Irene Pressner, an emerging artist from Venezuela whose tattoo on encaustic won first place in the annual juried competition at the Museum of Latin American Art, is exhibiting similar tattoo paintings in a Miami contemporary art gallery, ArtSpace Virginia Miller Galleries in Coral Gables. The MoLAA prize winner topped 132 other Latin American artists to … Read More
Gallery News
‘Bartolomé,’ Eight-Foot Drawing by Hugo Crosthwaite, Sold to San Diego Museum of Art
“Bartolomé” by Hugo Crosthwaite, 2004, Graphite and Charcoal on Wood Panel, 8 x 8 feet, Collection of the San Diego Museum of Art. Read more about Hugo Crosthwaite’s Work here.
New Architectural Drawings Received From Hugo Crosthwaite
The gallery is the fortunate recipient of two new architectural drawings on wooden panels by Hugo Crosthwaite, the amazing artist from Mexico whose 8-by-36-foot drawing was featured here in his premiere major U.S. exhibition last year. The 2-by-4-foot drawings–one horizontal, the other vertical–feature typical buildings from the typical neighborhoods of Tijuana, the artist’s home town. … Read More
‘Fresh Arrivals’ Showcases Latest Works by 11 Gallery Artists
“Fresh Arrivals,” our new exhibition, features the latest work by 11 of the gallery’s artists from Argentina, Colombia, Great Britain, Peru. Puerto Rico, Venezuela and the United States. Although vastly different in style and mediums, the colorful art blends in a harmonious installation by gallery director Virginia Miller. Each of the works reflect the artist’s … Read More
Soledad Salamé Launching Solo Traveling Show from Chile’s National Museum of Fine Art
Soledad Salamé will launch a solo exhibition from the National Museum of Fine Art in Santiago, Chile, in September that will travel to museums throughout Latin America and the U.S. In 2001 she created an extensive environmental installation there. Her other museum exhibitions include group shows at the Museo del Barrio in New York, the … Read More
Coral Gables Gazette Names ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries ‘Greatest Gallery Left in Coral Gables’
ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries was recognized as the “Greatest Gallery Left in Coral Gables” in the “2006 Greatest” special section of Coral Gables Gazette. Although art galleries doubtless will continue to leave the city for large warehouse spaces, other galleries open to take their place and Coral Gables remains a center for Latin American and international … Read More
Spectacular Sculptures by Louise Nevelson Offered by Gallery
The late Louise Nevelson, one of the nation’s most celebrated sculptors, is represented on our website by two characteristic black wooden sculptures. Featured in the gallery exhibition “Master Works 1969-1984,” Nevelson’s seven-foot 1984 “Moon Zag IV” features two articulated doors, while the “Open Zag VIII” is an assemblage with an unusual composition of two asymetrical semi-circular elements. … Read More
'Enigmatic Figures' Features Argentine Painter Mateo Argüello Pitts, Sculptor José Benito
Latin American artists Mateo Argüello Pitts and José Benito of Argentina are featured in the current exhibition, “Enigmatic Figures.” Pitts, who often uses a male boxer as a metaphor for everyone’s daily struggles, is represented by 13 paintings. Three sculptures and two paintings by Benito present themes of children clasping something precious and male-female relationships. … Read More
Matt Lamb To Autograph His Biography, ‘The Art of Success,’ at Opening of ‘Matt Lamb: Paintings 1990-2005’
Matt Lamb, whose exuberant creatures and luscious abstractions have been exhibited in the Picasso Museum in Horta de Sant Joan, Spain; at the Centre Miró in Montroig, Spain; and at Westminster Cathedral, London, will be on hand during the opening reception for “Matt Lamb: Paintings 1990-2005,” on Friday, Jan. 6th, from 7-10 p.m. at the … Read More
‘Matt Lamb: Paintings, 1990-2005’ Reviewed by ‘Art Premium’ Magazine
“Art Premium,” the bimonthly art magazine based in Puerto Rico, featured an article on the gallery’s current mini-retrospective of Matt Lamb’s paintings from 1990 to 2005, along with a summary of events leading to his career as an artist and his recent biography, “Matt Lamb: The Art of Success.” For more information click here.