Explore the Art of Fashion Icon & Portrait Artist Brandusa Niro at Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary (PBM+C) Art Fair March 20-23, 2025 with Avant Gallery Booth #G3

 

Art Collectors and aficionados are invited to experience the ethereal portraits of Brandusa Niro, lifelong painter and fashion media titan, in a fine art exhibition with Avant Gallery Booth #G3 at Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary (PBM+C) March 20 – 23, 2025. The fair takes place at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, where guests will enjoy the VIP Preview on Thursday, March 20th from 5pm – 9pm. Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary is South Florida’s premier and most prestigious winter art fair, it will coincide with the world-renowned Palm Beach International Boat Show in Downtown West Palm Beach, Florida.

Brandusa Niro, ‘Jacqueline and her pheasant, Louis’ (2025), Acrylic and Flashe on Canvas, 48″ x 36″
This painting will be showcased at Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary

Brandusa Niro, a contemporary multi-disciplinary artist based in Palm Beach and New York, traces her artistic lineage back to her upbringing in Romania. Immersed in a family of creatives, her aunt Geta Caragiu renowned as a sculptor and her uncle Toma Caragiu a famous actor in both film and theatre, Niro’s artistic journey started very early. Brandusa began garnering recognition by winning Romanian National art competitions and captivating audiences on the silver screen, starring in the biggest blockbuster Romanian film “Uncle Marin, the Billionaire,” Niro’s talents shone brightly.

Brandusa Niro, ‘Jacqueline in the Winter Garden’ (2025), Acrylic and Flashe on Canvas, 48″ x 36″
This painting will be showcased at Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary

Relocating to the United States, Niro became a titan in the media and publishing worlds eventually becoming Senior Vice President at IMG Media. In 2002, she laid the foundation for her legacy by founding the esteemed American Fashion industry publication, The Daily Front Row, where she remains as Editor-in-Chief today. Throughout these years, Brandusa Niro continued to create artwork and is now making a full return to her greatest passion that never left. Represented by Avant Gallery, her work has been shown at art fairs such as Art Palm Beach.

Avant Gallery 1111 Lincoln Road – Miami Beach, Florida

In Brandusa Niro’s 2024 series, Models, her inspiration pays homage to the extraordinary women who have graced Niro’s life and career. With each portraits’ brushstroke, Niro conjures visions of ethereal beauty, infusing her canvases with a great use of bright colors and evoking a range of emotions and moods. A blend of realism and impressionism, Brandusa’s muses are elongated and graceful with luminous eyes that pierce the soul, while their oversized heads and unfinished hands imbue them with an otherworldly allure. The Models series evokes senses of sexiness and sensuality yet an eerie, almost haunting, quality, inviting viewers to contemplate the transient nature of beauty itself. Niro is introducing her new 2025 series, About a Girl, presented this month at Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary (PBM+C).

Brandusa Niro, ‘A Chair at the Beach’ (2023), 24″ x 24″, Acrylic on Canvas

“My muses’ stories begin with their eyes, they go on through the languorous movement of their bodies, their endless limbs, the mood behind the strands of hairs caressing their long necks… and from there on they ask their viewer to continue the story with their own imagination.” –Brandusa Niro.

Brandusa Niro, ‘Model Sunbathing’ (2024), Acrylic on Canvas, 48″ x 36″

Niro’s subjects, with their elongated forms and radiant eyes, exude a quiet strength and allure, their oversized heads and unfinished hands adding an ethereal, almost surreal dimension to the works. The series evokes a sense of sensuality and mystery, prompting viewers to reflect on the fleeting and fragile nature of beauty itself.

Collectors and art aficionados are invited to preview new works by Brandusa Niro represented by Avant Gallery in a presentation at Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary (PBM+C) March 20-23, 2025 in Booth #G3 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33401.

Visit www.avantgallery.com/collections/brandusa-niro
Follow Brandusa Niro on Instagram @brandusaniro

FAIR HOURS
Thursday, March 20, 2025
VIP Preview: 5pm – 9pm
Access for PBM+C VIP Passholders & Press, benefiting the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens

GENERAL ADMISSION
Friday, March 21 from 11am – 7pm
Saturday, March 22 from 11am – 7pm
Sunday, March 23 from 11am – 6pm

Experience the Ethereal Portraits of Brandusa Niro, Lifelong Painter and Fashion Media Titan, at Art Palm Beach January 22 – 26, 2025 exhibited with Avant Gallery Booth #711 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center.

