For those in the know, one of the highlights of this year’s Miami Art Week was “Village Visionaries,” a one-night-only photography exhibition at the Shake-a-Leg hangar on South Bayshore Drive. The show featured 27 photographs of Coconut Grove faces and places taken by six University of Miami photojournalism students. The original photographs were offered for sale at the Thursday night show, with proceeds benefiting Shake-a-Leg. Those who bought photos were able to take their art home with them. The show closed that night, but 18 of the images are making an encore appearance on the Spotlight’s website, for those who missed them the first time around. The show was organized by Miami photojournalist Patrick Farrell, who teaches photojournalism at UM and is a member of the Spotlight editorial team. Enjoy.
Webber Charles, Educator and Chess Coach. Photo by Juliette Miller.
Ken Russell, Community Advocate and Former Miami City Commissioner. Photo by Leslie Ramos.
Noel Garcia, Body Piercer. Photo by Sofia Dietmann
Chase Blades, Football Player. Photo by Zach Ruwitch.
Erica Pernas, Bartender at The Commodore. Photo by Cindy Spencer.
Daniel Kelsey, Park Manager, The Barnacle Historic State Park. Photo by Leslie Ramos
Jenny Jacoby, Reporter, Coconut Grove Spotlight. Photo by Zach Ruwitch.
Atchana Capellini, Chef / Owner, Atchana’s Homegrown Thai Restaurant. Photo by Cindy Spencer.
Katherine Wakefield, Book Lover and Seller at Book & Books Coconut Grove. Photo by Juliette Miller.
Bernice Steinbaum, Art Gallerist. Photo by Sofia Dietmann.
Christian Ville, Chef / Owner, Le Bouchon du Grove. Photo by Yiwen Tang.
Marielba Boschetti Tobia, Sound Healer. Photo by Sofia Dietmann.
Vanessa Garcia, City of Miami Mounted Police Officer, with her horse, Wynnie. Photo by Zach Ruwitch.
Joel Hoffman, Executive Director / CEO, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. Photo by Yiwen Tang.
Georgia Corbin, Silly Director and Teacher at Silly Monkeys Playhouse. Photo by Cindy Sherman.
William Hector, Artistic Director of the Coconut Grove Theatre Festival. Photo by Juliette Miller.
Anthony Witherspoon, Executive Director, Coconut Grove Sports Hall of Fame. Photo by Leslie Ramos.
This is a beautiful exhibit.
I love this exhibit! It helps show the heart and the soul of the Grove.