The new exhibition is on display through April 25
FIU’s Department of Art + Art History founder David Chang, Taryn Möller Nicoll, chief curator of The Frank
For the first time ever, Florida International University’s Department of Art + Art History is exhibiting the work from its Academy of Portrait & Figurative Art in The Frank’s newest exhibition, The Academy. Presented by The Frank and the City of Pembroke Pines, The Academy is now on display through April 25.
Maria and Jim Armstrong
Guests at the opening reception on February 13 enjoyed a spoken word performance by rhetorical poet, Adam Keene, as well as a delicate musical ambience by Miami Wind Symphony harpist Lee Fei Chen.
Luis Encinosa, Elena Capablanca
The Academy is inspired by the intense visual drama of Italian Renaissance masterpieces and the technical precision of 17th century French académies. A classical art Atelier with courses in drawing and painting, FIU’s Department of Art + Art History is led by founder David Chang, a classically trained artist, professor and chair of the department. The Academy of Portrait & Figurative Art, where students learn one-on-one with a master to perfect their drawing and painting, remains the first of its kind at a public university in the nation. Since its inception, many of FIU’s most talented students and alumni have become a part of this unique and competitive experience at the university, establishing it as a leader of visual art in higher education.
Elena Capablanca with her artwork
In The Frank’s Third Space Gallery, which specifically focuses on supporting non-profit organizations, educational partners, underrepresented populations and community advocacy groups, an exhibition of digital paintings by Elton Burgest is on display for a limited time. In The Frank Aisles, works by Colby DeGraaf are showcased.
Logan Hunter, Jason Hunter, Marta Flores
As part of
The Academy, The Frank offers free fun, engaging and educational workshops, lectures and events for children and adults. For more information, visit https://www.thefrankgallery.
Judith Ruiz, Natalie Baez, Osvaldo Samper, Ronney Aragundi (FIU’s Department of Art + Art History students)
The Frank is located in the Charles F. Dodge City Center in Pembroke Pines at 601 City Center Way. Admission to The Frank is free. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information about The Frank, call 954.392.2120, email thefrank@ppines.com or visit thefrankgallery.org. Follow The Frank on Facebook and Instagram at The Frank Pembroke Pines.
Arianne Van Solt, Christian Castellanos
Maria and Rich Pierson
About The Frank
The Frank is a two-story art gallery named after Pembroke Pines Mayor Frank C. Ortis for his decades-long commitment to the cultural arts. The Frank art gallery, located in the Charles F. Dodge City Center, showcases multi-disciplinary inclusive exhibitions to foster connections, initiate cultural change and promote innovation. The gallery’s exhibition and learning space serves as a site of convergence for artists, performers, thought leaders and community members to create partnerships for social engagement, leveraging the power of the arts to create a sense of place.
The Frank is located at 601 City Center Way Pembroke Pines, FL 33025. Stay connected and follow The Frank on Facebook and Instagram at The Frank Pembroke Pines. For more information, call 954.392.2120 or email: thefrank@ppines.com.
Open Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission charges are subject to change during special events. Times and dates for special events will be announced.
Funding for this organization is provided in part by Broward County Cultural Division, Culture Builds Florida, Hello Sunny-Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention Center and Visitors Bureau and National Endowment for the Arts. This project is sponsored in part by the Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council of Arts and Culture and the State of Florida
