From the Heights marks South Florida native Kabuya Pamela Bowens-Saffo’s first solo art exhibition in Miami. Featuring works from as early as 1977 to present day, this exhibition celebrates the artist’s practice as a printmaker and honors her legacy as a key member of the South Florida art community. FOUNTAINHEAD REJUVENATION, 1989, Etching and Chine Collé on rice paper 15x22 in. Courtesy of the Artist & Miami Dade College. Photo credit: Inga Finch. Born and raised in Richmon

Aurora Molina, 2022 The City Beautiful is Turning Ugly. Embroidery on Canvas. Courtesy of the Artist. Across archives, I am reminded of the strength of the personal and much more so when it comes into the public eye. Leafing through the archives of five artists based in Miami, I investigate what is at the heart of Women Artists Archive Miami’s (WAAM) Artist as Archivist (A/A) program—contextualized in two words—as archival activism. It is a term that defines how these artists

Hollywood, Florida Anita Sharma: I want to start by thanking you for the opportunity to talk with you about your work and art practice in Miami. In addition to having a longstanding critical art practice, you have contributed immensely to the cultural landscape of South Florida. You were a founding Director of MoCA and more recently, you are the co-director of Under the Bridge in North Miami. Can you talk about these two experiences, what they meant to you and how they have