Pieces by Gopie and Casuso share the spotlight in “Work and Play,” the latest exhibition at the University of Miami Gallery in Wynwood. While their work is different in medium and subject matter, both Gopie’s paintings and Casuso’s sculptures use bright colors, bringing life to the walls of the small gallery.

Prescott and Karetnick created Supporting Women Writers in Miami (SWWIM) to ensure that women not only have a space to share and promote their work, but also to connect with each other.

Cortada has contributed to UM in more ways than one throughout his career, whether that be displaying his art around campus, teaching a new generation of UM students or providing them with an opportunity to contribute to his valuable work.

At 25 years old, Adaros works as a hairstylist at the LUXE Color Lounge in Kendall, Fla. She specializes in alternative hairstyles, namely fantasy colors, mullets and shag hairstyles. At the same time, she’s also the bassist for SHIVVA, a shoegaze band based in South Florida.

Going from the hustle and bustle of New York to the marshes of the Everglades gradually shifted her creative vision. To Barbeito, it felt right to preserve the connection between the pythons and the environment they lived in even as she crafted them into something new.