FIU Art + Art History Department

Professor John William Bailly’s 6th of January, 2021 is featured as the cover image for Hyperallergic’s “25 Art Shows Reckoning With the US at 250,” a national roundup examining exhibitions that challenge and reframe narratives of the United States.

The work is currently on view at Pérez Art Museum Miami as part of This Is America: Selections from PAMM’s Collection, which also includes work by FIU Professor Sandra Ramos.

Created in 2021, Bailly’s large-scale painting reflects on the events of January 6 through a layered and turbulent composition, bringing together a fractured sky, the U.S. Capitol, and a surging mass of figures below.

Ramos’s Migrations II (1994), a mixed media work incorporating a suitcase, reflects on themes of displacement, memory, and migration. The piece unfolds as a symbolic landscape, where national icons, family, and imagined journeys coexist, evoking the emotional and political dimensions of leaving and belonging.

📍 Pérez Art Museum Miami
🔗 https://hyperallergic.com/25-art-shows-reckoning-with-the-us-at-250/

FIU Honors College John William Bailly Pérez Art Museum Miami Hyperallergic Sandra Ramos FIU CARTA Brian Schriner

Assistant Teaching Professor of Digital Arts/Graphic Design, Dr. Ozan Atalan, recently participated in How Many Legs?, an international group exhibition at Ferda Art Platform as venue sponsor in Istanbul, Turkey.

Curated by Büşra Kaya and supported by the Culture & Animals Foundation, the exhibition brought together 15 artists from diverse cultural backgrounds, working across video, photography, sculpture, and painting.
Centered on the ethical, political, and emotional dimensions of human–animal relations, How Many Legs? explores empathy as a framework for reconsidering how societies assign value to different forms of life. Drawing on philosopher Jeremy Bentham’s moral inquiry, the exhibition asks whether physical characteristics such as species, bodily form, or the number of legs should determine which lives are considered worthy of care, protection, or grief.

By bringing together international artistic perspectives, the exhibition creates a cross-cultural dialogue on coexistence, vulnerability, and interspecies ethics, highlighting the role of contemporary art in challenging human-centered assumptions and imagining more equitable forms of care.

FIU CARTA Brian Schriner Ozan Atalan Culture & Animals Foundation FAP Büşra Kaya

Congratulations to FIU MFA alum Sterling Rook, whose proposal Sun Gate was named a finalist for the Bakehouse Art Complex “Triumphal Arch” open call!

We also congratulate Elmer O. García and Olga Kusche-Iglesias, architects and educators in FIU’s School of Architecture (FIU School of Architecture), whose proposal The Porch was selected for realization at Bakehouse Art Complex’s Wynwood Norte campus as part of a new community-centered public space!

Finalist and winning proposals will be presented in upcoming exhibitions at Bakehouse Art Complex (Bakehouse Art Complex) in Miami and at Coldefy Studios (Coldefy) in Paris, concurrent with Art Basel Paris this fall.

Slide 1: Finalist Proposal, Sun Gate, Sterling Rook
Slide 2: Sterling Rook
Slide 3: Selected Proposal, The Porch, Elmer O. García and Olga Kusche-Iglesias
Slide 4: Olga Kusche-Iglesias
Slide 5: Elmer O. García

FIU CARTA Brian Schriner Bakehouse Art Complex Coldefy Sterling Rook

Congratulations to FIU student Angela Lopez, an Art History major with a minor in Art, who is serving as an Education Intern at the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU ()!

As part of this year’s intern cohort, Lopez contributes to the museum’s programming and educational initiatives, gaining experience in developing content for diverse audiences and learning the day-to-day operations that support exhibition and public engagement.

Lopez shares, “I have been learning about the daily inner workings of the museum and what goes into creating programming geared towards different age groups. My goal is to gain more experience and knowledge about the museum industry to better prepare myself for my chosen career path.”

