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Arturo Montoto signing a print at the Praxis Havana Workshop in Mérida.

November 2, 2026

MoCAA Supports Arturo Montoto's Printmaking Production

By Rodriguez Collection Team

The Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas (MoCAA) took advantage of the presence of Cuban artist and educator Arturo Montoto in Mérida, Yucatán, on the occasion of his attendance at the opening of the group exhibition "Colección MoCAA en Yucatán," in which he participates with a painting, to invite him to produce an edition of prints at the Praxis Havana Workshop, directed for several years by renowned Cuban printmaker Enrique Miralles (Tente).

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Two men standing beside two works by Alejandro Lorenzo Valdés (ALEVAL), a framed drawing and a painting.

October 24, 2026

Alejandro Lorenzo Valdés (ALEVAL) Joins the Rodríguez Collection

By Rodriguez Collection Team

A work by Cuban artist Alejandro Lorenzo Valdés (ALEVAL), based in the United States since 1993, has been incorporated into the Rodríguez Collection that underpins the holdings of the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas (MoCAA), in Florida.

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Cover of the catalog I, Me & Myself / Yo misma soy by Andreina Fuentes, published by Arts Connection.

October 23, 2026

MoCA Americas Thanks Andreina Fuentes for the Donation of Her Catalog I, Me & Myself

By Rodriguez Collection Team

MoCA Americas thanks artist Andreina Fuentes for the generous donation of a copy of I, Me & Myself to our museum’s library. This publication adds to the resources available to our community and helps preserve and share the record of an artistic practice that examines identity, gender and the many ways in which we present ourselves to others.

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Artist Ivonne Ferrer, with curly gray hair and glasses, standing in front of her installation Umbral del silencio, a jute tapestry with a white door and radiating ropes, at the Museo de la Ciudad de Mérida.

October 22, 2026

UADY Students Interact with the Work of Ivonne Ferrer

By Rodriguez Collection Team

The group exhibition "Colección MoCAA en Yucatán," organized jointly by the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas, Florida, and the School of Architecture, Habitat, Art and Design of UADY, has been visited by a broad and diverse public at the Museo de la Ciudad de Mérida, Yucatán, during the months of September and October 2026.

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Leonardo Rodríguez with guests at the presentation cocktail of the Doral International Art Fair 2026 at Banesco USA.

October 21, 2026

MOCA Americas, One of the Sponsors of the Fourth Edition of the Doral International Art Fair 2026

By Rodriguez Collection Team

The Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas (MOCA Americas) is one of the sponsors of the Doral International Art Fair 2026, taking place November 12–15 at the Doral Cultural Arts Center, located at 8363 NW 53rd St, Doral, Florida. Admission is free, but advance registration is required through Ticketplate.

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Arturo Montoto speaking to UADY art students in front of his painting of an anvil, at the «Colección MoCAA en Yucatán» exhibition.

October 21, 2026

Arturo Montoto and Tente in Dialogue with UADY Art Students

By Rodriguez Collection Team

Two of the artists included in the group exhibition «Colección MoCAA en Yucatán», master painter Arturo Montoto and printmaker and leader of the Praxis Havana graphic project, Enrique Miralles (Tente), took part in a guided tour with students from the art program of the School of Architecture, Habitat, Art and Design of UADY.

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Visitors at the opening of Beauty as Protest at MoCAA, seen from the mezzanine.

October 17, 2026

Beauty as Protest… A Group Exhibition at MoCAA

By Rodriguez Collection Team

The exhibition Beauty as Protest: The Pattern and Decoration Movement opened at the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas (MoCAA), welcoming a magnificent turnout of visitors.

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Group photo of the UADY Visual Arts students with the artists and curator during the guided tour of «Colección MoCAA en Yucatán».

October 16, 2026

Guided Tour of the Exhibition «Colección MoCAA en Yucatán»

By Rodriguez Collection Team

Guided Tour of the Exhibition «Colección MoCAA en Yucatán» A representative group of students from the Visual Arts campus of the School of Architecture, Habitat, Art and Design of UADY visited the exhibition «Colección MoCAA en Yucatán», currently on display at the Museo de la Ciudad de Mérida.

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Drypoint engraving by Ivonne Ferrer: a coiled, net-wrapped form printed in black on white paper.

October 14, 2026

Ivonne Ferrer Prints Engravings at the Praxis Havana Workshop

By Rodriguez Collection Team

Artist Ivonne Ferrer recently printed three engravings of her own authorship at the Praxis Havana workshop, based in Mérida, Yucatán, and coordinated by Cuban artist and professor Enrique Miralles (Tente), taking advantage of her official invitation to Mérida to take part in the program of activities for the 53rd Anniversary of the School of Architecture, Habitat, Art and Design of UADY.

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Group photo at the Sky Islands exhibition opening at The Miami Photographic Observatory.

October 12, 2026

MoCA-Americas Visits Felipe Aguilar's Exhibition, Curated by Aluna Art Foundation, at The Miami Photographic Observatory

By Rodriguez Collection Team

Representatives of MOCA Americas visited Sky Islands, an exhibition by Colombian photographer Felipe Aguilar at The Miami Photographic Observatory (MPhO), a project of Aluna Art Foundation. Aguilar, a Colombian artist who has lived in Miami for ten years, is taking part in the MPhO artist residency as its sixth artist in residence.

