Carlos Gamez de Francisco
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As a post-revolutionary Cuban born artist, Carlos Gamez de Francisco paints a bright distorted reality in which he demystifies classical beauty and presents it as more of a natural process in its natural form. The figures in his portraiture-style artworks are superimposed and manipulated through the artist’s own experiences of historical figures and events.
Francisco’s style is heavily influenced by his Cuban upbringing in a Russian governed academia setting. This presence exposed Francisco to the world of figurative arts while censoring contemporary art. His near-obsession with the past and storytelling translates into his work, which provides an escape from reality while creating an illusory world.
Gamez de Francisco received his BFA from the Art Institute of Chicago in 2016. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally as well as shown in many private and public collections including the 21c Museum in Louisville, Kentucky, and the Cubaocho Museum in Miami, Florida. Francisco has received numerous awards and commissions including a mural for Google.
As a post-revolutionary Cuban born artist, Carlos Gamez de Francisco imbues his portraiture-style artworks with a bright, distorted reality that challenges the classical aesthetics of yesteryear. Through superimposition and manipulation, he deconstructs and reconstructs the figures in his paintings, incorporating his personal experiences and knowledge of historical figures and events.
Francisco's oeuvre reflects the influences of his Cuban upbringing in a Russian governed academia setting, where the emphasis on figurative art was at odds with the censorship of contemporary artistic expression. The artist's nonconformist spirit led him to reexamine the veracity of history and its representation, resulting in a decontextualization of epochs and artistic symbols. This approach allows him to bridge the past and present, creating a connection that challenges our perception of the historical narrative.
Francisco's artistic practice is steeped in a near-obsessive dedication to storytelling and the past, resulting in the creation of an illusory world that provides an escape from reality. Through this process, he transforms classical beauty into a natural process, demystifying its traditional allure while simultaneously redefining it. The result is a provocative and engaging body of work that invites the viewer to question their own understanding of history, beauty, and the human condition.
Gamez de Francisco received his BFA from the Art Institute of Chicago in 2016. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally as well as shown in many private and public collections including the 21c Museum in Louisville, Kentucky, and the Cubaocho Museum in Miami, Florida. Francisco has received numerous awards and commissions including a mural for Google.
SELECT SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025- A Laugh Hard to Forget, Worldwide Showcase Gallery, Louisville, KY
- Social Etiquette, 906 Art Gallery, Greenville, SC
- A Journey into the Surreal, CV Art and Frame, Zionsville, IN
- Euphoria, Chauvet Arts, Nashville, TN
- Flora & Fauna, Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
- Forbidden Garden, The Grogan Gallery, Houston, TX
- Femme Fuerte, Monica Graham Fine Art, Carmel, CA
- Gilded Age Fashion, Karen Anderer Fine Art, Lancaster, PA
- New Works, Portland Art Gallery, Portland, ME
- Bloom, Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
- The Figurative Filter, Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- Six Shades of Sunlight, Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
- New Work, Portland Art Gallery, Portland, ME
- New Work, CV Art and Frame, Zionsville, IN
- Dancing on the Couch, Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
- Keeneland Couture, New Editions Gallery, Lexington, KY
- Personality Plus, Kore Gallery, Louisville, KY
- New Works, Weinberger Fine Art, Kansas City, MO
- “Modern Nobility”, Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
- “Specimen Lost in a Tropical Island”, New Editions Gallery, Lexington, KY
