Guide to Miami's 10 Must-See Contemporary Art Galleries

Focused around the city’s revitalised Wynwood Art District these ten contemporary galleries and art organisations have brought international acclaim to the Miami art scene. Whilst success has come for their commitment to high-quality, cutting edge art across all mediums, they have maintained a strong sense of community spirit throughout, supporting local artists by taking art to the streets.

Wynwood Walls

An inspiring model for community revitalisation, Wynwood Walls was established in 2010 by renowned community place-maker Tony Goldman and designed as a centre for the exploration and development of pedestrian areas in the Wynwood Art District. Goldman believed that the area’s numerous warehouse fronts would be his giant canvases on which to present the greatest collection of street art ever seen in a single place. Dedicated to presenting graffiti and street art in a unique, experimental way, Wynwood Walls transformed the area through a series of world-class murals by a diverse selection of internationally renowned street artists including Os Gemeos, Invader, and Kenny Scharf. Wynwood Walls is a self-proclaimed ‘Gallery of the Streets’, and continues to collaborate with leading artists, curators and experts to bring exceptional street art to the public, ranging from old-school graffiti to the latest trends. 

Fredric Snitzer Gallery

One of the most cutting-edge galleries in Miami, Fredric Snitzer Gallery is known for its leading role in the Miami contemporary art scene and bringing international attention to emerging and mid-career artists such as Hernan Bas, Luis Gispert, and Naomi Fischer. Based in the Wynwood Art District, Fredric Snitzer himself has been a mentor for local artists for many years, nurturing emerging talents and supporting their artistic expression. The gallery presents a range of edgy, high-quality exhibitions throughout the year including solo and thematic group shows, participates regularly in renowned international art fairs such as Art Basel Miami Beach, and is a key fixture on the Second Saturday Wynwood Art Walk. 

Fredric Snitzer 2249 NW 1st Pl, Miami, FL, USA, +1 305 448 8976 

Dina Mitrani Gallery

This dedicated photography gallery is a key venue in the Wynwood Art District. Based in an old clothing factory owned by Mitrani’s father, Dina Mitrani Gallery is a contemporary photography emporium showcasing works by emerging, mid-career and established photographers. Providing a platform for artists and enthusiasts to appreciate and engage with the medium, the gallery regularly collaborates with independent curators and arts organisations to present high quality, critical photography exhibitions that showcase both the classic and the contemporary. Featured artists include Marina Font, Peggy Levison Nolan and Kanako Sasaki. The Mitrani Family are also active members of the Miami arts community helping to support the Wynwood Art District through the provision of artist studios, exhibition spaces and an outdoor events space. 

Dina Mitrani Gallery, 2620 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida, USA, +1 786 486 7248

David Castillo Gallery

Exhibitions at David Castillo Gallery demonstrate a strong focus on conceptual curatorial models. Representing local and international mid-career and emerging artists, their shows often relate to contemporary cultural and personal investigations of identity. These are programmed alongside exhibits of important historical artworks by renowned artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Louise Bourgeois, Marcel Duchamp and Andy Warhol. Contemporary artists represented by David Castillo Gallery are distinguished by their commitment to their individual histories and artistic practices and have shown in numerous international venues including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tate Modern, and High Museum of Art. David Castillo Gallery is also a regular participant at international art fairs such as Art Basel Miami Beach and The Armory Show in New York. 

David Castillo Gallery, 2234 NW 2nd Ave, Miami, FL, USA, +1 305 573 8110

Emerson Dorsch

One of the leading contemporary art galleries in Miami, Emerson Dorsch is the renamed Dorsch Gallery founded by Brook Dorsch. The gallery was renovated and rebranded in 2013 and has emerged with a renewed focus on avant-garde artworks. Emerson Dorsch represents a diverse range of emerging and established international artists such as Frances Trombly, Victoria Fu and Clifton Childree. These artists are distinguished by their individual vision combined with an active academic and collaborative engagement with the artistic community. The first gallery to set up in the Wynwood District, Emerson Dorsch has become a pioneering institution in Miami and a key player on the international art scene, exhibiting at key events such as PULSE Miami.

Emerson Dorsch, NW 24th St, Miami, FL, USA, +1 305 576 1278

Dimesions Variable

Dimensions Variable is committed the advancement of artistic discourse within Miami and beyond. Run by artists Adler Guerrier, Leyden Rodriguez-Casanova and Frances Trombly, the organisation’s focus is on the exchange of ideas between international and local communities. Exhibitions and site-specific projects at Dimensions Variable have featured artists such as Margrethe Aanestad, Kevin Arrow, Loriel Beltran, Jenny Brillhart and Felecia Chizuko, all of whom are known for blurring the line between traditional and street art scenes. Dimensions Variable boasts a broad programme of exhibitions, discussions, lectures and one-off projects promoting community engagement and encouraging critical dialogue on contemporary art. The organisation works on both independent and collaborative projects with artists, galleries and institutions from around the world and regularly exhibits at art fairs such as PULSE Miami. 

Dimensions Variable, 100 NE 11th Street, Miami, FL, USA, +1 305 607 5527

Avant Gallery

Forward-looking, innovative art hotspot Avant Gallery is a must-see venue in Miami. Its evolving collection contains an extensive range of fine art, sculpture, photography and mixed media works, sitting alongside furniture, lighting, wall, and floor designs. These extraordinary objets d’art by world-renowned and emerging artists such as Alec Monopoly, DAIN, Chad Jensen and Marcel Wanders are filled with fantasy and wonder. The gallery also presents works by important contemporary and modern figures such as Damien Hirst and Andy Warhol. Avant Gallery certainly has a unique approach to exhibiting artworks and designs, departing from the traditions of both the showroom and the white-wall gallery space to create this unique venue in which to experience cutting-edge creativity.