The Frost Art Museum FIU internship program provides hands-on experience across departments, supporting research, programming, communications, and exhibition development while preparing students for future work in the arts and cultural sector.

Join FIU MFA alumnus Mark Herrera (), whose work is featured in Ode to the 305: A Love Letter to Miami, curated by Ronald Sánchez (.sanchez__).

On view June 10 through June 26, 2026 at the University of Miami Art Gallery at The Chapel (), the exhibition brings together works by Valerie Catalan, Mark Herrera, Katelyn Kopenhaver, Isabella Rodriguez, Richard Rodriguez, Roscoe B Thicke III, and Julia Zurilla, and considers Miami beyond its familiar visual imagery, focusing on the city’s everyday built environment and lived experience.

Curated by Ronald Sánchez, a longtime community partner of FIU Art + Art History, the exhibition reflects an ongoing engagement with Miami’s artistic and cultural landscape.

Reception: Wednesday, June 10, 2026
6:00 to 9:00 PM
University of Miami Art Gallery at The Chapel
6565 Red Road, Room 112, Coral Gables

MyFi Studio, founded by FIU alum Dr. Josh Eisenberg and Aimee Rubensteen, presents How to Play Computer, a series of free public classes taking place Wednesday, July 1 and Wednesday, July 8, 2026 from 6:30 to 9:30 PM at Churchill’s Pub.

Developed in collaboration with Churchill’s, the series introduces participants to building custom digital tools for artistic practice, with sessions on “Default + Preset Culture” and “How to Make Art Supplies.” MyFi Studio, a past collaborator with FIU Art + Art History, brings together approaches from computer science, music, and art history through an open, process-based model for sharing creative tools and methods.

The classes are free and open to FIU students and the public.

Congratulations to FIU alumna Marisabela Tellería, whose solo exhibition A Distant Blue opens Saturday, June 13!

Join the artist and curator Sophie Bonet for an Artist and Curator Led Tour. The exhibition considers distance, memory, and how identity is shaped through displacement and connection to place, bringing together sculpture, painting, and installation.

RSVP is required; registration is available via .miami link in bio.

Saturday, June 13, 2026
12:00 to 1:00 PM
Fundación Pablo Atchugarry
5520 NE 4th Avenue, Miami

Join us for Networks of Care in David Driskell’s Legacy, a panel taking place Thursday, June 11 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU (Modesto Maidique Campus).

Moderated by Dr. Shawn Christian, Associate Professor and Chair of FIU’s English Department, the panel features Dr. Jordana Moore Saggese, Christopher M. Norwood, and Charles Humes, Jr., and considers mentorship, education, and networks of care within David Driskell’s artistic legacy. The program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition David C. Driskell and Friends.

Free admission! Register at ’s link in bio.

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Congratulations to FIU alumna Lucía Morales and FIU Adjunct Professor José Delgado Zuñiga, whose work is included in Sites of the Self, on view July 8 through October 4, 2026 at Oolite Arts (924 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach).

The exhibition, curated by René Morales, brings together works by Oolite Arts’ current resident artists to examine how selfhood is shaped through personal experience, interpersonal exchange, and broader social contexts.

Also featuring Diego Gabaldon, Gonzalo Hernández, Sepideh Kalani, Bex McCharen, Genesis Moreno, Ana Mosquera, Nadia Wolff, Ricardo E. Zulueta, Shayla Marshall, Sheherazade Thénard, and Pangea Kali Virga.
Presented in conjunction with Open Studios and From Within, Oolite Arts’ Youth Artist Residency Showcase.

Tune in this Saturday, June 6 at 8:00 p.m. (Venezuela time) for a live conversation with Elisa Benedetti, FIU MFA candidate, Venezuelan documentary photographer based in Miami, winner of the Premio Arturo Michelena 2023, and author of three photobooks. Visit to watch live via Instagram, and the full interview will be available Sunday, June 7 on their YouTube channel.