- “An Uncommon Vision: Equines, Archetypes, and Allegories”, New Editions Gallery, Lexington, KY
- “The Power of the Powerless”, Moremen Moloney Contemporary, Louisville, KY
- New Work, Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, NY
- “FAQ’s 1789-1987”, Moremen Moloney Contemporary, Louisville, KY
- “Troubling Beauty”, 21c Museum, Bentonville, AR
- “Troubling Beauty”, 21c Museum, Louisville, KY
- “Size Matters”, The Green Building Gallery, Louisville, KY
- “Cactus Petals, Fluctuating Asymmetry, and Crimes of Passion”, Tinney Contemporary, Nashville, TN
- “Pétalos de Cactus, Fluctuaciones Asimétricas, y Crimen Pasional”, Visual Art Association, Holguín, Cuba
- “Radical Genealogy: The Decline of Dauphins, Courtesans and Hounds”, Hardcore Art Contemporary Space, Miami, FL
- “Trio”, Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
- “Black Portraits of Pomegranate Eaters”, Swanson Contemporary, Louisville, KY
- “Cuban Now”, 21c Museum, Louisville, KY
- “The Last Words of Louis XVI”, Muhammad Ali Museum, Louisville, KY
- “Fungus for Parry-Rombeg”, Les Arts Gallery, Balearic Islands, Spain
- “The Last Little Vincent and Jean Puy”, Colonial Museum of Fine Arts, Havana, Cuba
- “The Hole of the Mirror”, Ibero-American House, Holguín, Cuba
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025- Featured Artist, Artclectic, University School of Nashville, Nashville, TN
- Women Pulling at the Threads of Social Discourse: Don’t Be Absurd, CAMP Gallery, Miami, FL
- 48th Mid-States Craft Exhibition, Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science, Evansville, IN
- Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
- Chevere, Louisville Visual Art, Louisville, KY
- Garden Delight, Sewickley, PA
- May Show, Portland Art Gallery
- Amalgamation, WheelHouse Art, Louisville, KY
- "Portraits of Paradox", Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- Art Miami, Omsa Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Contemporary Classic, Bradbury Art Museum, Jonesboro, AR
- Harvest of Colors, Chauvet Art, Nashville, TN
- New Work, Portland Art Gallery, Portland, ME
- Cultural Perspectives, Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY
- Cowboys + Maidens, Chauvet Art, Nashville, TN
- Fluid History, Culture & Style, Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- Taipei International Convention Center, Art Revolution Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
- Master Photographers, Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY
- Contemporary Classic, Bradbury Art Museum, Jonesboro, AR
- History and Romance, SLATE Contemporary Gallery, Oakland, CA
- Showers Spring Summer, Chauvet Art, Nashville, TN
- Art Market San Francisco, Slate Contemporary, Oakland, CA
- Celebrating Contemporary Latinx Artists, Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- Alluring Beauty, Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- Collective Imagination: Art Right Now, Chauvet Art, Nashville, TN
- Garden Party, New Editions Gallery, Lexington, KY
- SCOPE Art Fair, The CAMP Gallery, Miami, FL
- Affordable Art Fair NYC, Artplex Gallery, New York, NY
- Figuratively Speaking, New Editions Gallery, Lexington, KY
- Supernova, The Grogan Gallery, Houston, TX
- Face It, Jack Rabbit Gallery, Houston, TX
- Afterimage; Sensations of Colors, Nashville, TN
- Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- Bloom, Bev’s Fine Art, Raleigh, NC
- Mix it Up!, New Editions Gallery, Lexington, KY
- Moscow International Foto Awards Winner’s Exhibition, Moscow, Russia
- Dress Up, Speak Up: Regalia and Resistance, 21c Museum, Cincinnati, OH
- Mix it Up!, New Editions Gallery, Lexington, KY
- “Endless Summer”, Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
- 46 International Art Exhibition, Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, Brownsville, TX
- PHOTO’ 18, Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, NY
- “Keep your Clothes ON”, New Editions Gallery, Lexington, KY
- 30th Annual Decatur Arts Festival, Decatur Arts Alliance, Decatur, GA
- Art at the Center Juried Exhibition, Overland Park, KS