Art Collectors and aficionados are invited to experience the ethereal portraits of Brandusa Niro, lifelong painter and fashion media titan, in a fine art exhibition with Avant Gallery Booth #711 at Art Palm Beach January 22 – 26, 2025. The fair takes place at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, where guests will enjoy an Opening Night Premiere on Wednesday, January 22nd from 5pm – 9pm. Art Palm Beach is internationally renowned as the premiere mid-winter contemporary art fair in The Palm Beaches along Florida’s coastline by both art critics and enthusiasts.

Brandusa Niro, ‘Jacqueline with Pearls’ (2024), Acrylic and Flashe on Canvas, 48″ x 36″. This painting will be showcased at the Art Palm Beach fair January 22 – 26

Brandusa Niro, a contemporary multi-disciplinary artist based in Palm Beach and New York, traces her artistic lineage back to her upbringing in Romania. Immersed in a family of creatives, her aunt Geta Caragiu renowned as a sculptor and her uncle Toma Caragiu a famous actor in both film and theatre, Niro’s artistic journey started very early. Brandusa began garnering recognition by winning Romanian National art competitions and captivating audiences on the silver screen, starring in the biggest blockbuster Romanian film “Uncle Marin, the Billionaire,” Niro’s talents shone brightly.

Brandusa Niro, ‘Model on a Movie Set 3’ (2024), Acrylic on Canvas, 48″ x 48″

Relocating to the United States, Niro became a titan in the media and publishing worlds eventually becoming Senior Vice President at IMG Media. In 2002, she laid the foundation for her legacy by founding the esteemed American Fashion industry publication, The Daily Front Row, where she remains as Editor-in-Chief today. Throughout these years, Brandusa Niro continued to create artwork and is now making a full return to her greatest passion that never left.

Brandusa Niro, ‘Blue Eyes’ (2024), Acrylic on Canvas, 48″ x 36″

In Brandusa Niro’s newest series of acrylic paintings entitled ‘Models’ her inspiration pays homage to the extraordinary women who have graced Niro’s life and career. With each portraits’ brushstroke, Niro conjures visions of ethereal beauty, infusing her canvases with a great use of bright colors and evoking a range of emotions and moods. A blend of realism and impressionism, Brandusa’s muses are elongated and graceful with luminous eyes that pierce the soul, while their oversized heads and unfinished hands imbue them with an otherworldly allure. The ‘Models’ series evokes senses of sexiness and sensuality yet an eerie, almost haunting, quality, inviting viewers to contemplate the transient nature of beauty itself.

Brandusa Niro, ‘The Goddess’ (2024), Acrylic on Canvas, 48″ x 36″

“My muses’ stories begin with their eyes, they go on through the languorous movement of their bodies, their endless limbs, the mood behind the strands of hairs caressing their long necks… and from there on they ask their viewer to continue the story with their own imagination.” -Brandusa Niro.

Brandusa Niro, ‘Model with Tattoo’ (2024), Acrylic on Canvas, 48″ x 36″

Niro’s subjects, with their elongated forms and radiant eyes, exude a quiet strength and allure, their oversized heads and unfinished hands adding an ethereal, almost surreal dimension to the works. The series evokes a sense of sensuality and mystery, prompting viewers to reflect on the fleeting and fragile essence of beauty itself.

Brandusa Niro, ‘Model on a Movie Set 2’ (2024), Acrylic on Canvas, 48″ x 36″

Collectors and art aficionados are invited to preview new works by Brandusa Niro represented by Avant Gallery in a presentation at Art Palm Beach, January 22-26, 2025 – Booth #711 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33401.

For further information: www.avantgallery.com/collections/brandusa-niro
Follow Brandusa Niro on Instagram @brandusaniro

OPENING NIGHT PREMIERE
Wednesday, January 22 | 5pm – 9pm

SHOW HOURS/TICKETS
General Admission

Thursday, January 23 | 11am – 6pm
Friday, January 24 | 11am – 6pm
Saturday, January 25 | 11am – 6pm
Sunday, January 26 | 11am – 6pm

RAW Artists Launches ‘PLATFORM’ – Artists Can Upstart A Creative Arts Showcase In Their City

For the first time ever, our friends at RAW Artists are excited to share all they have learned, and the technology they have built, with creative entrepreneurs across the US, in an effort to revive and rebuild the grassroots art community from sea to shining sea. Through a turn-key proprietary program called ‘PLATFORM by RAW Artists™’, where qualified individuals may apply for an exclusive license opportunity to relaunch independently owned and operated creative arts showcases in their chosen region.

