REFLECTIONS OF FLORIDA WILD

A SITE-SPECIFIC PROJECT BY 

MAGNUS SODAMIN

COMMISSIONED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MIAMI BEACH VISITORS AND CONVENTION AUTHORITY. PRESENTED BY NO VACANCY  IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FAENA ART

On view at Casa Faena

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Born in Manhattan, New York (1987) Sodamin lives and works in Miami. He spent a year developing his painting practice at the Nansenskolen in Lillehammer, Norway; a humanitarian institute that focuses on cross-cultural exchange. He received his BFA in painting with a minor in art history from the New World School of the Arts, Miami in 2012. Sodamin explores practices ranging from painting, textile, ceramic and drawing. Selected Solo's include "Wild Altar" (Dot fiftyone Gallery, 2021), "Impressions of Our Landscape" (Primary Projects, 2017) , "Infinity Split" (Primary Projects, 2015). Some Residencies include Agder Kunst Center, Norway (2020), Vermont Studio Center (2018) , Airie, Everglades (2017), Museums Quartier, Vienna (2015) Deering Estate, Miami, Florida (2015). His work resides in both the Boca Raton Museum of Art and Jorge Perez private collection.

Magnus Sodamin’s lush nature inspired paintings explore changing global narratives through spiritual inquiry and spontaneous creativity. His process is cathartic and vigorous, resulting in paintings that reflect the beauty of the natural world, while exploring the states of climate, and environment. His vibrant works are full of energetic gestures that are both joyful and turbulent, indicative of the artists’
passionate sense awe and quiet reverence of nature.

ABOUT NO VACANCY

No Vacancy is a contemporary art experience, presented by The City of Miami Beach, in collaboration with the Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority (MBVCA) that celebrates artists, provokes critical discourse, and invites the public to experience Miami Beach’s famed hotels as destination art spaces. Art will be exhibited throughout twelve hotels in Miami Beach– lobbies, restaurants, lounges, patio areas, rooms, balconies, and swimming pools may serve as the canvas. No Vacancy is committed to providing art experiences that are accessible to everyone, free and open to the public and as well as reinventing Cultural Tourism in Miami Beach, by turning hotels into temporary cultural institutions.