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Three people holding the framed artwork by Rosario Verdecia in front of a wall of frame samples

October 11, 2026

New Acquisition by MoCAA

By Rodríguez Collection Team

A work by artist Rosario Verdecia has been acquired by the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas, following a pleasant meeting that took place this afternoon, Saturday, October 10, 2026, between the Cuban born creator and Leonardo Rodríguez and Ivonne Ferrer, directors of the Florida art museum.

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Three people posing for a photo in front of the decorative Taller Maya backdrop with tropical palm motifs.

October 10, 2026

A Visit to Taller Maya and Ensamble Artesano in Mérida

By Rodriguez Collection team

Craft cultures and artistic productions have always been of great interest for the research and promotional purposes of the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas in Florida (MoCAA). For this reason, Leonardo Rodríguez and Ivonne Ferrer recently decided to visit the headquarters of Taller Maya and Ensamble Artesano, located in the Centro neighborhood of Mérida, Yucatán.

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Leonardo Rodríguez, Ernesto García Sánchez and Ivonne Ferrer posing in the artist's studio in Mérida, in front of colorful geometric abstract paintings.

October 9, 2026

Ernesto García Sánchez Welcomes the MoCAA Team to His Studio

By Rodríguez Collection Team

As part of the program of activities carried out by MoCAA directors Leonardo Rodríguez and Ivonne Ferrer during the month of September in Mérida, following their official invitation from the Faculty of Architecture, Habitat, Art and Design at UADY, the schedule included visits to a representative group of artists’ studios, among them the one currently occupied by young Cuban artist Ernesto García Sánchez.

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Ivonne Ferrer and Gary A. Añuez smiling together at a piano in her Florida studio, with artworks on the wall behind them

October 7, 2026

Ivonne Ferrer Welcomes Gary A. Añuez to Her Studio

By Rodríguez Collection Team

Cuban artist Ivonne Ferrer welcomed to her studio in Florida the Cuban American photographer and educator Gary A. Añuez. Collector and director of MoCAA, Leonardo Rodríguez, also took part in this friendly conversation about projects and possible collaborations. Both thanked Gary for his visit and expressed to the artist their joy at his recovery.

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Claribel Calderius (center) with Ivonne Ferrer (left) and Leonardo Rodríguez (right) among the artist's tall embroidered textile works in her Mérida studio.

October 5, 2026

Claribel Calderius Welcomes the MoCAA Team to Her Studio

By Rodríguez Collection Team

Cuban artist Claribel Calderius recently welcomed to her studio in Mérida Leonardo Rodríguez, collector and director of the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas; Ivonne Ferrer, artist and deputy director of MoCAA; and David Mateo, art critic, curator and representative of the Florida museum in Mexico.

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Laura Capote, Ivonne Ferrer and Leonardo Rodríguez posing in front of large black-and-white photographs at Laura Capote's exhibition in Mérida.

October 4, 2026

MoCAA Visits Laura Capote's Exhibition in Mérida

By the Rodríguez Collection Team

"Expolios, habitar los límites. Cuba Yucatán" is the title of the exhibition being presented at the Mérida Visual Arts Center, produced by Cuban photographer Laura Capote, which Leonardo Rodríguez, founder and director of MoCAA, and Ivonne Ferrer, artist and deputy director of the institution, have just visited, accompanied by Cuban art critic David Mateo, curator of the exhibition.

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Two men and a woman posing in front of large abstract paintings in an artist's studio.

October 3, 2026

MoCAA Team Meets with Artist Ernesto García Peña

By the Rodríguez Collection Team

Taking advantage of their work visits to Mérida, Leonardo Rodríguez, founder of the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas (MoCAA), and Ivonne Ferrer, artist and director of said Florida institution, visited the creative studio of the young Cuban artist Ernesto García Sánchez in Mérida. There, his father, the Cuban master and painter Ernesto García Peña, is working for a season, immersed in the creation of a series of abstract works.

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Marco A. Castillo talks with Leonardo Rodríguez and Ivonne Ferrer in his Mérida studio

October 2, 2026

The MoCAA Team Visits Marco A. Castillo's Studio in Mérida

By the Rodríguez Collection team

Cuban artist Marco A. Castillo welcomed to his studio in Mérida the visit of Leonardo Rodríguez, general director of the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas (MoCAA); Ivonne Ferrer, artist and deputy director of the Florida institution; and David Mateo, art critic and curator, who has recently been appointed representative of MoCAA in Mexico.

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Ivonne Ferrer and exhibition organizers at the opening in Mérida

September 29, 2026

Ivonne Ferrer Exhibits Her Work in Mérida

By the Rodríguez Collection Team

“Geometrías habitadas. Cuerpo, espacio y arquitectura en la obra de Ivonne Ferrer” is the title of the Cuban artist’s exhibition, currently on view in the gallery of UADY’s Faculty of Architecture, Habitat, Art and Design.

