The Betsy Writer's Room and Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator (DVCAI) welcome Visiting Artist in Residence Gerard Caliste for a discussion about his visit to Miami as part of DVCAI's Caribbean Crossing residency. A light breakfast will be served as part of this cultural convening. This visual artist is presented in partnership with DVCAI, Fountainhead Residency, ArtCenter/South Florida, and Warehouse 4726.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Gerard Caliste was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1994, he became involved with Young Aspirations/Young Artists (YA/YA), through which Caliste produced art for a long list of private collectors, and for companies, organizations and celebrities, including MTV, Swatch Watch, The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, and Oprah Winfrey. In 1994, Caliste was one of 700 artists commissioned by the United Nations to design seat covers for the General Assembly Room in honor of the United Nations’ 50th anniversary in 1995. Caliste attended the Savannah College of Art and Design on a portfolio scholarship and Presidential scholarship. His series, Waterlines- more than two dozen paintings, poems and sculptures - was previewed at Le Mieux Gallery in New Orleans, Louisiana. Caliste is a teacher in Houston, Texas and continues to make work in his approach, a figurative style which he calls New American Abstract Modern Expressionism. Caliste has been selected as the Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator Caribbean Crossings Artist in Residence for 2016 and 2017. This month, Caliste has been creating a new body of work at Warehouse 4726, located in the Bird Road Arts District and will be exhibiting at the DVCAI Gallery on South Beach. Learn more at www.dvcai.org.