Mikhaile Solomon

Founder / Director at Prizm Art Fair

Mikhaile Solomon was born and raised in Miami, Florida and is Caribbean heritage. Her parents are the from the island of St. Kitts – Nevis. She is a graduate of Florida International University’s Graduate program in Architecture and completed her undergraduate degree in Theatre Arts at the University of South Florida. With her varied professional experience comes many years of developmental work in design, education, curatorial practice, arts advocacy and community development. In 2013, Mikhaile founded and currently serves as Director of Prizm Art Fair, a cutting-edge art fair that expands the spectrum of exhibiting international artists from the global African Diaspora and Emerging Markets during Miami Art Week. Since 2013, Prizm has grown from exhibiting 25 contemporary artists to developing a hybrid Fair program with 40 – 60 individual artists annually, and a burgeoning gallery program. Mikhaile is currently actively involved in a number of leadership organizations that give her the capacity to emphasize the importance the arts play in the shaping of holistic communities. Mikhaile is a recent graduate of the Goldman Sach’s 10,000 Small Businesses Program, and member of Leadership Florida and Miami’s Next Leaders. Mikhaile’s varied professional background has instilled a great capacity for leadership and her continued service to the Greater Miami community through the arts. Her hope is to help strengthen Miami’s cultural offerings and to participate in the creation of more creative opportunities for its residents.