I almost skipped Miami Art Week 2025, but when two galleries offered passes to the New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) and Scope Art Show, which were two fairs I’d never experienced, I had to get my things in order , quickly.
Despite the last-minute planning on my part, a mix of personal savings, a 2024 Christmas gift, and the incredible support of my paid Substack readers got me there. I landed early on a Saturday morning, determined to maximize every second of my seven hour trip.
Miami Art Week was an opportunity for me to connect with gallery owners, artists, and curators, especially those with whom I have built a solid relationship in the industry. My first experience of Miami Art Week was in 2021, with zero connections, but I attended to experience a serious art fair, which I chose to be Art Basel. It is an honor to walk in the space with a different purpose and lens as a writer and a content creator. In the future, I dream of spending at least two full days there to explore the Untitled Art Fair next, but as my favorite artist right now, Olivia Dean says, I’m taking ba-ba-ba-baby steps.
Below, I break down the art fairs I visited, the gallerists I met, and the incredible artists they’re showcasing during Miami Art Week. I hope you enjoy it! If you want to follow along my journey in real-time, subscribe to my Substack.
Entrance to NADA Art Fair
Southside Contemporary Art Gallery based in Richmond, Virginia extended an invitation to me to attend the fair. During the fair, the gallery was showcasing artist Huey Lightbody (@lightbody.studio) who is a multidisciplinary visual practitioner residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His work merges street-inspired gestures, abstract portrait fragments, and modernist impulses.
Entrance to the SCOPE Art Show
Next, I headed to the Scope Art Show, located directly on the sands of Miami Beach. I was there as a guest of Pencil on Paper Gallery, a Dallas-based gallery that invited me to experience the fair firsthand.
In their booth, the gallery featured artist Emmanuel Gillespie’s (@emmanuelgillespie25) “The Love” series. The collection explores the shared human connection, utilizing imagery that captures the different moments of love.
I spent most of my time while in Miami at this fair so I will dive into other galleries and booths that I explored as you keep scrolling on this post.
Brooklyn-based Tanya Weddemire Gallery also participated in the Scope Art Show for the third year. The gallery’s booth showcased artist O’Neil Scott. (@oneilscott) who is Philadelphia-based and Jamaican-born. Mainly captivated by portraiture and the ability to closely examine the human condition on a grand scale.
Artist Moses Salihou (@moses_salihou), who is Cameroonian and based in Toronto, Canada works were displayed in the gallery’s booth. His works convey the concepts of belonging and existence through a blend of portraiture and abstraction.
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