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“Landscapes” by Studio Lenca
Where: David Castillo Gallery
When: Through Jan. 31
Why It’s Worth a Look: The artist’s first solo show in Miami brings together his vibrant paintings of “Historiantes,” figures in his native El Salvador who re-enact oral histories of colonization.
Know Before You Go: Studio Lenca, who lives in Margate and works out of Tracey Emin’s TKE Studios, has work on view concurrently at the Rubell Museum in Miami and MoMA PS1 in New York.
“That Was Then, This Is Now”
Where: 119 NE 41st Street, Miami Design District
When: Dec. 2–Jan. 2
Why It’s Worth a Look: For Jeffrey Deitch, a booth at Art Basel Miami Beach isn’t enough. He’s spreading out with a pop-up exhibition featuring a range of buzzy artists including Leyla Faye, Hannah Taurins, Adrian and Sage Schachter, and more.
Know Before You Go: Deitch has organized high-gloss exhibitions in Miami for years, sometimes in partnership with Larry Gagosian. This year, the show is organized with American Art Projects.
“DISORDER” by Aneta Grzeszykowska
Where: Voloshyn Gallery
When: Through Jan. 10
Why It’s Worth a Look: The Polish artist, born in 1974, makes the kind of work about familial dynamics with which psychoanalysts would have a field day. This show is no different.
Know Before You Go: The centerpiece is a new body of work, THE DAUGHTER, 2025, which captures the artist in staged tableaux with relatives wearing a hyperrealistic mask based on her own face when she was 14.
“Richard Hunt: Pressure”
Where: The Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami
When: Dec. 2–Mar. 29
Why It’s Worth a Look: This is the first posthumous survey of the Chicago-born abstract sculptor, who died in 2023. It charts his evolution across 25 works made between the 1950s to the 1990s.
Know Before You Go: What you’ll see in the museum is just a small slice of Hunt’s output. He also created more than 150 public art commissions, many of which are engaged with themes of social justice.
“coming forth by day” by Woody De Othello
Where: Pérez Art Museum Miami
When: Through June 28
Why It’s Worth a Look: The Miami native is best known for hand-built ceramics that transform everyday objects—clocks, telephones, mirrors—into anthropomorphic, spirited figures. For his first hometown museum solo, he will present new ceramics, wood sculptures, and a large bronze.
Know Before You Go: This show is one you can smell as well as see. The installation includes clay-painted walls and herbal scents.
“Blue Magick” by Shayla Marshall
Where: Walgreens storefront, 23rd Street and Collins Avenue
When: Ongoing
Why It’s Worth a Look: Inside one of the most highly-trafficked Walgreens in Miami Beach, Shayla Marshall has created two scenes: one of a mother tending to her daughter’s hair and another of a drugstore aisle stacked with braiding hair products and combs.
Know Before You Go: The artist says that the presentation—organized by the Bass and the Bakehouse Art Complex—reflects her journey from “absence to visibility” as safe products for Black hair became easier to find.
“NOX Pavilion” by Lawrence Lek
Where: The Bass
When: Through April 26
Why It’s Worth a Look: The show brings viewers inside a fictional therapy center called Nox (short for “Nonhuman Excellence”), where sentient self-driving cars undergo psychological treatment.
Know Before You Go: The London-based artist has explored the Nox universe in his work since 2023; this presentation includes a two-channel film, an interactive video game, and more.
“First Light” by Thomas Houseago
Where: Rubell Museum
When: Through Sep. 27
Why It’s Worth a Look: The first single-artist survey to take place at the expanded Rubell Museum presents more than 20 sculptures and collaged paintings by the Los Angeles-based art world bad boy-made-good Thomas Houseago.
Know Before You Go: The private museum will also present solo presentations by emerging stars including Yu Nishimura, Lorenzo Amos, and Young Artist alum Ser Serpas.
“Changes: Reflections on Time & Spaces”
Where: Spinello Projects
When: Through Jan. 10
Why It’s Worth a Look: To mark the Miami gallery’s 20th anniversary, founder Anthony Spinello is bringing together work by 15 artists with ties to the gallery, including Agustina Woodgate and Eddie Arroyo.
Know Before You Go: Making the presentation all the more personal, the works in the show are all drawn from Spinello’s private collection.
“Indigenous Futurism” by Cecilia Vásquez Yui
Where: Mindy Solomon
When: Through Jan. 10
Why It’s Worth a Look: Inspired by the concept of Indigenous Futurism, Cecilia Vásquez Yui, a member of the Shipibo-Conibo tribe, creates ceramic sculptures that recall technological objects sent from a future era into the rainforest of the present.
Know Before You Go: With a population of more than 20,000, the Shipibo-Conibo people are one of the largest Indigenous groups of the Peruvian Amazon.
“A World Far Away, Nearby and Invisible: Territory Narratives in the Jorge M. Pérez Collection”
Where: El Espacio 23
When: Through Aug. 15
Why It’s Worth a Look: The show at the private contemporary art space founded by Jorge M. Pérez takes a broad look at how territory shapes identity, memory, and belonging through nearly 150 works by more than 100 international artists.
Know Before You Go: Curated by Claudia Segura Campins, Head of Collection at Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, the exhibition places the work of local Miami artists like Nina Surel and Jennifer Basile alongside such famous names as Chris Ofili and Pat Steir.
“Underwater and Underneath” by Laurie Simmons
Where: Andrew Reed Gallery
When: Through Jan. 17
Why It’s Worth a Look: For the beloved photographer’s second show with the Miami gallery, Simmons is presenting works from three series that span the early 1980s to the late ’90s.
Know Before You Go: In the series “Water Ballet” and “Family Collision,” human forms and toy figurines float underwater. The third series, “Underneath,” features surreal images of mannequins framing unsettling domestic scenes.
“The Best Show During Miami” by Susan Kim Alvarez
Where: KDR Gallery
When: Through Jan. 10
Why It’s Worth a Look: Aside from the fact that the show has perhaps the best title of any exhibition on view during Miami Art Week, it boasts dense paintings teeming with animals, cartoon figures, and plant life.
Know Before You Go: The Miami-based artist draws from her Cuban, Vietnamese, and Jewish heritage to create dreamscapes that sometimes include her relatives as she imagines they looked when they were younger.
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