Charest-Weinberg Gallery, located in the heart of Miami's Wynwood district, has joined an elite core of Miami art venues, both private and institutional. Eric Charest-Weinberg, at 25, a young dealer by any standard, quickly noted the obvious benefits of the influx of international galleries participating in the vast network of fairs during the month of December. With his eyes set on Miami from the beginning of his career, Eric first apprenticed under Brian Brisson, a respected long-time dealer in Montreal’s Old Port District, where... Read more

Charest-Weinberg Gallery, located in the heart of Miami’s Wynwood district, has joined an elite core of Miami art venues, both private and institutional. Eric Charest-Weinberg, at 25, a young dealer by any standard, quickly noted the obvious benefits of the influx of international galleries participating in the vast network of fairs during the month of December. With his eyes set on Miami from the beginning of his career, Eric first apprenticed under Brian Brisson, a respected long-time dealer in Montreal’s Old Port District, where Charest-Weinberg was raised, and later as sole proprietor of his own successful gallery/experimental laboratory in Key West.

Eager to step up his level of programming, fully internationalize his roster, and interface with a much more sophisticated and receptive peer group of collectors, critics, and curators, Eric inaugurated his architect-designed space in Wynwood with more than enough requisite business savvy, but — more importantly — with an exceedingly proactive creative philosophy. To wit: a flexible, fluid, highly mobile philosophy completely divergent from the surrounding galleries who — though often blessed with a decade or more of experience – seemed resigned to the fact that Miami is, and will always remain, a seasonal phenomenon. In short, contrary to many young gallerists with similar entrepreneurial ambitions, he had done five years of on-site research specifically devoted to ascertaining the core elements needed to elevate Miami beyond its growing reputation as a commercial juggernaut in the winter months, and one in which the entirety of the Miami culture-industry competes year-round with more established art centers like New York, London, and Berlin.