Bio

(b. 1991) Vincent Miranda is an artist from Broward County, Florida. Using sculptural objects in silicone and glass, his work depicts a lived experience as it intersects with Southern Hip-Hop, Masculinity, and Nature— unpacking how these entities shape Southern identity for young men-of-color.

Miranda received his MFA from California College of the Arts, and was a 2023 recipient of the South Florida Cultural Consortium Grant. Select Solo exhibitions include “Florida Jitt”, 2022, Museum of African Diaspora, San Francisco, California; “Purple Coming In”, 2017, IS Projects, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Select Group exhibitions include “From The Water”, 2021, Brooklyn, New York; “digital/room”, 2020, Slash Gallery, San Francisco, California; “Tell Me A Story”, 2019, Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles, California. Miranda received The Fountainhead Residency, The Growlery Residency, and the CCA Alumni Sculpture Residency.

Statement

Raised in a White and Afro-Caribbean household, Miranda grew up caught between opposing cultural identities. This created an “identity vacuum”- a void that would eventually be filled by his surrounding environment: ‘the Down South’.

His work depicts this lived experience as it intersects with Southern hip-hop, Masculinity, and Nature— exploring how these entities contribute to identity for young men-of-color. Referencing gestures, humidity, and foliage, these sculptural objects convey the landscape of a ‘Contemporary South.' Exploring an inherent need to ‘peacock’ or ‘flex’ masculinity via gestures, his sculptures draw parallels between the body and how Nature flexes in its own way. The juxtaposition between fragile florals and hardened gestures push the viewer to re-imagine what it means to embody masculinity.

An underlying thread throughout the work is the “Come Up”; the need to present ourselves as having ‘come up’ out of certain socioeconomic conditions. As a way to portray this ‘Down South’, jewelry is often adorned and referred to as ‘water’ or ‘glass’, for its reflective quality. The glass vessels reference these terms and are ultimately used to represent this upward mobility.

Please email for all purchase inquiries.