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Nina Surel Receives Inaugural Acquisition by Oolite Arts’ SHE Collective
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We are delighted to announce that Nina Surel’s diptych, I Hear a Cooing and Free Bird, I Can Swerve and I Can Swoop, has been acquired by Oolite Arts and the SHE Collective.
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The acquisition marks a significant milestone for both the artist and the SHE Collective, whose long-term vision is to build a collection that will ultimately be donated to a museum. The diptych will be presented during the VIP & Donor Hour of Sites of the Self, curated by René Morales, at Oolite Arts on July 8.
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Founded to advance the careers of Oolite Arts alumni while fostering dialogue and engagement among its members, the SHE Collective selected Surel’s work through a member-led voting process. Receiving the highest number of votes, the diptych becomes one of the Collective’s inaugural acquisitions, underscoring its commitment to championing the work of Oolite Arts alumni and supporting their long-term careers.
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🥂 The artwork will be presented during the VIP & Donor Hour for Oolite’s Sites of the Self, opening on July 8, 6-9 pm.
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Image I: Portrait of Nina Surel, Photo by Studio Palco | @studiopalco_
Image II: I Hear a Cooing, 54 x 33 x 1 in., 2025, Underglaze on stoneware over wood, Photo by Zachary Balber
Image III: Free Bird, I Can Swerve and I Can Swoop, 54 x 33 x 1 in., 2025, Underglaze on stoneware over wood, Photo by Zachary Balber
Image IV: I Hear a Cooing and Free Bird, I Can Swerve and I Can Swoop (diptych) taken in Oolite Arts by @ninasurel

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“Miami has always felt like a threshold to me — a city where cultures arrive, overlap,
and transform. With Lunar Bodies (Sisters of the Moon), I wanted to honor that
liminality. The mermaids act as a bridge between land and space, as protectors holding
the memory of everyone who comes through this land.”
Blending historical, mythological, and natural elements, Lunar Bodies (Sisters of the
Moon) at the newly inaugurated PS Terminal at Miami International Airport evokes
Florida’s unique ecology and lore.
A Stoneware Bas Relief Mural of interlocking ceramic tiles and series of reimagined
mosaiced reflecting pools from the site’s original design. Featuring symbolic patterns, the
work continues Surel’s practice of reimagining ancient myths through a contemporary
lens. Honoring the sacred feminine, ritual, and craft are integral elements of her work. At
the center of the bas relief mural, mermaids reference Afro-Caribbean and Mediterranean
folklore, reflecting Miami’s position as a geographic crossroads while imbuing the site with
benevolent tidings for travelers.
This artwork is part of the collection of Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places
program, made possible with the support of the Art in Public Places Trust, the Miami-
Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-
Dade County Mayor and Board of County
Commissioners. Miamidadepublicart.org, miamidadearts.org
@artinpublicplacesmdc
Deeply grateful to Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places @artinpublicplacesmdc @amandacarriesanfilippo @pablorinconm for making
this project possible and for their continued support in bringing public art to our
community.
Huge THANK YOU to:
The PS Team @psreserve @andreacasalboni @sageygregs for this wonderful
opportunity.
@ceramicasuro Jose Noe Suro @karlatorrescano for their expertise and patience
@pilarfernandezlerda @nataliepriede @nickieedwards for their dedication to this
project.
@Spinelloproject @anthony_spinello @yi_chin_h for your vision and support!!!
📸 @studiopalco_ taken in Miami International Airport by @ninasurel

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LUNAR BODIES, (SISTERS OF THE MOON) 2026
PS MIA @reserveps
MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT @iflymia
@pan.am.museum

459 SQFT including circular reflecting pool (132 SQFT (127” diameter x 16” inches
depth), rectangular reflecting pool (265 SQFT, 295”x79”x 20 depth), and bas relief mural
(62.4 SQFT, 119 x 75.5x3 inches).
@ceramicasuro
@pilarflerda
@nataliepriede
@nikiedward

This artwork is part of the collection of the Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places
program, made possible with the support of the Art in Public Places Trust, the Miami-
Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-
Dade County Mayor and Board of County
Commissioners. Miamidadepublicart.org, miamidadearts.org
@miamidadearts
@artinpublicplacesmdc

Video by @studiopalco_
@lulostudio
@monosonicomusic by @ninasurel

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Ibiza-Madrid 🧜‍♀️ 🌕 by @ninasurel

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Santander-San Sebastián- Getaria - Bilbao- Comillas- Biarritz - Saint Jean de Luz - by @ninasurel

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She is my dream daughter and the woman I admire most.
College, here comes Lola!
We will cheer for you, support you, and love you through every step of what’s ahead. by @ninasurel

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High school, here he comes. I’m not ready, but he absolutely is. You earned every step of the journey!

I love you to the moon, León. 🚀 by @ninasurel

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✨ The 2026 South Florida Cultural Consortium (@soflculturalconsortium) exhibition presents an amazing group of fourteen artists and one artist duo working across textile, painting, ceramic, photography, sculpture, and time-based media. Their practices investigate the formation of identity through processes of accumulation, translation, and transformation, revealing how personal histories intersect with broader cultural and ecological narratives.

