Rcs: Rocking Chair Sessions

A former professional soloist ballerina, Andrea Spiridonakos has an aesthetic that is palpable, playful & elegant. As the creative force behind Spiridonakou she uses her knowledge & prowess of the human body to create a dynamic impression… one full of the magic of movement. Andrea has exhibited design work in Paris at Les Art Décoratifs, in collaboration with the Métiers d’Arts, Chanel and has produced hand-painted textile designs for Isabel† & Ruben Toledo’s recreation of Balanchine’s Nutcracker. http://www.spiridonakou.com/

Witnessing the effects of the recolonization gentrification of Miami’s underserved neighborhoods, I document structures which will soon be replaced by new development - chronicling the loss of a community’s cultural, social, and economic fabric. http://eddiearroyo.com/

Ernesto Kunde was born in Paraíso do Sul, Brazil in 1973. After a brief stint re-discovering his family roots in Germany (where he worked in agriculture in Mosbach), Kunde returned to Brazil in 1995 where he first began his artistic journey by experimenting with works on paper: drawings and controlled coffee stains. Since then, Kunde has narrowed his aesthetic focus into painting on a diverse range of surfaces (most prominently found wood and canvas). http://www.kundeart.com/

I am often obsessed with comparisons of reality and potential and the balance between them, in art: the idea of chaos in perfect order: an object seemingly solid to the eye can also be fragile and inconsistent to the touch; a common object used to create a piece of art becomes transformed into something complicated and intriguing. https://www.augustoesquivel.com/

Claudio Roncoli was born in Buenos Aires, 1971. He is Professor of Drawing and Painting graduate of the National School of Fine Arts Prilidiano Pueyrredón (1995). In his latest creations he incorporates elements of advertising, cartoon, graphic design and collage, weaving them with resources such as imaging or re-photographing. Using a special technique and without abandoning his wry humor and scathing, through what he calls the “constant balance of life”, the juxtaposition of images and bright colors using the viewer moves to a “brave new world”. https://macfineart.com/claudio-roncoli/

Donna Ruff grew up in Miami Beach and has relocated there after years in New York and Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 2000 she earned an MFA from Rutgers University, where she focused on printmaking and installation. She has been chosen to create site-specific installations at the Eldridge Street Project on the Lower East Side of New York, PS 122, and for ArtSPACE in New Haven, Connecticut. http://www.donnaruffart.com/

“I create stories. Each piece is a part of a bigger conversation I’m having with the audience. Paper, wood panels, street signs, found objects, and aluminum sheets are some of my canvases. I choose the medium depending on each surface. Constantly moving between different points in time and space is what influences me. Have you ever been to someone’s house where nothing matches? From the furniture you’re sitting on, the frames on the wall, and the silverware on your plate, but it all feels right? I want my art to capture that feeling.” http://www.mixedmediamartinez.com/

Sarah Henderson was born in Miami, Florida in 1986. After receiving her BFA in Photography and Imaging from Tisch School of the Arts at New York University Henderson has explored themes of femininity, tropical life, and patterns in nature through kaleidoscopic landscape wallpapers and geometric photos. Henderson has exhibited throughout South Florida at art institutions such as Artium Gallery, the Bailey Contemporary Art Center, Pinecrest Tropical Gardens, Scope International Contemporary Art Fair, The Boca Raton Museum of Art, and Art Wynwood. http://www.sarahhendersonstudio.com/

Christin Paige Minnotte is a fine art photographer, conceptual artist and cinematographer from New York City. She has a BA from Bard College and a BFA from San Francisco Art Institute. Christin has exhibited her conceptual work Disposable Ethic in the 2015 Havana Biennial in Cuba. She has won awards at Screendance Miami, and exhibited her short films at Fringe Festival in Scotland and Perez Art Museum Miami. Recently she was awarded the competitive Voices of the Wilderness residency in Alaska to continue her conceptual work. Christin is currently a resident artist at Laundromat Art Space in Miami. http://www.christinpaigeminnotte.com/

Born and raised in Homestead, Fl in 1976 on an airforce base. Generations of his family members served in the military but he followed a different path. He received a Bachelors of Illustration degree in 2002 from Ringling School of the Arts and Design with high honors. He moved to Boston where he obtained a studio at the Vernon Street Studios in Somerville, Massachusetts to continue his painting. He has participated in numerous exhibitions in the United States. In 2016, was awarded a grant by the National Endowment of the Arts. http://www.jasonaponte.com/

Visual artist Jenna Efrein fuses sculpture, installation and performance art to draw focus to societal and environmental concerns. Driven by activism societal and environmental concerns and inspired by the moral and philosophical tenets of community, she stimulates social awareness through a practice that invites viewers to participate both physically and psychologically. The impetus for her work is derived from research and observation; it exposes the repercussions of being human in this world. http://www.jennaefrein.com/