WOAH and Audi Celebrate Lee Quiñones and Chef Jeremy Ford at an Intimate Artist’s Table at Miami Art Week
Far from the frenzy, a thoughtful gathering celebrating Quiñones’ legacy and Ford’s seed-to-plate philosophy at an immersive evening where art, cuisine and community intertwined
Miami Art Week’s most memorable moments often unfold far from the fair floors—around shared tables, improbable pairings and subtle gestures revealing culture’s deeper connective tissue. This week, WOAH™ (Work of Art Holdings) and Audi presented one of those rare gatherings: an Artist’s Table dinner celebrating legendary artist Lee Quiñones and Michelin-starred chef Jeremy Ford, set on La Vista Terrace at The Miami Beach EDITION.
For many guests, the art week experience began with a taxi queue at Miami International Airport, but the Audi experience opened with the quiet luxe of being met by Audi’s all-new A6 Sportback e-tron, a stay at the 1 Hotel (an Audi partner) and the opportunity to ride and test-drive the car throughout the week, experiencing it’s sweeping silhouette not just visually captivating but sculpted for aerodynamic performance, merging elegance with purpose in every line.
WOAH, founded by Michi Jigarjian and joined by Isolde Brielmaier, PhD, has built a reputation for cultivating cultural dialogue across industries. Similarly, Audi brings its design-driven ethos and commitment to creative progress. Together, they’ve shaped Artist’s Table into a dinner series where culinary practice and artistic practice meet on equal footing—collaborations that feel thoughtful and not forced.
“Audi and WOAH share a mission to celebrate the artists and designers who push boundaries and inspire through their work,” shared Isolde Brielmaier, Chief Strategy Officer of WOAH. “The Artist’s Table series allows us to bring that mission to life, pairing internationally acclaimed artists with renowned chefs to create experiences that honor diverse cultures and build community in meaningful ways.”
This edition paired Quiñones—whose pioneering work in 1970s New York transformed subway cars into rolling murals of ingenuity—with Ford, the Miami chef whose deep relationship to the land is informed by his own farm /in Homestead, FL. After the cocktail hour, guests gathered under ethereal spotlights and billowing translucent curtains, with Ford’s vivid dishes arranged along a U-shaped table draped in a muslin runner embroidered with quotations inspired by Quiñones’ work: “Common Sense Common Courtesy Common Ground.” Nestled in the shape of the table was a lush grass carpet and floral arrangement, inspired by Florida’s wetlands peeking above the height of the table.
As the menu unfolded, each dish reflected Ford’s seed-to-plate ethos, while projections of Quiñones’ upcoming documentary flickered softly overhead, showing him painting and cooking—two disciplines that share more DNA than one might imagine.
There was a palpable camaraderie between chef and artist. Ford, at one point leaning back to reveal the unmistakable Michelin-star tattoo on his neck, joked to Quiñones that he hoped “they never go out of fashion.” Quiñones, with a smile that carried decades of creative rebellion, responded in the spirit of two craftsmen who know the weight—and absurdity—of accolades.
“We were honored to have artist Lee Quiñones and Chef Jeremy Ford host WOAH’s Artist’s Table,” shared Michi Jigarjian, CEO and Founder of WOAH. “Both are visionaries in their respective fields, and together they elevated this installment of our dinner series into an experience that felt deeply grounded in place, heritage, and craft. Lee’s exploration of cultural identity and Jeremy’s seed-to-plate philosophy created an evening that celebrated origin stories and the kind of authentic expression that defines Miami Art Week at its best.”
Guests moved fluidly between culinary immersion and artistic reflection. YoungArts alum India Carney opened the evening with a stirring live vocal performance, and a playlist curated by Quiñones and Carney carried into Audi’s fleet of vehicles—an unexpected extension of the collaboration that turned each ride into part of the experience.
Each guest departed with a gift that echoed the night’s themes of community and craft: a signed copy of Lee Quiñones: Fifty Years of New York Graffiti Art and Beyond, Ford’s Farm Mango Chutney with a lid illustration by Quiñones, KRINK markers, and a signed limited-edition print by the artist.
Chatting with Whaewon Choi on how the WOAH partnership came to be and Audi’s overall investment in creatives within the art and design space, she shared, “Our Artist’s Table dinner series with WOAH reflects Audi’s commitment to art and design. These dinners create space for artists and culinary innovators to showcase their creativity and ideas. Audi is proud to spotlight the works of Quiñones and Ford and bring the creative community together. Elaborating on why Audi and WOAH chose Miami for this dinner, Choi shared “With existing relationships in Miami to partners like InterMiami CF and 1Hotels, we embrace Miami as a city filled with inspiration, culture and connection. Miami was a natural fit to build on our community and get us ready for some exciting and fast (F1) adventures next year.’
In a week known for scale, WOAH and Audi offered something more intimate: an evening where the lines between disciplines blurred—where farm met canvas, heritage met technique, and two masters of their respective crafts found common language at the table. It was a reminder that cultural innovation often begins in small, shared spaces, shaped by people who care about the worlds they’re building.
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