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Dates:
October 28 – December 31, 2025
Time:
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (last entrance at 3:00 p.m.)
Location:
The Kampong (4013 South Douglas Road, Miami FL 33133)
The Kampong is proud to present Rootwork, a solo exhibition featuring Naomi Fisher and her 25-year practice of botanically inspired art-making and community organizing in Miami. The exhibition highlights new sculptures and paintings inspired by the flora found in Miami alongside a selection of archival works that trace Fisher’s long engagement with the botanical world.
Rootwork speaks to the act of grounding — of drawing resilience, identity, and inspiration from the places that sustain us. As both artist and organizer, Fisher’s practice is deeply entwined with Miami’s ecosystems and communities. Her public art commissions have leveraged beauty as a strategy to unify diverse audiences and inspire environmental action. Her practice examines the persistent presence of natural forms in material culture — from ancient vines to Art Deco ornamentation — while employing, when possible, eco-friendly and sustainable materials. Her extensive public art experience includes commissions for Codina Partners, Givenchy, Oslo Kommunes Kunstsamling, the Henry, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Cymbal DTL, and The Underline Park.
Rootwork will present the botanical forms that have anchored Fisher’s career across painting, photography, ceramics, and large-scale sculpture. Works from her archive will illuminate her process, featuring studies and artworks that shaped major public art projects.
Public programming will extend Rootwork beyond the gallery, inviting audiences to connect with art and nature through hands-on and participatory experiences.
Visitors to The Kampong can enjoy Rootwork included in the price of admission for a garden tour. Parking is limited and online reservations are strongly encouraged. Reservations can be made via our online booking site. Email kampong@ntbg.org for additional information.
Join us for the opening reception of Rootwork on October 30 at 6:30pm. The artist will do a walk through of the exhibition starting at 7:15pm and 8:15pm, spanning all three rooms of the historic Fairchild-Sweeney House, and into the garden to Fisher’s large scale interactive sculpture within The Kampong’s heritage tropical fruit collection.
Naomi Fisher (b. 1976) is a Miami-born artist, curator, and activist whose expansive career explores performative methodologies across mediums intended to promote a more eco-conscious and feminist future. The daughter of a botanist, her work often draws inspiration from the wild tropical environment of Miami, exploring intersections of art, ecology, and activism through a feminist lens. She has completed numerous major public art commissions and her work is held in prominent collections worldwide. Fisher is the co-founder and director of Bas Fisher Invitational (BFI), a W.A.G.E.-certified 501(c)3 nonprofit centering artists from and working in Miami, with a focus on raising awareness about ecological and artist labor issues in Miami.