MIAMI, FL.- PULSE Contemporary Art Fair presents PULSE Miami 2012, a leading art fair dedicated to international contemporary art, from December 6-9, 2012, at the The Ice Palace Studios in Miami. Currently in its eighth edition, PULSE Miami will open on Tuesday, December 4, 2012, with a special preview evening and silent auction, hosted by artnet Auctions, benefiting The Lotus House Women’s Shelter in Miami. This year’s fair will be home to eighty six national and international galleries, presenting exhibitions that span across all media, from works on paper, paintings, and sculptures, to performances, installations, and video art.

“The gallery submissions for PULSE Miami 2012 represent the highest caliber of applicants we’ve received in the history of the fair. Eighty percent of our exhibitors are returning to us from previous years, and we are pleased to have a hand in their individual successes,” comments Cornell DeWitt, Director. “As one of the longstanding art fairs in Miami and New York to host local and international exhibitors, PULSE is oftentimes a barometer of the global art market. This year, we’ve noticed a particularly growing presence of European galleries that are relying on a strong US market to sustain sales.”

Galleries at PULSE Miami 2012 that have exhibited with the fair since its earliest days are Galerie Anita Beckers (Frankfurt), ftc. (Berlin), Hilger modern/contemporary (Vienna), Mixed Greens (New York); Mark Moore Gallery (Culver City), GALERIE STEFAN ROEPKE (Cologne), Julie Saul Gallery (New York), Schroeder Romero (New York), Carrie Secrist Gallery (Chicago), GALERIA SENDA – ESPAI 2NOU2 (Barcelona), Margaret Thatcher Projects (New York), TORCH (Amsterdam), Von Lintel Gallery (New York), and Pavel Zoubok Gallery (New York). Top galleries returning again for 2012 include Danziger Gallery (New York), Davidson Contemporary (New York), Dorsch Gallery (Miami), NIEVES FERNANDEZ (Madrid), Martin Kudlek (Cologne), LUIS DE JESUS LOS ANGELES (Los Angeles), Yossi Milo (New York), Von Lintel Gallery (New York), and many others.

The complete list of PULSE MIAMI 2012 exhibitors includes ADAMSON GALLERY (Washington, D.C.), Galerie Anita Beckers (Frankfurt), Benrimon Contemporary (New York), Josée Bienvenu Gallery (New York), GALERIE ANDREAS BINDER (Munich), bitforms gallery (New York), Black & White / Project Space (Brooklyn), Brancolini Grimaldi (London), Carroll/Fletcher (London), CONRADS (Duesseldorf), Danzinger Gallery (New York), Davidson Contemporary (New York), Dorsch Gallery (Miami), espaivisor – Visor Gallery (Valencia), Rosamund Felsen Gallery (Santa Monica), NIEVES FERNANDEZ (Madrid), Jonathan Ferrara Gallery (New York), ftc. (Berlin), Nohra Haime Gallery (New York), James Harris Gallery (Seattle), Patrick Heide Contemporary Art (London), , Hilger modern/contemporary (Vienna), Hosfelt Gallery (New York), Kuckei + Kuckei (Berlin), Martin Kudlek (Cologne), Lawrie Shabibi (Dubai), Elizabeth Leach Gallery (Portland), LeBasse Projects (Culver City), Joshua Liner Gallery (New York), LMAKprojects (New York), Diana Lowenstein Gallery (Miami), LUIS DE JESUS LOS ANGELES (Los Angeles), M + B (Los Angeles), Man&Eve (London), Ellen Miller Gallery (Boston), Yossi Milo (New York), Mixed Greens (New York), Mark Moore Gallery (Culver City), Nuova Galleria Morone (Milan), Pablo’s Birthday (New York), La Galerie Particulière (Paris), Purdy Hicks Gallery (London), Galerie Alex Daniels -Reflex Amsterdam (Amsterdam), Yancey Richardson Gallery (New York), GALERIE STEFAN ROEPKE (Cologne), Tyler Rollins Fine Art (New York), Rose Gallery (Santa Monica), Mary Ryan Gallery (New York), Julie Saul Gallery (New York), Schroeder Romero (New York), Carrie Secrist Gallery (Chicago), GALERIA SENDA – ESPAI 2NOU2 (Barcelona), Shoshana Wayne Gallery (Santa Monica), David B. Smith Gallery (Denver), MARC STRAUS (New York), Galerie Michael Sturm (Stuttgart), Margaret Thatcher Projects (New York), Cristin Tierney Gallery (New York), TOMLINSON KONG CONTEMPORARY (New York), TORCH (Amsterdam), Fred Torres Collaborations (New York), Vigo Gallery (London), Von Lintel Gallery (New York), WAGNER + PARTNER (Berlin), Rick Wester Fine Art (New York), Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery (New York), Miyako Yoshinaga (New York), Jerome Zodo Contemporary (New York), Pavel Zoubok Gallery (New York).

IMPULSE MIAMI 2012 exhibitors are Adah Rose Gallery (Kensington), ALARCON CRIADO (Sevilla), blazerARTprojects (Basel), Brunnhofer Gallery (Linz), C24 (New York), Galleri Jonas Kleerup (Stockholm), AI KOWADA GALLERY (Toyko), NARWHAL (Toronto), THE RESIDENCE GALLERY (London), SCARAMOUCHE (New York), WIDMER + THEODORIDIS (Zurich), and GALERIE WITTENBRINK (Munich). IMPULSE artists are eligible to receive the PULSE PRIZE, a monetary grant that is awarded to an emerging artist of distinction, selected by the PULSE Committee, a typically closed jury that will expand this season to include renowned curators and collectors. The 2012 PULSE PRIZE winner will be announced on Saturday, December 8, 2012. This year’s limited edition PULSE Miami tote bags were designed by last year’s recipient, Larissa Nowicki.

Nonprofit organizations exhibiting at PULSE Miami 2012 include LegalArt (Miami), Girls’ Club (Fort Lauderdale), The West Collection (Oaks), and Dimensions Variable (Miami).

The PULSE Contemporary Art Fairs selection committee includes galleries NIEVES FERNANDEZ, LUIS DE JESUS LOS ANGELES, GALERIE STEFAN ROEPKE, Von Lintel Gallery, and Pavel Zoubok Gallery. PULSE Miami 2012 is excited to be partnered with artnet Auctions and Miami Downtown Development Authority, and sponsored in part by Travelers Insurance, Societe Perrier, Heineken, MALIN+GOETZ, 42Below Vodka, and RENDR.