Avant Gallery, The Epic Hotel, 270 Biscayne Blvd Way, Miami, FL, USA, +1 786 220 8600

Avant Gallery, 309 23rd Street, Miami Beach, FL, USA, +1 305 573 8873 

Locust Projects

Experimental exhibition space Locust Projects is dedicated to supporting the freedom of contemporary visual artists. Founded by a trio of Miami-based artists, Elizabeth Withstandley, Westen Charles, and COOPER in 1998, Locust Projects was one of the first arts organisations to move into the Wynwood Art District. Working with local, national and international artists, the organisation encourages the creation of site-specific installations that are an extension of the artists’ representative work, and provides an unconstrained environment in which to do so. Alongside innovative projects and exhibitions, Locust Projects actively supports the local community through free education programmes and initiatives. This pioneering organisation has grown over the years to become a recognised institution with a national and international reputation for presenting ambitious projects by a diverse range of artists at pivotal points in their careers. 

Locust Projects, 3852 N Miami Ave, Miami, FL, USA, +1 305 576 8570

Kelley Roy Gallery

The Kelley Roy Gallery focuses on contemporary paintings, drawings and sculptures by contemporary American and international artists. Founded by experienced collectors and dealers Susan Kelley and Bill Roy, the gallery showcases a wide range of aesthetic styles from representational to conceptual and abstract expressionism, with the works on show featuring a wide range of mediums. Kelley Roy Gallery currently represents 19 established artists including Mimi Bates, Pablo Cano, Patricia Claro, and Jae Hahn, with several represented artists working across multiple mediums. The gallery also features an annual group show of emerging artists and takes part in local and international art fairs including the Wynwood Art Fair and Miami International Art Fair (MIA). 

Kelley Roy Gallery, 50 NE 29th St, Miami, FL, USA, +1 305 447 3888 

By Lauren England

1000 Museum Miami Condo by Zaha Hadid

1000 Museum Miami condo is a spectacular tower envisioned by the first female Pritzker Architecture prize winner, Zaha Hadid, which will be seeing the day on 1000 Biscayne Boulevard in Downtown Miami, Fl, USA. 1000 museum is an unique tower honoring the Miami skyline and joining the Miami real estate market.
In collaboration with the developers Gregg Covin and Louis Birdman, the condo tower is in pre-construction and estimated to be completed in 2016 with 62-story outstanding condos.
The 706-foot 1000 museum tower will just have 83 residential units for sale ranging from 4,500 to 9,800 Sq. Ft. The condominiums at the 1000 museum will be spacious and unique without any support columns offering specular view across the condo. The half and full-floor condos are priced from $4 million to $12 million and duplex penthouse price available upon request.
To personalize the condo at your image, the units at the 1000 museum will be provided finished with high-end flooring, closets and lighting.
At the 1000 museum, a wide range of luxury amenities will comprise for example at the top of the building an indoor pool, several lounges, a cardio room, a sundeck and for the first time in Miami a helipad. And more amenities will be available on the deck such as for example swimming pools, a spa, hot tubs, a gym, a pool bar, a sauna, a steam room and not to mention three assigned parking spaces and private concierge.

SkyRise Miami

Seattle has the Space Needle. In St. Louis, they have the Gateway Arch. And it looks like SkyRise Miami is next. Voters in Miami Tuesday voted in favor of allowing a developer to build a 1,000-foot observation tower in the middle of downtown. The hairpin-shaped tower would include an amusement-park style ride that quickly drops people down its side, a 550-foot bungee jump, a ballroom, moving movie theater and, because it's Miami, a nightclub. The tower would sit at the end of Bayside Marketplace, an outdoor shopping mall facing Biscayne Bay, which would give visitors sweeping views of the Miami metropolitan region, from South Beach to the Florida Everglades. Developer Jeff Berkowitz says it will cost $430 million in private funds to build the structure on the city-owned land leased by Bayside. He plans to recruit more than half the money from foreign investors through an immigration program, known as an EB-5 visa, that grants green cards to foreigners who invest $500,000 to $1 million in the U.S. The height would rank it behind only the Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas as the tallest observation tower in the country. "Miami is a world-class city. And I think an iconic structure downtown will firmly cement Miami on the global stage," Berkowitz said Tuesday. "It's going to be Miami's Eiffel Tower." The plan was approved unanimously by the city commission in June, and Berkowitz estimates the cost will be more than made up by the 3.2 million visitors who would visit the tower each year. Given its location, Berkowitz hopes to capture many of the tourists who flock to South Beach, cruise ships at PortMiami and new cultural buildings that have opened nearby. Others in South Florida are more skeptical. Coconut Grove architect Charles Corda has written that the population estimates are exaggerated and sued the city to stop Tuesday's vote. A judge dismissed the lawsuit, but Corda worries that Miami taxpayers will be left footing the tab for an oversized tower jutting out of Biscayne Bay. "I don't object to the construction of an observation tower within the City of Miami," Corda wrote in the Biscayne Times. "However, I do object to the proposed SkyRise tower and possible future casino being constructed on publicly owned land. I believe we have the right to pose reasonable and fair questions about this proposal." Berkowitz counters that he's so confident in the visitor projections and success of the tower that he's investing $30 million of his own money to the project. "I don't have a single doubt that this is going to be a resounding success," he said. "I've visited towers all over the world and this will be the best."