For the first time, Lucid Art Gallery introduces photography to CHROMA, moving from South Florida landscapes to abstraction and environmental narratives through the work of three photographers
[PRESS RELEASE — October 7, 2026]
Photography will be exhibited at CHROMA for the first time when the annual exhibition returns to Lucid Art Gallery in the Miami Design District during Miami Art Week. Photographers Dagmara Weinberg, Armando Colls and Susan Richman will join 22+ participating artists working across painting, sculpture, mixed media and functional art.
Rather than presenting photography as a singular visual language, CHROMA 2026 brings together three photographers whose work approaches the medium from distinctly different perspectives.
Three Photographers, Three Perspectives
Polish-born artist and photographer Dagmara Weinberg works at the intersection of photography, abstraction and nature, transforming natural subjects into compositions that blur the boundary between photography and painting. Rather than documenting nature traditionally, she isolates patterns, textures, color and movement to reveal details that can easily escape notice. A graduate of the Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington, D.C., Weinberg combines photography with a background in graphic design.
Armando Colls, an award-winning fine-art landscape photographer and lifelong South Florida native of Cuban descent, turns his lens toward the region’s beaches, wetlands and urban environments. Self-taught, Colls works with light and atmosphere to transform familiar South Florida landscapes, approaching photography not simply as documentation but as a way of revealing the emotion and character of a place.
Contemporary American photographer Susan Richman uses photography to explore environmental change, fragility, decay and loss. Through constructed and photographic imagery, she examines the natural world as both beautiful and vulnerable, creating visual narratives that preserve subjects whose decline makes their recognition increasingly poignant. This year, Richman was an Artist-in-Residence at the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers, New York. Her residency coincided with Modern Women, Modern Vision: Works from the Bank of America Collection, an exhibition celebrating the work of pioneering women photographers and placing her practice within a broader conversation about photography, representation and contemporary visual culture.
Building CHROMA Through Selection and Curation
For Lucid Art Gallery owner and artist Payal Tak, introducing photography adds another medium to an exhibition shaped through a selection process that begins many months before Miami Art Week.
“Introducing photography to CHROMA for the first time was exciting because these three artists show how differently a single medium can be approached,” says Tak. “Throughout the year, our advisory panel evaluates artists and artworks based on the exhibition’s theme, artistic merit, technical execution and logistical feasibility. We look for distinctive perspectives while also considering the balance of mediums, styles and backgrounds that ultimately come together in CHROMA.”
Once the works are selected, Graciela Montich, CHROMA’s curator and a participating artist, considers how the individual pieces will relate within the gallery. Her curatorial process creates connections and contrasts across photography, painting, sculpture, mixed media and functional art, shaping the selected works into the larger exhibition.
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
Tickets: Available on Eventbrite beginning October 18
Website: luciddesigndistrict.com
Participating Artists Include:
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.
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