On November 28 during Art Basel Week, Nina Torres Fine Art inaugurated the first waterfront gallery in the heart of Midtown, in what it promises to be
Miami’s true cultural destination: the Miami Arts & Entertainment District.

The brand new 8,000 sq ft gallery space across the street of Margaret Pace Park, is located at 1800 North Bayshore Drive, in a high-rise building adorned with fountains and with breathtaking views of Biscayne Bay, Miami Beach and the Port of Miami.

For the Opening Vernissage and to celebrate such occasion, Nina Torres presented a roster of international progressive contemporary artists which were especially invited to participate for the show entitled “International Art Exhibition.”

The inaugural two-month exhibition (November 28 – January 28, 2012) will have a selection of mixed media paintings, video, sculptures, performances and installations to be accompanied by a pleasing catalog.

Another exhibition that took place in the downtown area was Pop It! presented by Leonardo Hidalgo. This exhibition presented a new series of paintings from the artist taking place at the Bicayne Capital Headquarters in Brickell.

Hidalgo’s unique style combines pop art, the American way of life, comics of his time, and Japanese art. Ecuadorian by birth, Hidalgo, has made the United States his home since 1990 and lives painting as a career ever since. His work has attracted international acclaim and is collected worldwide for his fine art paintings and memorable portraits of famous faces. He melds photography, computer graphics, pastels, paint and fabric to create his wide variety of individual art pieces. He has been commissioned by corporate, public and private entities, including Marc Anthony, Alejandro Sanz, Hillary Clinton, Janine Howard, Enrique Iglesias, Dan Marino, The Convention Center of Guayaquil, The Jade Miami of Fortune International, The US Open Polo, and has been the official artist of the Supercar Experience for the past four years.