About
Naomi Fisher
Throughout her 25-year interdisciplinary art career, Naomi Fisher (b. 1976, Miami) explored ecology through a feminist lens, sourcing inspiration from her tropical surroundings and her experiences going on field expeditions and visiting the laboratory of her Botanist father. Her research tracks the continuous presence of natural forms in material culture, the power of surrealism and speculative fiction, and green-tech as material and communication strategy.
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Fisher’s artwork has been exhibited internationally at the Museo de Arte Zapopan, Mexico; L.A.N.D., Los Angeles; Wolfsonian Museum, Miami Beach; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; Kemper Museum, Kansas City; Kunsthalle Wein, Vienna; Kunsthaus Baselland, Basel; Vizcaya Museum & Gardens, Miami; and the Deste Foundation, Athens, and is included in the collections of the Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Hessel Museum of Art, Bard College; the Museum of Fine Art Boston, Oslo Kommunes Kunstsamling, the Rubell Family Museum, Institute of Contemporary Art Miami, Pérez Art Museum Miami, and more.
Fisher has completed Art in Public Places commissions for Oslo Kommunes Kunstsamling, Norway; the Henry, Seattle; Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens, Miami; Codina Partners, Coral Gables; Cymbal DTL, Miami Gardens; and The Underline Park, Miami, as well as privately for clients such as Charli XCX, Gia Wolff Architecture, and Givenchy.
She served as chair of the Visual Arts panel for the National YoungArts Foundation, and panels such as the NEA, Florida Department of State, A.I.R.I.E., and more; has been a visiting critic at institutions such as Princeton, University of Florida, City University of New York, and more; and currently directs B.F.I. (Bas Fisher Invitational) the W.A.G.E. certified 501(c)3 nonprofit she co-founded in 2004.
Fisher has completed Art in Public Places commissions for Oslo Kommunes Kunstsamling, Norway; the Henry, Seattle; Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens, Miami; Codina Partners, Coral Gables; Cymbal DTL, Miami Gardens; and The Underline Park, Miami, as well as privately for clients such as Charli XCX, Gia Wolff Architecture, and Givenchy.
She served as chair of the Visual Arts panel for the National YoungArts Foundation, and panels such as the NEA, Florida Department of State, A.I.R.I.E., and more; has been a visiting critic at institutions such as Princeton, University of Florida, City University of New York, and more; and currently directs B.F.I. (Bas Fisher Invitational) the W.A.G.E. certified 501(c)3 nonprofit she co-founded in 2004.
Bas Fisher Invitational
Naomi Fisher founded Bas Fisher Invitational (BFI) with artist Hernan Bas in 2004 as an artist-run alternative art space responding to artists’ need for a venue where artists could experiment, share ideas, and build community. She currently serves as Executive Director.
BFI has operated exhibition spaces in the Design District (2004-2012), downtown Miami (2012-2016) and Miami Beach (2021-22), and is currently focused on presenting site-specific, logistically-complex programs throughout the county. Since launching its nomadic presenting model, BFI has presented projects in Miami Design District, Downtown, Miami Beach, North Miami Beach, Pinecrest, Little Haiti, Goulds, Buena Vista, Coral Gables and The Everglades. Programs have been funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, as well as state and local governments.
Since its founding in 2004, BFI has presented over 150 site-specific projects, including exhibitions, lectures, performances, and events that adapt to the shifting social, political, environmental and economic realities of South Florida. ha acted as an early launchpad for many renowned artists, including Coral Morphologic, Alejandro Cardenas, Ryan Trecartin, Jamilah Sabur, Jillian Mayer, among others. In 2010 we launched our signature WEIRD MIAMI bus tours, which offer fresh perspectives on the artist-as-curator that are untethered from the logistical constraints of donated space. This program continues today and serves as a critical foil for skeptics of Miami’s potential, offering the general public a compelling and unfiltered look at the city through the eyes of artists who derive inspiration from its subtropical secrets.
In response to the pandemic-induced cultural shifts in South Florida, we reached out to our international network of artists, scholars, and curators for their thoughts on topics ranging from climate change to European social funding systems. These conversations led to the creation of “HEAT EXCHANGE, Art & Infrastructure from the tropics to the Arctic,” a reciprocal residency program founded in 2021 on the belief that local artists can drive infrastructure-level enhancements to better support cultural production at home. We selected Norway after exploring the remarkable models of self-organization within its creative communities, including unions, educational programs, resilience initiatives and community-focused activations. These social strategies have significant implications for South Florida artists who struggle to survive in an overpriced and under-resourced urban center.
Visit Bas Fisher Invitational
BFI has operated exhibition spaces in the Design District (2004-2012), downtown Miami (2012-2016) and Miami Beach (2021-22), and is currently focused on presenting site-specific, logistically-complex programs throughout the county. Since launching its nomadic presenting model, BFI has presented projects in Miami Design District, Downtown, Miami Beach, North Miami Beach, Pinecrest, Little Haiti, Goulds, Buena Vista, Coral Gables and The Everglades. Programs have been funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, as well as state and local governments.
Since its founding in 2004, BFI has presented over 150 site-specific projects, including exhibitions, lectures, performances, and events that adapt to the shifting social, political, environmental and economic realities of South Florida. ha acted as an early launchpad for many renowned artists, including Coral Morphologic, Alejandro Cardenas, Ryan Trecartin, Jamilah Sabur, Jillian Mayer, among others. In 2010 we launched our signature WEIRD MIAMI bus tours, which offer fresh perspectives on the artist-as-curator that are untethered from the logistical constraints of donated space. This program continues today and serves as a critical foil for skeptics of Miami’s potential, offering the general public a compelling and unfiltered look at the city through the eyes of artists who derive inspiration from its subtropical secrets.
In response to the pandemic-induced cultural shifts in South Florida, we reached out to our international network of artists, scholars, and curators for their thoughts on topics ranging from climate change to European social funding systems. These conversations led to the creation of “HEAT EXCHANGE, Art & Infrastructure from the tropics to the Arctic,” a reciprocal residency program founded in 2021 on the belief that local artists can drive infrastructure-level enhancements to better support cultural production at home. We selected Norway after exploring the remarkable models of self-organization within its creative communities, including unions, educational programs, resilience initiatives and community-focused activations. These social strategies have significant implications for South Florida artists who struggle to survive in an overpriced and under-resourced urban center.
Visit Bas Fisher Invitational
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