This November, Bakehouse Art Complex presents Homegrown, a group exhibition featuring new and existing works by resident, associate, and alumni artists exploring notions of home, comfort, and belonging. On view in the Audrey Love Gallery, the project transforms the traditional white-cube exhibition space into a warm, lived-in domestic environment.
Curated by Krys Ortega and René Morales, Homegrown adopts an experimental exhibition format to imagine cultural spaces like Bakehouse as welcoming sites of connection, inviting visitors to reflect on how Bakehouse artists shape community, cultural production, and our broader sense of place. The exhibition explores a central question: How does a building become a home?
The exhibition features approximately 32 Bakehouse artists working in disparate mediums, including several works commissioned specifically for this project. Highlights include wallpaper by Judith Berk King, furniture by Philip Lique and Maria Alejandra Icaza Paredes, an installation by Agua Dulce, a listening room adorned with works by Najja Moon and Addison Wolff, and a performance work by Marilyn Loddi.
“Homegrown is an experiment in exhibition-making, envisioning a more welcoming, hospitable, and humanistic way of experiencing art. Responding directly to the specific conditions found at the Bakehouse – including its down-to-earth, communal ethos – it aims to show what art and artists can do beyond the conventional restraints of more formal exhibition settings,” says co-curator and Bakehouse Senior Curatorial Fellow René Morales.
As Bakehouse embarks on a major campus expansion, Homegrown underscores the values that have defined the organization for over four decades: communal space for artists, meaningful exchange across cultures, generations, and beliefs, and a deep sense of care for the cultural life of Miami. By imagining a space defined by warmth and community, Homegrown gives form to the spirit that we wish to preserve as we embark on a new chapter for the organization.
“Homegrown is both an exhibition and a metaphor for Bakehouse’s future. As we expand our campus, we are not simply constructing buildings—we are creating a lasting home where artists can live, work, connect, and flourish. The warmth, care, and collective spirit embodied in this exhibition are precisely what we intend to preserve and build upon: a place where creativity takes root, community grows, and Miami’s cultural life can thrive for generations,” says Cathy Leff, Executive Director, Bakehouse Art Complex.
Homegrown will be on view in the Audrey Love Gallery from Saturday, November 7, 2026 through Friday, April 16, 2027. An opening reception will take place on Friday, November 6, 2026 as part of Bakehouse’s annual fundraiser, 6:30 PM. Buy tickets here!
