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YOUR NAME HERE: ONE YEAR NAMED SPONSOR OF AN ARTIST’S STUDIO

YOUR NAME HERE: ONE YEAR NAMED SPONSOR OF AN ARTIST’S STUDIO - $5,000 - MULTIPLE AVAILABLE

Bakehouse is proud to be home to 100 working artists. Your sponsorship of a studio guarantees artists the space,community, and opportunity to grow their practice by remaining rooted in our community. As affordability becomes an increasing challenge, your support can help keep artists local and thriving.

Studio sponsors may choose to remain anonymous or have their name displayed on the artist's studio of their choice. Studio sponsorships will be for one year.
Chris Dougnac
TECH DEMO #14.B.911
Latex house paint on canvas with artist frame
60 in x 48 in
2023

TECH DEMO #14.B.911 BY CHRIS DOUGNAC - $7,500

Tech Demo #14.B.911, by Bakehouse Resident Chris Dougnac, is a translation of Nicolas Poussin's small depiction of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary made as a pendant painting to Titian's monumental piece of the same subject matter. Ironically, Tech Demo #14.B.911, a depiction of a heavenly ascension in which the horizon line of the material world is left behind, compositionally directs the viewer down, towards that very earthly ground. Proceeds from this auction will fund Chris’s studio for one year.

About the Artist
Chris Dougnac (b. 1994, Miami, FL) is a first-generation Cuban-American artist living and working in Miami, FL. In 2016, they received a BFA in Art and a minor in Art History from Florida International University. Since 2018, Dougnac has worked as the Archivist and Graphic Designer at the de la Cruz Collection in Miami, FL, where they work closely with collectors Rosa and Carlos de la Cruz to manage the collection database, social media, and design and installation of all exhibitions. They have been a resident artist at Bakehouse Art Complex since 2019.
One-on-One Basketball Game with Najja Moon

ONE-ON-ONE BASKETBALL PLAY-OFF WITH NAJJA MOON - $5,000

Play a round of one-on-one with Najja Moon, Bakehouse resident, and former 2-Guard offense at Pfeiffer University. Proceeds from this auction will fund Najja studio and your name can be included on her studio as her teammate!

About the Artist
Najja Moon is a Miami-based artist and cultural practitioner, born and raised in Durham, North Carolina. Her visual arts practice uses drawing, text and sound to explore the intersections of Queer identity, the body and movement, Black culture and familiar relations both personal and communal. A preacher’s kid and daughter of musicians raised on gospel music and HBCU’s, before she committed to being an artist full time, she was a basketball player who used to be a kid who wanted to be an artist. Her art practice has in some ways become the probing of these intersections.

Moon is the inaugural artist to be commissioned by the Bass Museum for their “New Monuments” series. She is also the winner of a 2020 Knight New Work Grant for her ongoing project “The Huddle is a Prayer Circle”. Other recent exhibitions and commissions included: What if the Matriarchy was here all along at the Altadena Library in Los Angeles, CA (2022), Blueprint at Bridge Red Studios in North Miami, FL (2022) and Dust Specks on the Sea at Villa du Parc Contemporary Art Center in Annemasse, France (2022). She was also awarded a public art commission in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 2022
DINNER PARTY FOR EIGHT, PREPARED BY THOMAS BILS AND SERVED BY CATHY LEFF

DINNER PARTY FOR EIGHT, PREPARED BY THOMAS BILS AND SERVED BY CATHY LEFF - $5000

Enjoy dinner for eight prepared by Bakehouse artist and former chef and butcher Thomas Bils. Dinner will be served by Bakehouse Executive Director Cathy Leff in her Venetian Way apartment, overlooking Biscayne Bay. Your donation will support our artist studio fund.

About the Artist
Thomas Bils was born and raised in central Florida before moving south to his current residence of Miami. Thomas Bils paints autobiographically in ongoing investigation into the precarious nature of the world and the banality of disaster. Reflecting from the absurdities he was accustomed to while growing up in the suburban south during the beginning of the opioid crisis, Thomas crafts images employing his role as the unreliable narrator to develop a fragmented reality where personal narratives intertwine with universal anxieties. Within that space the viewer is invited to meditate on the inherent contradictions that define our human experience and the fragility of certainty. The personal microcosm, in Bils's vision, is a delicate construct, forever on the precipice of collapse, where even the most mundane occurrences can hold profound existential significance.
FAMILY PORTRAIT BY PEDRO WAZZAN

FAMILY PORTRAIT BY PEDRO WAZZAN - $5000 - MULTIPLE AVAILABLE

Enjoy an “in the studio” session for you and your loved ones at photographer Pedro Wazzan’s Bakehouse space. Alternatively, an at-home photo session is available for $10,000. Multiple available.

About the Artist

Pedro Wazzan is a prominent Venezuelan photographer who has made his home in Miami, Florida. His photographic work stands out for its lasting relevance and its ability to withstand the ephemeral tide of trends, creating a striking kaleidoscope of visuals that effectively captures and interprets life through his personal and visual language.

As a permanent resident artist at the Bakehouse Art Complex, Pedro Wazzan has left an indelible mark on the art world. His individual exhibition titled "In the Studio" has become an integral part of the complex's permanent collection. This particular work received the prestigious recognition of a grant from The Oolite Arts / The Ellies Award in the year 2020, further underscoring the significance and impact of his contribution to the field of artistic photography.
Artworks
LES TÊTES GRAVÉES #6 BY EDOUARD DUVAL-CARRIÉ - $4,500
Les Têtes Gravées #6. (Engraved Heads #6)
Artwork by Bakehouse board member and nationally recognized artist, Edouard Duval-Carrié. Proceeds will benefit the Bakehouse studio subsidy fund.

About the Artwork
In olden days many nations in Africa were mostly of tribal appartenance. Set markers for this were the tribal markings that were incised on mostly their faces which indicated to which tribes they belonged . Crossing over to the Americas such markers were lost with time and in this group of engraving to which this piece belongs I am reinterpreting these facial markers with new combinations of markers which are more fanciful than realistic .Their status in the Americas was that of slaves ie. any other markings became obsolete as their skin color became the only marker that was needed.

About the Artist
Edouard Duval-Carrié was born in Port-au-Prince. His family emigrated to Puerto Rico while he was a child during the François Duvalier regime. Duval-Carrié studied at the Université de Montréal and McGill University in Canada before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from Loyola College, Montréal in 1978. He later attended the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France, from 1988 to 1989. He resided in France for many years and currently lives in Miami, Florida. Duval-Carrié resides among Miami's substantial Haitian immigrant population and maintains cultural ties to his homeland. His works have been exhibited in Europe and the Americas.
PET PORTRAIT BY DIANA ESPIN

PET PORTRAIT BY DIANA ESPIN - $5,000 - MULTIPLE AVAILABLE

Commemorate your beloved furry feline or cuddly canine friend with a stunning fine art pet portrait by photographer Diana Espin. Multiple Available.

About the Artist
Diana Espin, originally hailing from Caracas, Venezuela, has embarked on a remarkable artistic journey. Armed with a Bachelor's Degree from the Metropolitan University of Caracas and a Master of Business Administration from New York University, Diana began her career as a strategy consultant. However, her true passion lies in photography, which has blossomed into a thriving full-time profession.

Diana's portfolio is a testament to her versatility, spanning from documentary work to landscape fine art photography, panoramic imagery, and architectural exploration. Beyond her artistry, Diana remains deeply committed to animal rescue efforts and has captured the essence of 'Pet Portraiture' in South Florida under the banner of Another Kind of Humans, utilizing her art to advocate for animal welfare and rescue.