, poets, and scholars. We’re so glad to see Dudley’s work and voice reaching audiences abroad, and we’re cheering him on from home!

FIU CARTA Brian Schriner

Congratulations to Carrington Ware (Carrriii), a graduate of the FIU Art + Art History MFA program, on her new Art on The Plaza commission, Home Spun, at MOCA North Miami (Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami)!

Presented as a series of autobiographical textile flags, Home Spun draws from Ware’s memories of growing up in Georgia. Through these intimate recollections, Ware explores how family traditions, community care, and collective effort shape a joyful upbringing. The installation invites us to pause and reconnect with the people, places, and experiences that first made us feel at home.

Home Spun is on view now through October 11th.

FIU CARTA Brian Schriner