🌀 In resisting a linear framework, the exhibition proposes a cyclical understanding of time, wherein memory, identity, and place are continually negotiated and reshaped.

👀 Swipe through a few installation views and detail shots, then come experience it in person! On view through October 4th at the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (@mocanomi).

🙌 Co-curated with Kimari Jackson (@kimjack). Exhibition design by Matt Roza (@rozamatt).

🤩 Featured artists: Jen Clay (@jenclay), Mark Delmont (@artlovetrap), Manuela Gonzalez (@manuelagonzalezstudio), Luke Jenkins (@inbloomstudio), Elliot & Erick Jiménez (@elliotanderick), Diana Larrea (@parcialmentenublada), Amanda Linares (@amandallinares), Carol Munder (@carolmunder), Lauren Proctor McAloon (@laurenproctormcaloon), Rachelle Salnave (@rachelle_salnave), Onajide Shabaka (@onajide), Lauren Shapiro (@loshap), Nina Surel (@ninasurel), Gerbi Tsesarskaia (@gerbitsesarskaia) and Lisu Vega (@lisuvega).

📸 by Zachary Balber (@zacharybalber by @ninasurel

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2 months ago

Demeter, (The Birth Of Florida), 2026
Incorporating Art Deco architectural forms, ornamental motifs, and stylized representations of waves, Nina Surel’s ceramic mural envisions Florida’s birth through a mythic, feminine lens. The composition features a central human figure that embodies Florida as a fertile goddess, encircled by palm trees, an alligator, a roseate spoonbill, and other native flora and fauna. Linked to mythological archetypes like Demeter, the Greek goddess of harvest, agriculture, and fertility, Surel’s work underscores her interest in mysticism, botany, and humanity’s connection to nature.

In contrast to historical narratives of European conquest—specifically, Juan Ponce de León’s 1513 expedition—Surel reframes Florida’s origin as one grounded in birth and fertility, shifting the focus towards coexistence and ecological interdependence.
The mural’s unglazed, sandy surface evokes the texture of a sandcastle, referencing the state’s shores. Building on the themes in her earlier work, Surel depicts the peninsula as a generative presence intrinsically linked to the environment that sustains her. The work invites viewers into a symbolic geography where past, present, and future converge, and the divine feminine emerges as a source of knowledge, care, and continuity.

Laura Novoa

👁️On View at @soflculturalconsortiumSouth Florida Cultural Consortium Fellows exhibition at @mocanomi
Thank you to Executive Director Chana Budgazad Sheldon @cbudgazad curators Laura-Socarraz Novoa @laudsn and Kimari Jackson @kimjack , Amanda San Filippo Long @amandacarriesanfilippo and @spinelloprojects
Go visit!!
📸 @zacharybalber
@mocanomi @miamidadearts taken in MOCA Miami by @ninasurel

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2 months ago

ENGAGE
In Minor keys
@lawoodgate
@ananda.demello by @ninasurel

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🐚 Nina Surel x @delanomiamibeach — Nina Surel’s commissioned work, The Multiverse is Singing Our Song, is now on view at the newly reopened Delano South Beach!
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Rooted in Florida’s ecological histories and shaped through richly textured stoneware, Surel’s sculptural practice explores transformation, myth, fertility, and feminine identity through surreal botanical and symbolic forms.
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Originally opened in 1947, the iconic Delano returns following a six-year restoration led by Ennismore, with hotel’s inaugural art program curated by Nicola Green.
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With special thanks to Delano South Beach and the team behind Nicola Green’s curatorial vision for their support and collaboration.
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Images: The Multiverse is Singing Our Song, 2025, Underglaze on stoneware over wood, 54“ W × 33” H × 1“ D, Photo by Anthony Spinello taken in Delano Miami Beach by @ninasurel

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📣UNREAL — An invitational survey exhibition presented by Secrist | Beach featuring Spinello Projects’ artists: Esaí Alfredo, Nereida Garcia-Ferraz, Jared McGriff, and Nina Surel
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📍Secrist | Beach
1801 West Hubbard Street
Chicago IL 60622
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🗓️Exhibition Hours
April 10 - June 13, 2026
Tuesday to Friday, 10am - 6pm
Saturday, 11am - 5pm
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UNREAL is an invitational survey exhibition featuring fourteen artists exploring these strange and anxious times through the guise of surrealism. One hundred years later, the core principles of surrealism still revolve around dreamlike narratives, symbolic iconography, distorted or abstract humor, illusionistic play of materials and mediums, and the stretching of rationality in pursuit of liberation. UNREAL takes a flexible, contemporaneous interpretation of these ideologies while keeping a wary eye on the complexities of the current socio-political, conceptual, and philosophical concerns taking place now.

Participating artists: Esaí Alfredo, Dan Attoe, Ever Baldwin, Omar Barquet, Chris Bradley, Ginny Casey, Josh Dihle, Al Freeman, Nereida Garcia-Ferraz, Lola Gil, Naomi Hawksley, Rodrigo Imaz, Jared McGriff, Kitty Rauth and Nina Surel
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📷Installation view of UNREAL, courtesy Secrist | Beach. by @ninasurel

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