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The Gary Nader Art Centre currently features 2,000 individual works of art by 150 master artists from around the world. He says that as much influence as his work has had on the city of Miami, it took some coaxing to get Art Basel to take notice of the importance of including work by Latin artists into its annual fold. "I criticized [Art Basel] very strongly, because there was a time when there was only one Latin American art gallery featured; maybe two. I said, 'You come to our town and Latin American art is not worth showing at your festival?' I then put my own show together at the same time as the Art Basel show to showcase Latin American master artists. We had 10,000 people come to our event. They took note of it," he says, "And today, they have more than 20 art galleries from Latin American artists at Art Basel shows." Indeed, the Art Basel website's description of their December 2019 show states, "In our American show, leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Africa show significant work from the masters of modern and contemporary art," proving they are now more inclusive in their approach. In listening to Gary speak about his rich Latin American culture, I get the answer to my original questions as it hits me that what sets Latin American-inspired artwork apart is not the art itself, but the historical roadmap it provides of a people and their struggles, as well as a collective culture. It is because of this rich cultural history that Gary has built his Latin American Art Museum on the second floor of the Gary Nader Art Centre gallery. He hopes the museum provides a multi-textured experience to art lovers, in viewing the gallery as well as the museum. "Miami is the bridge of Latin America for opportunity. With this museum, we want to tell our story and we are telling great stories through our artists' work," he proudly states. "The historical collection at our museum is extremely important to show this rich history through art to our children, and for the world to see and experience." As one of the most talented and aggressive art curators of modern history, Gary has crafted a one-of-a- kind collection of master artists at his gallery, with works by master artists Pablo Picasso, Roberto Matta, Martin Kippenberger, Frank Stella, Henri Matisse and Marc Chagall; helping to put his money where his mouth is in displaying the works of internationally known artists of Chilean, German, Dutch, French, Russian, and Spanish descent. Gary Nader Art Centre also boasts 100 individual works by Colombian master artist, Fernando Botero, making it the largest Botero collection in the world. Another goal is to set a precedent in the Miami metropolitan area with hopes that galleries from all over the world will descend on Miami, not just during major festivals like Art Basel, but year- round. "The great cities of the world today are what they are because of their art. When somebody travels to a major city, after thinking about where they will stay and where they will eat, the very next thing they think about is the art and culture of a city. Right now, Miami is extremely behind on that. We have 30,000 visitors who come here for 5 or 6 days, and we have to bring more important galleries to Miami." While the art gallery is an all-inclusive epic journey through international art, for Gary, his Latin American Art Museum is his life's work and a love letter to his Latin American roots. "If you tour our museum, you will learn about all the artists we feature, and why it is