During this talk, you’ll learn about the artists’ careers. Artpace will provide a light meal on this casual evening of food, friends, and the future as we talk to the new residents about their practice.  Doors will open at 6pm and presentations begin at 6:30pm. This event is free and open to the public. Free parking is located at 513 North Flores.

About the artists

Yanira Collado lives/works in Miami FL. Education, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Collado’s Art Residency and fellowships include the African Heritage Cultural Center, Liberty City, FL 2011-2012 and Bridge Red Art Center North Miami, FL, 2013-present, Joan Mitchell Arts Residency, New Orleans, 2020, Oolites Arts, Miami, Fl, 2019-present. She was awarded first place in the 2013 South Florida Biennial at the Art and Cultural Center/Hollywood, Hollywood, FL and was a recipient of The Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant, 2018. Collado was selected as a Ellies Creator grantee in 2019.

Troy Simmons celebrates Miami’s unique neighborhoods, many of which are being gentrified, by salvaging sections of buildings slated for demolition and transforming them into pieces of art. He hopes his work, which blurs the lines between painting, wall relief and sculptural installation, will give future inhabitants of the neighborhood a glimpse into its past.

Frances Trombly is an artist based in Miami. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. She has exhibited nationally and internationally, including a solo project “Frances Trombly: Over and Under” at Locust Projects, Miami; “Americana: Formalizing Craft” at the Perez Art Museum Miami; and at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT.

About the Home + Away Travel Residency

Oolite Arts’ Home + Away offers Miami-Dade based artists opportunities to participate in some of the most important artist residencies in the country. Along with dedicated hours to work on individual studio practices, Oolite Arts recognizes that time well spent in community with fellow artists is crucial in furthering artistic lives. Miami artists and filmmakers will receive access to communal workspace and to international curators and master artists, an unrestricted $2,500 stipend in addition to coverage of their accommodations and travel costs.