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UADY and MoCAA representatives display the donated books

September 28, 2026

UADY Donations to MoCAA

By the Rodríguez Collection Team

The director of the School of Architecture, Habitat, Art and Design of UADY, David Reynaldo Alcocer, donated two emblematic books on the culture and visual arts of Yucatán to Leonardo Rodríguez and Ivonne Ferrer, directors of the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas (MoCAA). The titles are "MACAY. Ateneo de Yucatán Museum of Contemporary Art. 15 Years" and "Architecture of the Haciendas of Yucatán."

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MoCAA team meets with UADY professors and students

September 26, 2026

MoCAA Team Meets with UADY Professors and Students

By the Rodríguez Collection Team

Leonardo Rodríguez, founder and general director of MoCAA; Ivonne Ferrer, director of MoCAA; and David Mateo, MoCAA representative in Mérida, held a meeting with professors and students from the UADY Facultad de Arquitectura, Hábitat, Arte y Diseño. Architect David Reynaldo Alcocer, director of the academic institution, served as presenter and moderator of the panel.

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Ivonne Ferrer at the entrance to the Geometrías Habitadas exhibition

September 25, 2026

Ivonne Ferrer in Conversation with UADY Architecture and Art Students

By the Colección Rodríguez team

As part of the program of activities accompanying the opening of her solo exhibition in Mérida, "Geometrías Habitadas. Cuerpo, espacio y arquitectura en la obra de Ivonne Ferrer," the Cuban artist, who has lived in Florida for many years, held an exchange with students and professors from the UADY Facultad de Arquitectura, Hábitat, Arte y Diseño.

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MoCAA directors Leonardo Rodriguez and Ivonne Ferrer with UADY representative David Reynaldo Alcocer displaying the signed letter of intent

September 24, 2026

MoCAA and the UADY Facultad de Arquitectura, Hábitat, Arte y Diseño Sign a Letter of Intent.

By the Rodríguez Collection Team

Leonardo Rodríguez and Ivonne Ferrer, directors of the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas (MoCAA), and David Reynaldo Alcocer, director of the Facultad de Arquitectura, Hábitat, Arte y Diseño of the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán (UADY), signed a letter of intent with the goal of advancing a collaboration agreement between both institutions.

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MoCAA team lecture at the Museum of the City of Mérida

September 23, 2026

MoCAA Team Lecture at the Museo de la Ciudad de Mérida

By the Rodríguez Collection Team

As part of the opening program for the exhibition "Colección MoCAA en Yucatán," Leonardo Rodríguez, founder and general director of the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas (MoCAA); Ivonne Ferrer, director of MoCAA; and David Mateo, art critic and MoCAA representative in Yucatán, gave a lecture for students, professors and art specialists.

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MoCAA Collection in Yucatán exhibition at the Museum of the City of Mérida — photograph 1

September 21, 2026

MoCAA Collection in Yucatán Opens at the Museum of the City of Mérida

By the Rodriguez Collection Team

The group exhibition "MoCAA Collection in Yucatán" opened on September 18 at the Museum of the City of Mérida as part of the activities commemorating the 53rd anniversary of UADY's Faculty of Architecture, Habitat, Art and Design and the 20th anniversary of the founding of its Visual Arts program.

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Leonardo Rodríguez and Ivonne Ferrer visit Patricia Martín Morales at Los Ceibos Arte Maya

September 13, 2026

MoCAA Visits the Workshop of Yucatecan Artisan Patricia Martín Morales

By the Rodriguez Collection team

The Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas (MoCAA) continues to strengthen its contacts and exchanges with Yucatán's artistic and cultural community. On this occasion, Leonardo Rodríguez and Ivonne Ferrer, directors of the Florida-based institution, visited the Los Ceibos Arte Maya workshop in Muna, south of Mérida, where artisan Patricia Martín Morales works. For more than 40 years, she has been creating replicas of pre-Hispanic vessels.

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September 7, 2026

MoCA-Americas Magazine Is Now Available

By Rodriguez Collection Team

MoCA-Americas Magazine, the new publication of the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas, is now available. The issue brings together exhibitions, curatorial projects, institutional collaborations, critical essays, and news that offer a broad view of the work developed by the museum over the past year, both in Miami and beyond. Published by the Rodríguez Collection and MoCA-Americas, the magazine extends into print one of the principles that has increasingly shaped the institution’s activity: the circulation of artists, artworks, and ideas beyond the physical limits of the museum, while building sustained relationships with other cultural communities.

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KENDALL ART CENTER

The Kendall Art Cultural Center (KACC), dedicated the past six years to the preservation and promotion of contemporary art and artists, and to the exchange of art and ideas throughout Miami and South Florida, as well as abroad. Through an energetic calendar of exhibitions, programs, and its collections, KACC provides an international platform for the work of established and emerging artists, advancing public appreciation and understanding of contemporary art.

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Passion and Instinct: Collecting Art

A resemblance of the Rodriguez Collection

The Rodríguez collection is a blueprint of Cuban art and its diaspora. Within the context of the new MoCA-Americas the collection becomes an invaluable visual source for Diaspora identity. It represents a different approach to art history to try to better understand where we come from to better know where we are heading.

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