Metamorphosis showcased the oeuvre of Haitian-born, Edouard Duval-Carrié. Featuring 37 new works that traced the Caribbean’s transformations from colonialism and the Haitian Revolution to the contemporary diaspora. The exhibition highlighted how Duval-Carrié reimagines myth, history, and ecology through luminous mixed- media forms.

Miami-based eco-feminist Mira Lehr transformed the museum with an immersive solo exhibition of mangrove-inspired installations and multimedia paintings. Following a symbolic “red thread,” visitors explored Florida’s environmental challenges. Known as the “godmother of Miami’s art scene,” Lehr’s retrospective became the most comprehensive survey of her work during her lifetime.

Celebrating AfriCOBRA’s 50th anniversary, this exhibition reunited its founders and early contributors, highlighting their “art for the people” philosophy. Rooted in Black pride and liberation, the show was curated by Jeffreen M. Hayes, and exemplified the guest curator program developed under Chana Budgazad Sheldon’s directorship. Notably, this showing was selected as an official collateral event of the 2019 Venice Biennale, marking the first time a Floridian institution participated in the historic festival.

This retrospective, co-curated by Andrea Andersson and Dr. Julia Bryan-Wilson, marked Cecilia Vicuña’s first major museum survey, uniting her poetry and visual art through precario sculptures, site-specific installations, and reconstructed paintings. Highlighting her ecological, feminist, and participatory practice, the show preceded her Golden Lion win at the 2022 Venice Biennale and the 2025 Art Basel Award.

Curated by Teresa Arca, Alice Rahon: Poetic Invocations presented the first U.S. solo exhibition of the French-Mexican surrealist in over 55 years. The show highlighted Rahon's overlooked legacy, where poetry, painting, Mexican myth, and experimental textures converge within the transnational surrealist network of artists in exile.