Beneath the Skyline | 4 South Florida Art Exhibitions to See in 2026
South Florida’s skyline tells a story of constant evolution. New architecture, luxury developments and world-class destinations continue to reshape the region, drawing visitors from around the globe. Yet beyond the glass towers and waterfront views lies another narrative—one written by artists, museums and galleries that continue to define the area’s cultural identity.
This summer and fall, four exhibitions across Miami and Fort Lauderdale invite visitors to look beneath the skyline. Through themes of migration, memory, community and personal reflection, each offers a distinct perspective on the people and experiences that shape South Florida. Together, they remind us that while the region continues to evolve, its artistic community remains one of its greatest constants.
From Venice with Love
The Betsy Hotel, Miami Beach
Until November 15, 2026
Fresh from his participation in the 61st Venice Biennale, Miami-based artist Edouard Duval-Carrié returns home with From Venice with Love, a retrospective celebrating both his international career and his enduring connection to South Florida. Born in Haiti and shaped by a life spanning the Caribbean, New York, Montreal, Paris and Miami, Duval-Carrié has long explored migration, identity and the cultural threads linking Haiti, Africa and the wider diaspora.
Presented throughout The Betsy Hotel—including its gallery spaces, illuminated light boxes and nightly ORB projections—the exhibition extends beyond traditional gallery walls through conversations, performances and community programming developed in collaboration with organizations including the FIU Public Humanities Lab and The Betsy Writers Room.
Rather than looking at migration simply as movement between places, From Venice with Love reflects on how cultures evolve through exchange, memory and shared experience. In doing so, it suggests that identity is shaped not only by geography, but also by the stories communities carry forward across generations.
The Gallery at The Betsy Hotel
1433 Collins AvenueMiami Beach, FL 33139
Close to Home
NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale
Until October 4, 2026
Bringing together artists connected to South Florida, Close to Home explores the relationships that shape everyday life—family, friendship, collaboration and community. Through painting, photography, sculpture and mixed media, the exhibition examines ancestry, belonging and the evolving meaning of home.
The featured works acknowledge both personal histories and collective experiences, revealing how memory is often built through the people who surround us rather than the places we inhabit. Together, they offer a portrait of South Florida as a region shaped by cultural convergence and shared experiences.
Rather than defining home as a fixed destination, Close to Home suggests that belonging is continually created through connection, resilience and the communities we build around us.
NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Beyond the Veil
Mindy Solomon Gallery, Miami
Until September 3, 2026
Curated by Sophia Ballesteros, Beyond the Veil brings together Miami-based artists Pangea Kali Virga, Andrea Spiridonakos and Lisu Vega in an exhibition that considers textiles as vessels of memory. Through felting, weaving, stitching and assemblage, fiber becomes more than a material—it becomes a means of preserving inheritance, healing and personal history.
Among the exhibition’s highlights is Andrea Spiridonakos’ monumental hand-painted silk installation, suspended beneath the gallery’s skylights as a symbolic passage between heaven and earth. Lisu Vega’s woven installations draw upon memories of her late grandmother, transforming familiar objects into reflections on remembrance, grief and repair, while Pangea Kali Virga’s tactile works invite viewers to consider the intimate relationship between body, material and ritual.
Together, the artists challenge the notion of textiles as purely decorative objects, revealing them instead as living archives capable of carrying emotion, cultural inheritance and memory across generations.
Mindy Solomon Gallery
848 NW 22 Street, Miami, FL 33127
Harmony Korine: Perfect Nonsense
Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami
Until October 18, 2026
Known internationally as a filmmaker, Harmony Korine presents another dimension of his creative practice in Perfect Nonsense, his first major museum survey in the United States. Featuring more than 75 paintings, photographs, drawings, collages and multimedia works, the exhibition traces the evolution of an artist whose visual language is as unconventional as his cinematic storytelling.
Perfect Nonsense reveals a practice that resists easy categorization. Korine’s paintings, drawings, photographs and collages embrace improvisation, contradiction and visual experimentation, inviting viewers to reconsider the relationship between narrative and image.
Rather than offering clear answers, the exhibition celebrates ambiguity and creative freedom, demonstrating how contemporary art can challenge expectations while remaining deeply personal. In doing so, it reveals an artist less interested in defining meaning than in encouraging curiosity and individual interpretation.
Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami
61 NE 41st Street, Miami, FL 33137
Looking Beneath the Skyline
Taken together, these four exhibitions offer more than an afternoon in a museum or gallery. They reveal the stories, histories and artists that continue to shape South Florida beyond its celebrated beaches, restaurants and ever-evolving skyline. Whether exploring migration, community, memory or experimentation, each provides a different lens through which to experience the region.
Before the international art world turns its attention to South Florida during Miami Art Week, these exhibitions offer an opportunity to discover the artists, galleries and museums that shape the region’s cultural identity every day of the year.
