Before Miami Art Week Begins, CHROMA 2026 Is Building More Than an Exhibition

Lucid Art Gallery in Miami Design District -- Miami Art Week CHROMA 2026

Lucid Art Gallery announces its participating artists while expanding a community-focused vision for contemporary art in Miami’s Design District.

Four months before Miami Art Week and Art Basel Miami Beach transform South Florida into one of the world’s leading destinations for contemporary art, Lucid Art Gallery has announced the participating artists for CHROMA 2026, its fifth annual group exhibition. Curated by Graciela Montich, the exhibition opens with a public Opening Reception on Wednesday, December 2, 2026, from 4:00–7:00 p.m., and remains on view through December 16, 2026, at Lucid Art Gallery, 10 NE 41st Street, in the Miami Design District.

Bringing together 22 national and international artists from the United States and abroad, CHROMA 2026 presents paintings, photographic art, sculpture, mixed media, and functional art while continuing the gallery’s commitment to making contemporary art approachable through conversation, creativity, and community engagement.

Unlike many exhibitions presented during Miami Art Week, CHROMA has evolved into more than an annual art fair. Hosted by Lucid Art Gallery, the exhibition reflects the gallery’s mission of creating meaningful connections between artists, collectors, designers, and the community. Visitors are encouraged not only to experience the artwork, but also to meet the artists, learn about their creative process, and engage in conversations that continue beyond opening night.

Building More Than an Exhibition

(l to r) Graciela Montich (Curator & Participating Artist) and Payal Tak (Owner of Lucid Art Gallery & Participating Artist) | © Colls Fine Art Photography

For gallery owner Payal Tak and curator Graciela Montich, CHROMA begins long before the public enters the gallery. Artist selection, curatorial planning, logistics, marketing, installation, and audience engagement are developed months in advance. Since opening Lucid Art Gallery in 2021 after a successful career in the technology industry, Tak has combined strategic planning with a passion for supporting artists and creating an accessible environment where creativity can flourish.

“I am excited to bring CHROMA for the fifth year to the Miami Design District,” says Tak. “CHROMA has become a platform for local and international artists to showcase their work during Miami Art Week. I established Lucid Art Gallery with the objective of creating an accessible commercial platform where artists can share their work and where visitors can discover the undiscovered. Every year, our mission continues to grow through the artists we welcome and the community we continue to build.”

A Curatorial Vision

Curator Graciela Montich’s vision for CHROMA 2026 introduces the theme CONSTELLATIONS, exploring how independent artistic voices create unexpected relationships when experienced together. Rather than pursuing a single aesthetic, the exhibition celebrates diversity across cultures, mediums, techniques, and perspectives, inviting visitors to discover connections between color, memory, emotion, materiality, and form.

Artists in Conversation

CHROMA 2026 continues Lucid Art Gallery’s commitment to presenting a balanced mix of emerging and established artists while fostering dialogue across artistic disciplines. For the first time, photographic art will be presented alongside painting, sculpture, mixed media, and functional art through the work of Dagmara Weinberg, Armando Colls, and Susan Richman, each bringing a distinct artistic perspective to the medium. Weinberg’s contemporary photographic compositions transform botanical subjects and natural forms into richly layered, painterly works that blur the boundaries between photography and fine art, while Colls and Richman further demonstrate photography’s breadth through their own unique visual approaches.

Among this year’s first-time participants is Belgian-born figurative painter Olivier Casse, now based in Miami, whose expressive work adds another international perspective to the exhibition. Returning artist Kevin Fletcher marks his fourth consecutive appearance in CHROMA, reflecting the lasting relationships the gallery continues to build with participating artists.

Participating Artists

Alexandra Arata, Aleya Chakravarty, Anjali Gulati, Aparneet Mann, Armando Colls, Bernard Ouellette, Carina Adur, Dagmara Weinberg, Graciela Montich, Heather Lynn, Julieta Abdon, Kevin Fletcher, Maeba Hinrichsen, Nimi Trehan, Olivier Casse, Payal Tak, Robert Frankel, Samantha Chilvers, Shaili Chaudhary, Susan Richman, Sweta Shah, and Tinu Prakash.

A Platform Artists Return To

“Coming back to CHROMA is something I look forward to every year, and 2026 marks my fourth in a row with Lucid Art Gallery,” says Kevin Fletcher. “This year I’m bringing work that takes another step forward, and I can’t wait to share it with the collectors, artists, and art lovers who travel from around the world for Miami Art Week.”

Additional artist spotlights, curatorial insights, live demonstrations, and Miami Art Week programming will be announced throughout the months leading up to CHROMA 2026.


Media Inquiries: Lisa Morales lisa @ allegorypr . com

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