Pérez Art Museum Miami’s affiliate group members (PAMM Director’s Circle, International Women’s Committee, and Ambassador for Black Art members) are invited to celebrate the newly opened exhibition, Anina Major: The Sacred Mangrove, with a special appreciation lounge. Enjoy an exclusive meet-and-greet with Artist Anina Major and PAMM Curator Jennifer Inacio, priority seating for the art talk, and a lively lounge experience with light bites, drinks, and engaging conversations overlooking Biscayne Bay.
About Anina Major: The Sacred Mangrove
Bahamian-born artist Anina Major (b. 1981, Nassau, Bahamas; lives in New York) works at the intersection of ceramics, sculpture, and installation, using clay to eternalize the cultural practice of weaving—a tradition that holds stories of labor and ancestry. By hand-weaving clay to resemble palm-leaf plaiting, she transforms a tradition rooted in softness and impermanence into one of permanence and reverence. This shift from organic fiber to fired earth honors the labor, knowledge, and lineage embedded in Bahamian craft—elements often overlooked or commodified within the tourism economy. Major’s practice reflects the tension between the Bahamas’ image as a marketed paradise and the undervalued cultural traditions that define its identity.