- “Merton Among Us”, 849 Gallery, KyCAD, Louisville, KY
- 45th Mid-States Craft Exhibition, Evansville Museum, Evansville, IN
- “Mistrz i morze”, ArtGalle Galeria, Szczecin, Poland
- Context Art Miami, Ai Bo Gallery, Miami, FL
- Cubaocho Museum & Performing Arts Center, Miami, FL
- “Cuban Fried Chicken”, MAC Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- “Cuban Art: Influence and Articulation”, Moremen Moloney Contemporary, Louisville, KY
- “Navigate”, 1619 Flux Art + Activism, Louisville, KY
- New Blood Festival, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Art Southampton, Glenn Aber Contemporary, New York, NY
- “Latin Views 2014”, Alexey Von Schlippe Gallery, Groton, Connecticut
- “Miami New Media Festival”, The Chill Concept, Miami, FL
- Art Hamptons, Glenn Aber Contemporary, New York, NY
- Art Palm Beach, Glenn Aber Contemporary, Palm Beach, FL
- “NSHMBA Louisville Fundraising & Awards Gala”, NSHMBA, Louisville, KY
- “Dis-semblance: Projecting and Perceiving Identity”, 21c Museum, Cincinnati, OH
- “Acuarelas III”, Lombillo Palace, Havana, Cuba
- Scope - Art Basel, Miami, Hardcore Art Contemporary Space
- “Latin Views”, Alexey Von Schlippe Gallery, Groton, Connecticut
- “Mada New Media Festival’11”, Hardcore Art Contemporary Space, Miami, FL
- “Contemporary Realism”, Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
- “Acuerelas II”, Lombillo Palace, Havana, Cuba
- “Fronteras Desdibujadas”, Periquera Colonial Museum, Holguín, Cuba
- "EKLEKTICITY.", George Rodez Gallery, Miami, FL
- “Drove my wife crazy”, Pyro Gallery, Louisville, KY
- “Cuban Artists”, Rome, Italy
- ”Dachshund, a Legend”, Humboldt professorship, University of Havana, Havana, Cuba
AWARDS
2024- The Best in Show, Chauvet Art, Nashville, TN
- 1st Prize Winner, Fine Art Photography Awards, London, England
- Jury Award, About Face, The Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
- Art in Metro Hall Exhibition, Mayor Greg Fischer, Louisville, KY
- Platinum Winner, Muse Photography Awards, NY
- Fischer Award, Louisville Visual Art, Louisville, KY
- Gold Award, Tokyo International Foto Awards, Tokyo, Japan
- Fine Art Photographer of the Year, Moscow International Photo Awards, Moscow, Russia
- Gold Award, Moscow International Photo Awards, Moscow, Russia
- Honorable Mention, Tokyo International Photo Awards, Tokyo, Japan
- Bronze Award, Moscow International Photo Awards, Moscow, Russia
- Honorable Mention, 30th Annual Decatur Arts Festival, Decatur, GA
- Museum Guild Purchase Award, Evansville Museum, Evansville, IN
- Ox Bow Merit Scholarship, Ox Bow School of Art, Saugatuck, MI
- Capital Professional Development Program, 21c Museum, Louisville, KY
- SAIC Distinguished Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- SAIC Grants, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Kurtich Travel Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Key to the City of Louisville by Mayor Greg Fischer, Louisville, KY
- Norman Kohlepp Merit Awards, Louisville Visual Art Association, Louisville, KY
- Capital Professional Development Program, 21c Museum, Louisville, KY
- “Dreammakers” Artist in Residence, Muhammad Ali Center, Louisville, KY
- City Award, Visual Art Association, Holguín, Cuba
- Best Performance, XXI Provincial Visual Art Exhibition, Holguín, Cuba
- Exhibit of Illustrated Poetry, Holguin Gallery, Holguin, Cuba
COLLECTIONS
- Apple TV, New York, NY
- Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY
- 21C Museum, St. Louis, MO
- Clefstone Inn, Bar Harbor, MA
- Maker’s Mark Distillery, KY
- Evansville Museum, Evansville, IN
- 21C Museum, Louisville, KY
- Fashion Resource Center, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Cuba Ocho Museum & Performing Art Center, Miami, FL
- Polanco’s Collection, Havana, Cuba
- Louisville’s Metro Hall, Louisville, KY
- Muhammad Ali Museum, Louisville, KY
- Jasteka Cultural Center, Jeffersonville, Indiana
- Kentucky International Convention Center, Louisville, KY
- La Periquera Museum, Holguin, Cuba
- Gamez de Francisco´s works are also in private collections in the United States, Spain, Luxembourg, Ecuador, Italy, Argentina, Costa Rica, and Mexico.