RAW Artists is the largest independent arts organization in the world. Their mission is to provide tools, resources, exposure and education to artists and creatives everywhere. They have traditionally done this through crowdfunded showcase events and their online platform (RAWartists.com). RAW has hosted thousands of collaborative showcases in 70 cities around the globe for almost 13 years. After witnessing the devastating blow that the pandemic dealt to live music, art, performances and fashion they decided to re-emerge in a different way, by passing the torch to you!

• Are you a creative entrepreneur?
• Plugged into your creative community?
• Interested in bringing live arts showcases back to your area in 2022 and beyond?
• Looking for a rewarding and lucrative career in the arts that you can call your own?
• Have business acumen? Event coordination experience?  An eye and ear for great talent?
• A desire to help creatives launch their careers, create commerce, and generate opportunity?

Becoming a PLATFORM by RAW Artists™ licensee will give you the ability to:

• Access Raw Artists exclusive event planning and production technology
• Own your own business in the arts
• Access an expansive knowledge base of tutorials, guides, templates and resources
• Take advantage of a rewarding opportunity that helps launch creative careers
• Reignite your local arts community

Does the above sound like you? Interested in learning more? Visit RAWartists.com/platform to check out how it works and apply for a license to operate in your area.

Healthy Seas Fashion Project by MEDASSET Exhibition at CRETAquarium Near Heraklion, Crete Through September

MEDASSET’s (Mediterranean Association to Save the Sea Turtles) exhibition of clothing made with yarn reclaimed from the sea has reached the second stage of its journey, after a month’s stay at Golden Hall shopping centre in Marousi. CRETAquarium, one of Europe’s largest and most contemporary aquaria, near Heraklion, Crete, has opened its doors to the “Healthy Seas Fashion Project” and presents the exhibition until the end of September.

The exhibition was created with the support of the Representation of the EC in Greece, on the occasion of MEDASSET’s first anniversary as coordinator in Greece of the European initiative: “Healthy Seas: A Journey from Waste to Wear”.

The “Healthy Seas” initiative aims to remove fishing nets that have been caught up on wrecks or snagged by rocky outcrops on the ocean floor. The deadly “ghost nets” go on trapping all kinds of marine creatures, such as turtles, dolphins, seals, etc., but once they are removed they can be processed, along with other waste products, and recycled to make ECONYL® – a premium quality yarn that is ideal for use in the manufacture of clothing and other products, such as carpet. The initiative promotes a new model of sustainable development that is based on the concept of a circular economy – maximising the potential of existing resources while reducing their waste. It is being run in 5 European states (Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Greece and the United Kingdom).

Once visitors to the aquarium have admired the 2,000 individual marine creatures from 200 different Mediterranean species, they will have an opportunity to enjoy a unique exhibition that demonstrates what can happen when environmental awareness, fashion, and the principles of the circular economy meet. Behind-the-scenes videos illustrate how the Fashion Project came into being, while breath-taking underwater footage, which show just how damaging “ghost nets” can be to marine fauna, complete the experience.

The garments displayed in the exhibition have all been created by students and recent graduates of the fashion department of AKTO College of Art and Design. They represent the work of finalists in MEDASSET’s competition, “Healthy Seas: A Journey from Waste to Wear” Fashion Project, which took place in May 2016 in collaboration with the DoitEco Project. Each of the 10 exhibitors, chosen from an initial entry of 23, has used fabric woven in Italy from ECONYL® yarn together with other environmentally-friendly materials (such as organic cotton, plant-based dyes, re-purposed cloth, linen and canvas) to create a pair of garments based on a common concept; one a ‘ready to wear’ piece and the other a more ‘conceptual’ one.

“Healthy Seas: A Journey from Waste to Wear” Fashion Project is run under the auspices of the Hellenic Republic Ministry of Culture & Sports, UNEP/MAP – the United Nations Environment Programme’s Mediterranean Action Plan under the Barcelona Convention, SEV Business Council for Sustainable Development, and the Greek Council for UNESCO. It is supported by the Representation of the EC in Greece, ASAP Athens, Kosmocar, ΑΝΕΚ Lines και Blue Star Ferries.

The General Secretary of the Ministry of Culture and Sports, Ms Maria Vlazaki, declared: “The highly original concept that underpins this exhibition, and the emphasis it places on taking environmentally sound action and the value of using recycled materials in the manufacture of useful new products, point the way toward strategies for raising awareness in society of how interconnected culture and the environment truly are.”

The exhibition stage was designed and built by Greek Architect Evi Polychroniadou.