{"id":876,"date":"2026-08-21T23:11:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T23:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luciddesigndistrict.com\/?p=876"},"modified":"2026-08-22T19:30:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T19:30:36","slug":"before-miami-art-week-begins-chroma-2026-is-building-more-than-an-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luciddesigndistrict.com\/?p=876","title":{"rendered":"Before Miami Art Week Begins, CHROMA 2026 Is Building More Than an Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lucid Art Gallery announces its participating artists while expanding a community-focused vision for contemporary art in Miami\u2019s Design District.<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Four months before Miami Art Week and Art Basel Miami Beach transform South Florida into one of the world\u2019s 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\u20137:00 p.m., and remains on view through December 16, 2026, at Lucid Art Gallery, 10 NE 41st Street, in the Miami Design District.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2019s commitment to making contemporary art approachable through conversation, creativity, and community engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Building More Than an Exhibition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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(l to r) Graciela Montich (Curator & Participating Artist) and Payal Tak (Owner of Lucid Art Gallery & Participating Artist)<\/em> | \u00a9\u00a0Colls Fine Art Photography<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI am excited to bring CHROMA for the fifth year to the Miami Design District,\u201d says Tak. \u201cCHROMA 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

A Curatorial Vision<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Curator Graciela Montich\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Artists in Conversation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

CHROMA 2026 continues Lucid Art Gallery\u2019s 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\u2019s 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\u2019s breadth through their own unique visual approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among this year\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dagmara Weinberg<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Olivier Casse<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Kevin Fletcher <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Participating Artists<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Platform Artists Return To<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cComing back to CHROMA is something I look forward to every year, and 2026 marks my fourth in a row with Lucid Art Gallery,\u201d says Kevin Fletcher. \u201cThis year I\u2019m bringing work that takes another step forward, and I can\u2019t wait to share it with the collectors, artists, and art lovers who travel from around the world for Miami Art Week.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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Media Inquiries: Lisa Morales lisa @ allegorypr . com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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