Q. Introduce yourself — who you are and what you do? A. I am an American gestural abstraction painter, working in mixed media painting and collage overtop raw textile grounds. As a self-proclaimed recovering perfectionist, I paint to escape a world of precision, finding respite in abstract forms, textures, and tones. Interspersing pigment and collage layers of varying translucency over…
Meet Spectrum Miami’s 2021 Spotlight Recipient Lonell Nellessen. Q. Introduce yourself — who you are and what you do? A. My name is Lonell Nellessen. I own a wig salon for clients who are undergoing chemo or other treatments that cause hair loss. Prior to that, I was a hairstylist for 40 years, specializing in color and color correction. I…
Q. Introduce yourself — who you are and what you do? A. Introduction – Texas mixed media fine artist exploring the balance between my light and dark self, with national, international credits and collectors. Owner of Nuu Muse Contemporary art, not only featuring myself but also the hottest emerging local artists of Dallas. Q. How do you work? A. The…
Meet the gallery, Jason Matias Gallery, one of Red Dot Miami’s 2021 Spotlight Recipients. Q. Introduce yourself — who you are and what you do? A. My name is Jason Matias. I am a lens-based artist, USAF Veteran, and TEDx Speaker. I live in Seattle, WA. While much of my work has been created in the Pacific Northwest, I have…
Meet K-Art Projects USA, one of Red Dot Miami’s Spotlight Artist Recipients. Q. Introduce yourself — who you are and what you do? A. Tata Fernandez, Director of Contemporary Art Projects with its Subsidary K-Art Projects USA. Location Miami, Florida Q. What is your background? A. I left my position as VP of Marketing for a Fortune 500 company to…
Surfergirl Gallery is one of the Spectrum Miami’s 2021 Spotlight Recipients. Q. Introduce yourself — who you are and what you do? I’m Marcia Lorente Howell and I’m the founder of Surfergirl Gallery. We’re the first gallery in New York City to specialize in emerging women artists. I’m an oil on canvas artist myself with a career in advertising, and…
Jayson Fate is one of Spectrum Miami’s 2021 Spotlight Artist recipients. Learn more about Jayson below! Q. Introduce yourself — who you are and what you do? A. My name is Jayson Fate an artist from the Windy City Chicago. I am considering an “outsider artist” specializing in collage and mixed media. I have been commissioned for multiple projects throughout…
As Miami Art Week returns after a two-year hiatus due to the worldwide pandemic, Spectrum Miami and Red Dot Miami will be opening their doors on Wednesday, December 1, and running through Sunday, December 5, 2021. With the only Two Fairs Under One Roof venue, Spectrum and Red Dot offer a world-class experience for art enthusiasts during this year’s Miami…
I would say no if you asked me if I believe that having your own signature art style is a must before you start selling your personal work. I could then describe how I know hundreds of artists who earn a livelihood selling their work but don’t have a distinctive art style. However, I believe you would remain unconvinced in…
According to Art Basel’s Mid-Year Review, 2021, things are definitely looking up for the industry. The pandemic, now stretching beyond a year and a half, presented some unprecedented challenges and obstacles for gallery owners, dealers, and auction houses. However, similar to all other commerce-based industries, the art world also found unique and innovative workarounds to keep operations in business. While…
