Ultimate Guide to Miami Art Week 2025
Miami Art Week 2025, taking place from 1–7 December 2025, arrives with a packed schedule that brings together major art fairs, museum-level exhibitions, public installations and an ever-growing number of independent pop-ups across the city. Each year, Miami becomes a temporary cultural hub where established galleries present new works, emerging artists gain visibility, and international visitors move between the convention centre, the beach, Wynwood, Downtown and countless hotel-based shows. The week continues to grow in scale and relevance, drawing collectors, curators and creative communities who come to see what is shaping contemporary art right now. This guide highlights the key art fairs to prioritise and the exhibitions worth travelling for.
ART FAIRS
Art Basel Miami Beach
Art Basel Miami Beach. Image courtesy of Art Basel.
#FLODown: Art Basel continues as the premier event of Miami Art Week, featuring 283 galleries from 43 countries presenting modern and contemporary works. The fair combines blue-chip gallery exhibitions with curated sections for emerging artists, performance, film, and public art. Visitors can expect museum-quality presentations, high-profile collectors, and a cosmopolitan atmosphere.
Date: 5–7 December 2025. Location: Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach. Website: artbasel.com
Design Miami 2025
Image courtesy of Design Miami
#FLODown: Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Design Miami, the leading international platform for collectible design, returns with a wide range of furniture, lighting, and objects from both historic and contemporary designers. The 2025 edition, themed “Make. Believe.”, will host over 70 international exhibitors, including more than 25 newcomers. Visitors can explore museum-quality pieces, limited-edition objects, and specially curated sections highlighting emerging talent and innovative approaches to design.
Date: 3–7 December 2025. Location: Convention Center Drive & 19th Street, Miami Beach. Website: designmiami.com
UNTITLED Art Fair
UNTITLED Art Fair. Image credit by Casey Kelbaugh/CKA.
#FLODown: This beachfront pavilion fair emphasises curated gallery presentations with a focus on discovery, cross-cultural exchange, and emerging talent. The 2025 edition features over 160 galleries from 29 countries, with special sections for experimental media, identity-focused art, and global contemporary practices. Its beachside setting helps make it a more relaxed fair experience.
Date: 3–7 December 2025. Location: Ocean Drive & 12th Street, Miami Beach. Website: untitledartfairs.com
Art Miami & CONTEXT Art Miami
Context Art Miami fair. Image courtesy of Art Miami.
#FLODown: Art Miami, the city’s longest-running contemporary and modern art fair, showcases a dynamic mix of established and mid-career artists working across painting, sculpture, photography, and new media. Running alongside it, CONTEXT Art Miami returns for its 13th edition, highlighting emerging galleries and fresh voices. This year’s edition features nearly 70 galleries from around the world, making it a prime destination for discovering artists before they reach the mainstream.
Date: 2–7 December 2025. Location: One Herald Plaza, NE 14th Street & Biscayne Bay, Downtown Miami. Website: artmiami.com, contextartmiami.com
NADA Miami
Image courtesy of NADA Miami.
#FLODown: The New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) showcases 140+ independent galleries, non-profits, and artist-run organisations from around the world. Emphasising experimental, thoughtful, and community-driven work, NADA is ideal for spotting emerging trends and artists outside the mainstream, offering a look at innovative practices and new perspectives in contemporary art.
Date: 2–6 December 2025. Location: Ice Palace Studios, 1400 North Miami Avenue, Miami. Website: newartdealers.org
SCOPE Art Show Miami Beach
Scope Art Show, Miami Beach. Image courtesy of Scope Art Show
#FLODown: Known for its experimental edge, SCOPE features 90+ galleries from 18 countries, alongside immersive installations, performance art, and new media. The fair prioritises emerging and unconventional artists, providing a platform for bold and interdisciplinary projects that often challenge traditional art-market norms.
Date: 2–7 December 2025. Location: Temporary pavilion, 801 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach. Website: scope-art.com
Aqua Art Miami
Image courtesy of Aqua Art Miami
#FLODown: Aqua Art Miami is a boutique-style fair held inside the Aqua Hotel, offering a curated selection of emerging and mid-career artists. With intimate exhibition rooms opening onto the hotel courtyard, the fair provides a personal viewing experience and a chance to engage closely with artists and galleries.
Date: 3–7 December 2025. Location: Aqua Hotel, 1530 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach. Website: aquaartmiami.com
Art Exhibitions
Joyce Pensato
Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami
Joyce Pensato, I Must Be Dreamin', 2007. Enamel on linen, 90 x 72 inches, 228.6 x 182.9 cm. Photo: Larry Lamay. © The Joyce Pensato Foundation. Courtesy of Petzel, New York.
#FLODown: Joyce Pensato’s solo exhibition at ICA Miami features her signature bold, cartoon-inspired works that confront traditional notions of portraiture and abstraction. The show emphasises her use of expressive forms and provocative imagery, providing insight into her long-standing influence on contemporary painting.
