projects and curated exhibitions


Florida Installation Art, July 2012
Artformz founder/director Alette Simmons-Jimenez, Juror for the Appleton Museum Biennial in Ocala


Artists Invite Artists, "Common Ground" April 2012
Artists from Valencia exhibit in Miami with artists George Sanchez Calderon, Ray Azcuy, Natasha Duwin, Alette Simmons-Jimenez, Duane Brant, Kerry Phillips, Andres Ferrandis, Sara Rytteke, and Donna Haynes, opening in the Miami Design District
Panel Discussions and Events, Co-curated Artformz and Red Nomade


Pulse Art Miami, December Miami Art Week 2011
Artformz- Small Wonderz (art) Salon: Curates the ArtCenter South Florida Booth
40 Artists from the ArtCenter South Florida exhibit selected works at the Fair


Wynwood Art Fair, October 2011
Artformz- Small Wonderz (art) Salon: Curates the ArtCenter South Florida Booth
51 Artists from the ArtCenter South Florida exhibit works at the Fair


ArtTable "New Media in Art Making", October 2011
Panel Discussion organized by Artformz directort/founder: Alette Simmons-Jimenez at Hardcore Art Contemporary Space, Wynwood
With: Director MAM: Thomas Collins, Artists: Wendy Wischer, George Sanchez-Calderon, Gustavo Matamoros, Antonia Wright, Moderator: Anne Tschida


Spill, continuation, January 2011
Gallery Artists Group Show, closing celecration of the 123rd Street space
relocation to the Artform: Office for Curatorial Projects, Wynwood


Fair Week Opening, December 2010

SPILL - Man-made Catastrophies, Group Show
AND Our Famous Thursday Champaign Brunch @ Artformz, 9am-1pm


Three, November 2010
Bond, Burman, Simmons-Jimenez: Painting and Installations


IN SPAIN, October 2010
"Artista Invita Artista" Artformz Artists to Valencia
Panel Discussions and Exhibition, Co-curated Exchange with "Red Nomade" at "Casas de la Cultura de Burjassot"


Come Hither, October, 2010
Duwin, Haynes, Larsen AND “Thank You Kickstarter 100+ Backers - Bon Voyage - Champagne Brunch“


Con-Figurations, September 2010
Ramanzini, Rytteke, Spector: Painting and Photography


Small Wonders (art) Salon, May-August 2010
67 South Florida (and some further away) artists exhibit small works


Rapture, April 2010
Natasha Duwin and Henning Haupt: Installations and Painting


2010 Gallery Catalogue

 


A Terrible Beauty, March 2010
Sibel Kocabasi and Alette Simmons-Jimenez: Painting, Sculture and Video


Fragmentary Memories, February 2010
Anja Marais and Guillermo Portieles: Installations and Paintings


Women on the Verge, January 2010
Rosario Bond, painting & installation, Donna Haynes, installation and scultural objects


Artformz @ Aqua Art Fair Miami, December 2009
Features: Duwin, Portieles, Haynes, Simmons-Jimenez, Savdie, Bond, Haupt, and Marais

Aqua


Money Makes Art, November - December 2009
Art Basel Fair Week - Group Show: Haupt, Escale, Marais, Haynes, Simmons-Jimenez, Bond, Paul, Mills, Savdie, Duwin, Portieles, Kocabasi,
Special Artists Panel: Moderater Elisa Turner

Carnivale of Souls, October 2009
Rai Escale, collage paintings & Gisela Savdie, photographs


Ray Paul & PJ Mills - Recent Work, September 2009
Paul, extended pianting & Mills, photography. With an intercative photo experinece in the Project Room to benefit Hospice


Hotter Than A Matchstick, June-July-August 2009
Summer Group Show, including music of the Lovin' Spoonful


Welcome: 4 New Artformz Artists, May 2009
Rai Escale, Gisella Savdie, Guillermo Portieles, & Sibel Kocabasi


Trios: Marais, Simmons-Jimenez, Tanemura, April 2009
Anja Marais: suspended soft sculpture, Alette Simmons-Jimenez: installation & painting, Chieko Tanemura: photograhpy

Trios


Arteamericas: Latin American Art Fair, March 27 - 30, 2009
Miami Beach Convention Center:
Natasha Duwin: digital images & installation, Alejandro Mendoza: sculpture Natalia Reparaz: painting Rivera-Bond: painting Alette Simmons-Jimenez sculpture & painting

Arteamericas
The Making of Giants, March 2009

 

Jose Bedia, Gustavo Acosta, Alette Simmons-Jimenez, Alejandro Mendoza, Tomas Esson, Michelle Weinberg, Anja Marais, Frank Hyder, John Martini, Angel Ricardo Rios

The artist's works, designs, sketches and a video projection that documents the making of the community project "Giants in the City" a winner of the Knight Arts Challenge Grant
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Making of Giants


Faith, Fear & Fortune, February 2009
PJ Mills large format photography, Ramon Williams sculptural objects & photography
Performance by: Philosopher Enrique Paterson as "The Oracle" in the artists collaborative installation "One Question - One Answer"
Read Review by Jesus Rosado

Faith, Fear, and Fortune____The Oracle

Creatures! January 2009
Natalia Reparaz: painting, Natasha Duwin: installation, Ray Paul: painting & objects

