Meet Leo Castañeda & Lauren Monzón, Bakehouse artists who independently and collaboratively explore the expansive intersections of art and technology…

Learn more about Bakehouse artists Amanda Linares, Andrea Spiridonakos, Lauren Shapiro, Luján Candria, and Nicole Salcedo.

Meet Alberto Milo Jr., who leads Related Urban Development Group (RUDG), the affordable housing division of Related Group, the nation's top real estate development company.

Miami-based artist Clara Toro unveils the second iteration of her long-term project, Wynwood Norte: Un barrio de Miami, a captivating site-specific installation at Roberto Clemente Park. A community celebration is scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 27, 2024, from 2:00 – 4:00 pm at Roberto Clemente Park, presented with the support of Bakehouse Art Complex, Bank of America, City of Miami and District 5 Commissioner Christine King, and Oolite Arts.

Meet Beatriz Chachamovits, a multimedia artist and educator whose practice spotlights critical challenges within coral reefs and marine ecosystems at large. Through ceramic sculpture and site-specific installation work, she immerses her audience in these environments, addressing issues ranging from mass bleaching to plastic pollution.

Learn more about: Bakehouse artists Amanda Linares, Beatriz Chachamovits, Clara Toro, Juan Matos, and Morel Doucet; Bakehouse alum Chire Regans (VantaBlack); and Bakehouse Assistant Director of Programs + Community Engagement and independent curator Laura Novoa.

Meet artist Michelle Lisa Polissaint, a multimedia artist whose work ranges from photography to textile. Michelle's work is largely grounded in themes of memory and nostalgia. The act of making is deeply linked to the artist’s personal experiences and functions as a means of interrogating not only her sense of self, but how this “self” exists and operates in the larger world. For Michelle, personal memories are a fruitful point of entry for discussing broader societal issues.

Learn more about achievements and recent news from Bakehouse artists Amalia Caputo, Cathy Leff, Christina Pettersson, Edouard Duval-Carrié, Jenna Efrein, Judith Berk King, Laura Marmol, Luján Candria, Monica Lopez De Victoria, Nicole Salcedo, Sandra Ramos, and Shawn Clybor.

Maurice Habif has been a member of Bakehouse’s Board of Directors for the past two years, playing an essential role in guiding the organization's plans for its future campus. He is deeply passionate about Bakehouse's mission to promote the arts in Miami. Maurice resides in Coral Gables with his wife, Ava, their son, Conrad, and two dogs. Both he and his wife have been generous supporters of Bakehouse since his appointment to the Board. Maurice serves as the Managing Director in the Miami office of JLL Capital Markets, focusing on Multi-Housing and Land Investment Advisory.

Applications are open through Monday, December 18, 2023 to Bakehouse artists for a two-month residency (May 3rd — June 27, 2024) at the Cité internationale des arts in Paris, France.

Meet artist and arts educator Mark Russell, who has been visiting with students from Jose de Diego Middle School just across the street from Bakehouse for years. Last summer, Mark was selected to participate in the Summer Open program and had dedicated space and time to focus on his practice. Using a blend of alcohol markers, pen, and ink to create portraits inspired by human life and experiences, Mark intimately captures the culture of his time. 

Meet Bakehouse artist Thomas Bils, a painter who incorporates bizarre scenes and humorous subject matter in referencing and reflecting on his experiences navigating life in contemporary America. Growing up in Melbourne, Florida, Thomas draws on the aesthetic absurdities of the opioid-stricken suburban South. His work intertwines autobiographical story-telling with universal anxieties, acting as the “unreliable narrator” and engaging in an ongoing investigation into the mutability of truth and narrative.

Meet Carol Damian, Ph.D., Professor of Art History, curator and highly respected scholar in Latin American and Caribbean Art. Dr. Damian's most recent work has been with Latin American Women and Cuban exile artists. She is the Curator of the Kislak Collection at the MDC Freedom Tower and the Curator of the Chapel of La Merced at Corpus Christi Church in Miami. She was also recently elected Chairperson of the Miami Dade County Art in Public Places Trust.

Learn more about achievements and recent news from Bakehouse artists Amanda Linares, Beatriz Chachamovits, Carolina Casusol, Gabriela Garcia D'Alta, Jillian Mayer, Jose Luis Garcia, Maria Theresa Barbist, Morel Doucet, Smita Sen, Sterling Rook, and Xavier Lujan.

Bakehouse is thrilled to announce the "Level Up" Workshop series, a program created with support from our Knight Foundation Grant to plan for our development towards physically and programmatically serving art making in the digital age. The goal of the series is to connect Bakehouse and its artist community with digital artists and technologists to inform our plans and elevate our collective learning. On September 9, eleven Bakehouse artists had a chance to collaborate with Daniel Temkin, a multifaceted artist specializing in esoteric programming languages (esolangs).

Learn more about achievements and recent news from Bakehouse artists Maria-Alejandra Icaza Paredes, Amalia Caputo, Cornelius Tulloch, Clara Toro, Lauren Shapiro, Jillian Mayer, and Leo Castañeda.

Meet Wilfred and Robin Vasquez, active Wynwood Norte community members for over 50 years. They have consistently supported Bakehouse Art Complex and are founding members, along with Bakehouse, of the Wynwood Community Enhancement Association (WCEA). When they’re not advocating for the Wynwood community, joyous pursuits include traveling, reading, art, exploring the outdoors, vintage vehicles, and spending quality time with their two sons, daughter-in-law, and grandson.

Meet Summer Open alumnus Susan Kim Alvarez, a multimedia artist whose practice explores the fantastical chaos of her innermost world. Drawing from the folk stories of her Cuban and Vietnamese heritage, Susan’s artwork integrates the characters and mythological motifs introduced to her through traditional storytelling and experiences of cultural celebration. Through painting and mixed media sculpture, Susan is able to create new mythologies and imaginaries, particular to the joys and discomforts inherent in her own experiences of tradition.