Date: 2 December 2025 – 15 March 2026. Location: ICA Miami, 61 NE 41st Street, Miami. Website: icamiami.org
Elliot & Erick Jiménez: El Monte
Pérez Art Museum Miami
Elliot & Erick. El Monte (Ibejí), 2024. Archival pigment print.
#FLODown: The first solo museum show by twin photographers Elliot & Erick Jiménez, El Montedraws on the Lucumí spiritual tradition and Lydia Cabrera’s text El Monte. Photography and sculptural works explore spirituality, identity, and the twins’ shared perspective, reflecting their Cuban American upbringing.
Date: 28 August 2025 - 22 March 2026. Location: Pérez Art Museum Miami, 1103 Biscayne Blvd, Miami. Website: pamm.org
Diana Eusebio: Field of Dreams
MOCA North Miami
Photo of Diana Eusebio by Bryan Tinoco. Courtesy of MOCA Miami.
#FLODown: Diana Eusebio’s Field of Dreams at MOCA North Miami presents her first solo museum exhibition, featuring hand-dyed fabrics and digital works inspired by her Afro-Dominican and Indigenous Quechua Peruvian heritage. The installation reflects memory, migration, and a sense of home, with vibrant natural dyes and suspended plant elements creating a space that honours community, ancestral traditions, and the landscapes of the Dominican Republic, Peru, and Miami.
Date: 5 November 2025 - 16 March 2026. Location: MOCA North Miami, 770 NE 125th Street, North Miami. Website: mocanomi.org
Robert Rauschenberg: Real Time
NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale
Robert Rauschenberg, Switchboard (Airport Suite), 1974, Relief and intaglio print on fabric with collage elements, 32 in x 36 in (81.2 x 91.4 cm), NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Francis McCahill 77.36. © 2025 Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
#FLODown: Robert Rauschenberg’s retrospective at NSU Art Museum showcases his innovative approach to materials and media, including works that challenged artistic conventions and embraced experimentation across painting, sculpture, and printmaking.
Date: 16 November 2025 - 26 April 2026. Location: NSU Art Museum, 1 E. Las Olas Blvd, Fort Lauderdale. Website: nsuartmuseum.org
Art and Life in Rembrandt’s Time: Masterpieces from the Leiden Collection
Norton Museum of Art
Self-Portrait with Shaded Eyes (1634) is an oil on panel by the Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn (Leiden 1606–1669 Amsterdam), measuring 28 × 22 1/16 in. (71.1 × 56 cm), and is part of The Leiden Collection, New York
#FLODown: The Norton Museum presents a historical exhibition of Dutch Golden Age artworks, including paintings and works on paper that illuminate Rembrandt’s era and the cultural context of 17th-century Amsterdam.
Date: until 29 March 2026. Location: Norton Museum, 1451 S Olive Ave, West Palm Beach. Website: norton.org
Lawrence Lek: NOX Pavilion
The Bass Museum of Art
Lawrence Lek: NOX Pavilion – The Bass Museum of Art .All works courtesy of the artist and Sadie Coles HQ, London. NOX Pavilion is a site-specific edition of a project commissioned by LAS Art Foundation (2023).
#FLODown: Lawrence Lek’s NOX Pavilion at The Bass Museum of Art presents an immersive installation where AI-driven machines undergo therapy within a corporate system. Combining video, film, interactive elements, and sculptural structures, the exhibition explores the tension between individual needs and productivity, highlighting themes of consciousness, work, and corporate control in a near-future world.
Date: 19 November 2025 – 26 April 2026. Location: The Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Ave, Miami Beach. Website: thebass.org
Silenced Lives: Voices of the River of Grass
Miami Beach Regional Library
Silenced Lives: Voices of the River of Grass at the Miami Beach Regional Library
#FLODown: Silenced Lives: Voices of the River of Grass at the Miami Beach Regional Library features works by seven Indigenous artists and artists of Indigenous ancestry. The exhibition highlights resilience and strength, giving attention to stories that have been silenced while honouring lives and voices that have been erased.
Date: 4 October 2025 – 5 January 2026. Location: Miami Beach Regional Library, Miami Beach, FL. mdpls.org
Es Devlin: Library of Us
Faena Hotel, Miami Beach
A rendering of Es Devlin's Library of Us.COURTESY FAENA.
#FLODown: Es Devlin presents a 50-foot-tall revolving library at Faena Beach, featuring 2,500 books that have influenced her life and work. The installation allows participants to sit on revolving stools and engage with one another while reading, with 250 selected passages displayed on an LED screen and read aloud in the artist’s voice. Following the exhibition, all books will be donated to public libraries and schools throughout Miami.
Date: 2 - 7 December 2025. Location: Faena Beach, Faena Hotel Miami Beach, 3201 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL. Website: faena.com
