Carlos Gamez de Francisco

Carlos Gamez de Francisco (b.1987, Holguin, Cuba) lives and works in Prospect,

KY. 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.