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Carlos Gamez de Francisco

Born: 1987

Hometown: Fort Myers

Based in: Fort Myers

Carlos Gamez de Francisco (b.1987, Holguin, Cuba) lives and works in Fort Myers, FL. He has received numerous awards including the Fine Art Photographer of the Year at Moscow International Photo Awards, the Honorable Mention at International Color Awards and Tokio International Photo Awards; the Museum Guild Purchase Award at Evansville Museum; the SAIC Distinguished Scholarship at The Art Institute of Chicago; the Key to the City of Louisville by Mayor Greg Fischer; and the “Dreammakers” Artist in Residence at Muhammad Ali Center. He has had solo shows at 21c Museum, Bentonville, AR; Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, NY, Hardcore Art Contemporary Space, Miami, FL; Muhammad Ali Museum, Louisville, KY; and the Colonial Museum of Fine Arts, Havana. Gamez de Francisco is represented in the collections of the 21c Museum, Louisville, KY; the Fashion Resource Center at The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL; the Cubaocho Museum & Performing Arts Center, Miami, FL; and the Louisville Metro Hall, Louisville, KY.

 



Carlos Gamez de Francisco In The Studio

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More About Carlos Gamez de Francisco

Question IconWhat inspires you?

Life

Question IconDescribe your creative process.

I love to work on series of thirty to fifty pieces. All the pieces have a theme and technique in common. I begin using the inspiration I gain through audiobooks I listen to while I paint. While listening to everything from How to Talk to Anyone to The Little Prince, I paint the grisaille first before adding layers of vibrant colors. I work through the details at the end.

Question IconWhat are 3 words that best describe your work?

Figurative Contemporary Art

Question IconWho are some artists that have influenced your work?

Picasso, Velazquez, Cosme Proenza, Takashi Murakami

Question IconWhat is the most important tool when creating your work?

Passion

Question IconWhat is the best piece of advice you have been given?

I heard a quote by Picasso that changed my life at a young age. He said “Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.” I work six days a week, often times working 15 hours a day.

Question IconWhere do you go for inspiration?

My preferences in the field of art are very broad, ranging from the Renaissance painters and Russian classics to Japanese prints, expressionism (especially the German in the early twentieth century), and graphic art in general, Toulouse-Lautrec and the aesthetics of the trade magazines.


Credentials

Awards

The Best in Show, Chauvet Art, Nashville, TN

2024

1st Prize Winner, Fine Art Photography Awards

2023

Fischer Award, Louisville Visual Art, Louisville, KY

2021

Gold Award, 2020 Moscow International Photo Awards

2020

Fine Art Photographer of the Year

2020

Museum Guild Purchase Award, Evansville Museum

2017

SAIC Distinguished Scholarship, Art Institute of Chicago

2015

Key to the City of Louisville by Mayor Greg Fischer

2012

“Dreammakers” Artist in Residence. Muhammad Ali Center

2009

Exhibitions

Flora & Fauna, Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, OH

United States of America, 2023

Forbidden Garden, The Grogan Gallery, Houston, TX

United States of America, 2022

Femme Fuerte, Monica Graham Fine Art, Carmel, CA

United States of America, 2022

Figurative Finery, CV Art and Frame, Zionsville, IN

United States of America, 2022

Gilded Age Fashion, Karen Anderer Fine Art, Lancaster, PA

United States of America, 2022

New Works, Portland Art Gallery, Portland, ME

United States of America, 2022