Florida Contemporary 2026-27
Anastasia Samoylova (United States, b. Russia 1984). Manatee Rescue Van, 2019. Inkjet print, 40 x 32 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Florida Contemporary, an annual exhibition organized by Artis—Naples, The Baker Museum, features artists with diverse artistic interests and backgrounds who hail from a variety of locations throughout Florida. The artists selected for the 14th edition of the exhibition are Dustin Harewood, Jacksonville; Nicario Jiménez-Quispe, Naples; Savannah Magnolia, Tampa; and Anastasia Samoylova, Miami.
On exhibition
October 17, 2026 – June 27, 2027
Located in the Kohan Gallery, Hayes Hall
Photographer, painter and installation artist Anastasia Samoylova was born in Moscow and lives in Miami. Over the past 20 years, she has created a body of work that demonstrates her keen eye for the anachronisms and spectacles that characterize contemporary life in Florida. This installation includes work from two of her most significant series: Flood Zone, which unflinchingly yet poetically tackles the impacts of climate change and rising sea levels on Florida’s citizens, landscapes and built environments, and Floridas, which includes images from around the state that capture the incongruous and often wryly humorous aspects of life in the Sunshine State.
Samoylova was featured in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s solo exhibition Floridas: Anastasia Samoylova and Walker Evans (2024-25). Her work has also been the subject of solo exhibitions at museums in the United States, including the Norton Museum of Art, Nasher Museum of Art, George Eastman Museum and Chrysler Museum of Art, and internationally at venues including Saatchi Gallery, London; C/O Berlin; and Fundación MAPFRE, Madrid and Barcelona. Samoylova’s work is held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Pérez Art Museum Miami; the High Museum of Art, Atlanta; and the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago; among others.
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Selected Works
Anastasia Samoylova (United States, b. Russia 1984). Camouflage, 2017. Inkjet print, 40 x 32 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Anastasia Samoylova (United States, b. Russia 1984). Square Lake, Miami, 2018. Dye diffusion thermal transfer print on metal, 40 x 60 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Associated Events
Panel Discussion
Florida Contemporary 2026-27
Thursday, January 28, 2pm
Sharon and Timothy Ubben Signature Event Space
Join the artists featured in Florida Contemporary 2026-27 for a lively panel discussion celebrating the state’s vibrant art scene. The 14th edition of the annual exhibition highlights diverse approaches to personal, local and global themes.
This presentation of Florida Contemporary is organized by Artis—Naples, The Baker Museum, and is curated by Courtney McNeil, museum director and chief curator; Dianne Brás-Feliciano, curator of modern art; and Libby Harrington, director of museum exhibitions and operations.
This exhibition is generously sponsored by Naples Illustrated and Waterside Shops.
