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.