Creatures


No Easy Pieces, November - December 2008

 

No Easy Pieces


Every Picture Tells a Story, October 2008

Associates Show, September 2008

Diverse Works, Wynwood Inaugural Group Show 2008

 

Facade


The Last Picture Show, March - April, 2008

To Die Dreaming, January - February, 2008

EXPOSED!, Nov. 10 - January 5, 2008
20 Independent South Florida Artists selected by jury for Art Basel Week Miami.
Jurors: Francis Acea, artist & publisher Miami Art Guide, Tiffany Chestler, manager and curator of the Craig Robins Collection, Alette Simmons-Jimenez, Founder / Director Artformz, & Robert Parente, Director of the City of Miami, Mayor's Office of Film & Cultural Affairs.

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Optical Invite


OPTICAL ALLUSIONS, Sept. 8 - Nov. 5, 2007
Sabine Bretschneider - video, John Frazee - painting, John Gargano - sculpture, Aleksandar Kirilov - mixed media painting, KX2 - collaborative work, Ray Paul - painting, Alette Simmons-Jimenez - mixed media, Ermin Tabakovich - painting

Optical Invite


WALKING ON A WIRE, July 14 - Sept. 4, 2007
For the Artformz Summer Vacation Show the recent work of Alette Simmons-Jimenez is exhibited

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DEVIANT BEHAVIOR, May 12 - July 9, 2007
26 artists selected from across the US present works illustrating a dedication to experimentation that inspires creations of uncommon beauty. Artists exhibiting painting, sculpture, & video:
Lori Acott Fowler, Mark Baum, Priscilla Ferguson, Glenn Fischer, Rolando Dal Pezzo, Natasha Duwin, Ana Garces Kiley, Ronald Gonzalez, Alejandro Guzman, Heidi Jensen, Yeon Jin Kim, Daniel Leahy, Alejandro Mendoza, Luisa Mesa, Alfred McCloud, PJ Mills, Venessa Monokian, Rebecca Newell, Jessica Ann Peavy, Tiana Peterson, Jaime Treadwell, Jovan Villalba, Magali Wilenski, Mark Wojcik, Michael Wyshock, Barbara Yontz

Deviant Invite



CAPTURE BURN & BLOW-UP, March 10 - May 8, 2007
In conjunction with "Look Out: Photography and the Worlds of Contemporary Art" the 44th National Conference of the Society of Photographic Educators. Photography, video and digital art by:
Priscilla Ferguson, Gerardo Marulanda, Rolando Dal Pezzo, Alette Simmons-Jimenez, Maria Caridad Perez, Venessa Monokian, Lourdes Penaranda, and Hugo Moro.

 

Capture Burn Poster



INTENSELY SUPERFICIAL, January 13 - March 6, 2007
Vanessa Garcia + Oscar Manuel Vargas + Hugo Moro + Alette Simmons-Jimenez

Intensely Group



IT'S SO UNFAIR, November 11- January 9, 2007
Site specific installtions by:
Alejandro Mendoza + Laura Cerwinske + Onofre Frias + Alette Simmons-Jimenez + Danny Mansmith + Rosario Rivera + Maria Caridad Perez + Earl Bronsteen

 

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EXTRAORDINARY WORLDS, September 9 - November 7, 2006
Jeff Breed + Oscar Manuel Vargas + Natasha Duwin + Alette Simmons-Jimenez + Danny Mansmith + Onofre Frias + Fabian De La Flor + Rebecca Newell + Carolina Sardi + Maria Caridad Perez + Katy McQuillin

 

Center space view


FLUX & FLOW, July 8 - September 6, 2006
Alette Simmons-Jimenez - Summer Vacation Show

 


CONVERGENCE!, May 13 - July 5, 2006
Alejandro Mendoza + Rebecca Newell + German Perez + Alette Simmons-Jimenez

Mendoza Perez Convergence Newell


Colorblind, March 11 - May 9, 2006
Juan Guillermo Escobar + Diane Hansen + Danny Mansmith + Daniel Marguerettaz + Rosario Rivera-Bond + Alette Simmons-Jimenez

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The Red Room Show, February 11 - March 4, 2006
Recardo Benaim + Neil Bendor + Caryana Castillo + Patricia Castillo + Adham Dalloul + Momoko + Charo Oquet + Edison Parra + Natalia Reparaz + Rosario Rivera-Bond + Tom Schmitt

 

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Resolutions, January 14 - March 4, 2006
Rebecca Bergman + Natalia Reparaz + Rosario Rivera-Biond + Alette Simmons-Jimenez


RAVE, November 19 - January 11, 2006
Site specific installations, painting, sculpture and video installations by:
Rosario Rivera-Bond + Alette Simmons-Jimenez

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Scratching the Surface, July 14 - August 30, 2005
Rebecca Bergman + Edouard Duval-Carrie + Clive King + Rosario Rivera-Bond + Alette Simmons-Jimenez

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The Visitor From Venezuela, April 9, April 30, 2005
Karem Arrieta + Ricardo Benaim + Carlos Cruz-Diez + Adham Dalloul + Emmanuel Luna + Lourdes Penaranda + Alette Simmons-Jimenez + Jesus Soto

 

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