Artist Talk with Gonzalo Fuenmayor: Southern Prize

Tropical imagery meets chandeliers and European architectural ornament in Gonzalo Fuenmayor’s detailed charcoal drawings, which examine cultural identity and histories of power. The artist discusses his practice Saturday, November 21, at DVCAI’s gallery in Barry University’s Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library. Presented by Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator, the afternoon talk accompanies Southern Prize: Legacy and Innovation in Contemporary Southern Visual Art.

Born in Barranquilla, Colombia, and based in Miami, Fuenmayor is Florida’s 2025 South Arts State Fellow and the year’s Southern Prize finalist. His work considers how ornament, stereotypes and inherited cultural symbols shape representations of Latin America.

The exhibition features nine State Fellows from across the American South. Curated by Shannon Rae Lindsey, with Rosie Gordon-Wallace serving as DVCAI’s hosting curator, the presentation connects regional artistic practices with Caribbean and Latin American diaspora perspectives. It remains on view through February 27, 2027.

Admission to the talk is free, with RSVP available through Eventbrite.