Following an opening attended by more than 600 guests in 2025, Lucid Art Gallery welcomes visitors December 2 for contemporary art, artist encounters and live entertainment in the Miami Design District.
Contemporary art, live music and opportunities to meet international artists will be open to everyone at CHROMA 2026, returning to Lucid Art Gallery in the Miami Design District on Wednesday, December 2, from 4:00–7:00 PM.
Free with advance RSVP through Eventbrite, the Opening Reception follows a 2025 event that welcomed more than 600 guests throughout the evening. This year’s exhibition brings together 22+ artists working across painting, photography, sculpture, mixed media and functional art throughout the gallery’s 3,700-square-foot space.
Curated by Argentine artist Graciela Montich, CHROMA 2026 is organized around CONSTELLATIONS, a curatorial concept that considers each artwork independently while exploring the relationships that emerge among works when they are brought together.
What to See at CHROMA 2026: Artists and Art Styles
Abstract and Contemporary Painting
Alexandra Arata, Aleya Chakravarty, Carina Adur, Julieta Abdon, Maeba Hinrichsen, Nimi Trehan, Robert Frankel and Tinu Prakash
From layered transparencies and geometric abstraction to expressive color and organic forms, these artists explore perception, memory, cultural influences and connections to the natural world.
Aleya Chakravarty
Figurative and Representational Painting
Kevin Fletcher, Olivier Casse, Samantha Chilvers and Shaili Chaudhary
Figurative works explore identity, consciousness, architectural structure, emotion and personal experience through approaches ranging from classical painting to contemporary visual storytelling.
For Samantha Chilvers, exhibiting at CHROMA 2026 marks a personal milestone. Her Exotic Bunnies collection began with a childhood memory of a rabbit illustration created by her father, a graphic designer. Rediscovering the artwork decades later inspired a series combining realism, imaginative patterns and color.
“Ever since I first attended Miami Art Week, exhibiting with a respected gallery has been a dream of mine. I’m thrilled to share my Exotic Bunnies collection with a new audience,” said Chilvers.
Samantha Chilvers
Fine-Art Photography
Armando Colls, Dagmara Weinberg and Susan Richman
Photography joins CHROMA for the first time in 2026. The three artists explore South Florida’s coastal landscapes, abstract patterns in nature and environmental transformation through distinct photographic practices.
Dagmara Weinberg
Mixed Media and Textural Art
Anjali Gulati, Aparneet Mann, Heather Lynn, Graciela Montich and Sweta Shah
These artists incorporate diverse cultural influences, layered surfaces, unconventional materials and experimental techniques, moving between abstraction, figuration and dimensional compositions.
Working across acrylic, charcoal and mixed media, Sweta Shah creates layered compositions that explore memory, identity, belonging and the emotional experiences connecting people. Her intuitive process combines figurative elements, architectural forms and abstract marks, allowing each painting to evolve between control and spontaneity.
“Painting is my way of making sense of the world—not by documenting what I see, but by exploring what is felt yet often left unspoken,” Shah explains in her artist statement.
Her practice also reflects the experience of living between cultures, examining the tensions between adaptation and authenticity through interconnected bodies of work.
Sweta Shah
Sculpture and Functional Art
Bernard Ouellette and Payal Tak
Ouellette’s painting and sculpture explore the relationship between abstraction and representation through continuous layered lines. Lucid Art Gallery owner and artist Payal Tak presents functional art, epoxy, collectible models and new fabric-based work that extends beyond the traditional canvas.
Bernard Ouellette
Art in Motion: Live Music and DJ Sounds by Good Moraale
The visual experience will extend into sound during the Opening Reception with a live performance by Good Moraale, bringing another artistic discipline into the evening.
Founded by musician, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Caleb Jerome Morales, Good Moraale draws from the lineage of classic and modern dance music while bringing instrumental performance back into genres often dominated by digital programming.
For CHROMA 2026, Caleb will be joined by his brother, Aaron Morales, combining live musicianship with DJ-driven sounds. Together, the brothers will create a performance that complements the art and social energy of opening night.
l to r Caleb Jerome Morales & Aaron Morales
A FREE Miami Art Week Event in the Miami Design District
CHROMA’s Opening Reception is free and open to the public with advance RSVP, welcoming Miami residents and visitors to experience contemporary art, meet participating artists and explore Lucid Art Gallery during Miami Art Week.
CHROMA 2026 | FREE OPENING RECEPTION TICKETS
CHROMA 2026 During Miami Art Week
Opening Reception: Wednesday, December 2, 2026 | 4:00–7:00 PM
Exhibition: December 2–16, 2026
Location: Lucid Art Gallery | 10 NE 41st Street, Miami, FL 33137
Admission: FREE with RSVP
Website: luciddesigndistrict.com