This year’s Art Labs included SCIENCE AND HUMANISM presented by artist Yang Yibin; FLOWER KISSES presented by artist Grace Chadwick and IGNITING THE MATADOR: A LAMBORGHINI INSTALLATION presented by street artist Cloe Hakakian. This year’s Spotlight Program was a focused look at a specially curated group of recipients: Alfano Sculpture, ArtnWordz, Elidea Art, Henrie Collection, Jason Perez Art, and Todd Monk Art.
The Spectrum Miami Discoveries Collection presented a selection of unique discoveries from this year’s exhibitors, including Chat Art Studio, Malcolm Smith, Hamilton Artistry, Miri Marchese, Tom Lohner, and Coco GenZ. The Discoveries Collection at Spectrum Miami showcased a broad range of artist’s work priced at $3,000 or less.
The inaugural [LOCAL TALENT] Program represented some of the exceptional artistic talent residing in Miami-Dade College and attending the sought-after Kendall Campus Art Program. [LOCAL TALENT] is intended to amplify and support the best of Miami’s emerging visual arts community.
Artblend artist mosaic master Doug Powell placed the first piece of the weekend, “Route 66,” for $16,000, and by the end of the weekend, Michaela Kuechenhoff and Grant Rosen of Artnwordz had placed over 39 pieces, including “Winging It” for $5,800 and “Cool Hand Luke” for $4,500.
Additional exhibitor sales highlights at Spectrum Miami include:
- Michaela Kuechenhoff and Grant Rosen of Artnwordz placed over 39 pieces, including “Winging It” for $5,800 and “Cool Hand Luke” for $4,500.
- Artblend placed 20 pieces, including an Alexandra Murguia sculpture for $1,600; “Genesis” by Juliana Sheehan for $2,000; a Christine Alfrey piece for $2,400; Shawn Farester’s “Pied Piper” at $6,000; Doug Powell’s “Route 66” for $16,000; and Rene Cheng’s “Raindrop” at $1,850.
- Jason Perez Art placed Captain Casual’s “Don’t Hate, Celebrate” for $1,500; Diane Portwood’s “…But Take No Shit” for $8,500; and Skel’s “The Kennedys” for $3,000.
- Robert Leone placed a Clarence Clemens original at $15,000 and Clarence Clemens print at $5,000. Plus several others.
- Ritchard Rodriguez placed “Passion Nocturnale” at $8,000 and “Fear of Awareness” at $1,100.
- Tom Lohner placed “Lady Gaga” for $8,500.
- A&E Fine Art/Sarona Gallery placed four paintings at $5,000 each.
- FK-Art placed “A Foot in the Sand” for $6,500.
- Galeria Uruguay placed Graciela Araciso’s “Redimir” for $4,200; Ingrid Ruprechter’s “Sunset” for $800; and Isabel Blanco’s “Juntos” for $2,400.
- Grace Chadwick placed “Masking Addiction Series No. 1” for $2,500.
- Deanna Grant Studios placed “Sigurd” for $2,850 and “Golden Moire” for $1,275.
- Raymonde Perron placed “Surplus Floral” at $1,600 and “Immersion” at $3,800.
- Renata Cuellar placed “Puesta del Sol” at $5,500.
- Richard Reuys placed 15 pieces, including “MaNigiri” and “WomaNigiri” at $2,210 each.
- Liliana Mendez placed six “Climbers Collection” pieces at $580 each and another piece for $4,800.
- Monica Perez placed three pieces for a total of $16,000, including “Milan” at $5,900.
- Nathalia Delgado Nachtigall placed “Urban Nature” at $3,000.
- Pigment International placed “Because Being Black in a White Space is a Real Thing” at $3,000 and Tyler Clark’s “GodFidence” at $1,900.
- Malcolm Smith placed 12 pieces, including five prints at $1,000 each and two “Shopper 4” prints at $1,800.
- Karin Brauns placed “Sea Turtles” for $3,000. Along with several other pieces.
- The Fab Four placed three pieces, including Maya De Rodt’s “From My Window” at $1,000 and Pamela Awad’s “Happiness” at $2,500.
- Victoria Velozo placed six pieces, including “Pretty Fly” at $1,400 and “Our Power” at $1,400.
- Vincenzo Greco placed “Red Lips” at $1,800.
- World Art Fest placed a Reuben Rodriguez piece at $1,500.
- Layla Dangelo placed her “B Forever” wall sculpture for $3,000.
- Eduardo Cabrer Studio placed “Thank You” for $2,000.
- Henrie Collection placed “Rhythm” for $2,100 among several others.
- Artelisted placed four paintings, including one for $1,750.
- Elidea Art placed “Sigurd” for $2,850 and “Golden Moire” for $1,275.
- Alfano Sculpture placed 17 sculptures ranging from $300 to $4,400.
- Anjos Art Studio placed three pieces, including a Rose Rosetti sculpture for $1,200.
Spectrum Miami Award Winners included:
- Directors’ Award: Artblend
- Best Booth Design: Artavita – World Wide Art
- Best International Exhibitor: Yang Yibin
- Best New Exhibitor: Robert Leone
- Sculpture: Elisa Adams Sculptor
- Rising Artist: William Couture
- [SOLO]: Malcolm Smith
Red Dot Miami, a curated gallery-only contemporary art fair, presented for its 14th year, saw the highly anticipated annual presentation of leading galleries and their artists, informed by [PASSION] as the curatorial theme for 2019. Red Dot Miami featured more than 60 galleries representing over 500 leading contemporary artists from primary and secondary markets throughout the world.