PUBLIC PROJECTS
2020- Horse Trilogy commissioned by Breeder’s Cup, Maker’s Mark, and Keeneland, Lexington, KY
- Mural commissioned by Origin Lexington Hotel, Lexington, KY
- Mural commissioned by Google and LVA, Louisville, KY
- La Boca del Lobo International Film Festival, Madrid, Spain
- “3Rd Annual KY Short Film & Video Showcase”, 21C Museum, Louisville, KY
- VII National Festival of Audiovisual “By First Time”, Holguin, Cuba
TV & FILM
- How I Met Your Father
As a post-revolutionary Cuban born artist, Carlos Gamez de Francisco imbues his portraiture-style artworks with a bright, distorted reality that challenges the classical aesthetics of yesteryear. Through superimposition and manipulation, he deconstructs and reconstructs the figures in his paintings, incorporating his personal experiences and knowledge of historical figures and events.
Francisco's oeuvre reflects the influences of his Cuban upbringing in a Russian governed academia setting, where the emphasis on figurative art was at odds with the censorship of contemporary artistic expression. The artist's nonconformist spirit led him to reexamine the veracity of history and its representation, resulting in a decontextualization of epochs and artistic symbols. This approach allows him to bridge the past and present, creating a connection that challenges our perception of the historical narrative.
Francisco's artistic practice is steeped in a near-obsessive dedication to storytelling and the past, resulting in the creation of an illusory world that provides an escape from reality. Through this process, he transforms classical beauty into a natural process, demystifying its traditional allure while simultaneously redefining it. The result is a provocative and engaging body of work that invites the viewer to question their own understanding of history, beauty, and the human condition.
Gamez de Francisco received his BFA from the Art Institute of Chicago in 2016. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally as well as shown in many private and public collections including the 21c Museum in Louisville, Kentucky, and the Cubaocho Museum in Miami, Florida. Francisco has received numerous awards and commissions including a mural for Google.
SELECT SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025- A Laugh Hard to Forget, Worldwide Showcase Gallery, Louisville, KY
- Social Etiquette, 906 Art Gallery, Greenville, SC
- A Journey into the Surreal, CV Art and Frame, Zionsville, IN
- Euphoria, Chauvet Arts, Nashville, TN
- Flora & Fauna, Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
- Forbidden Garden, The Grogan Gallery, Houston, TX
- Femme Fuerte, Monica Graham Fine Art, Carmel, CA
- Gilded Age Fashion, Karen Anderer Fine Art, Lancaster, PA
- New Works, Portland Art Gallery, Portland, ME
- Bloom, Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
- The Figurative Filter, Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- Six Shades of Sunlight, Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
- New Work, Portland Art Gallery, Portland, ME
- New Work, CV Art and Frame, Zionsville, IN
- Dancing on the Couch, Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
- Keeneland Couture, New Editions Gallery, Lexington, KY
- Personality Plus, Kore Gallery, Louisville, KY
- New Works, Weinberger Fine Art, Kansas City, MO
- “Modern Nobility”, Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
- “Specimen Lost in a Tropical Island”, New Editions Gallery, Lexington, KY
- “An Uncommon Vision: Equines, Archetypes, and Allegories”, New Editions Gallery, Lexington, KY
- “The Power of the Powerless”, Moremen Moloney Contemporary, Louisville, KY
- New Work, Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, NY
- “FAQ’s 1789-1987”, Moremen Moloney Contemporary, Louisville, KY
- “Troubling Beauty”, 21c Museum, Bentonville, AR
- “Troubling Beauty”, 21c Museum, Louisville, KY
- “Size Matters”, The Green Building Gallery, Louisville, KY
- “Cactus Petals, Fluctuating Asymmetry, and Crimes of Passion”, Tinney Contemporary, Nashville, TN
- “Pétalos de Cactus, Fluctuaciones Asimétricas, y Crimen Pasional”, Visual Art Association, Holguín, Cuba
- “Radical Genealogy: The Decline of Dauphins, Courtesans and Hounds”, Hardcore Art Contemporary Space, Miami, FL
- “Trio”, Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
- “Black Portraits of Pomegranate Eaters”, Swanson Contemporary, Louisville, KY
- “Cuban Now”, 21c Museum, Louisville, KY
- “The Last Words of Louis XVI”, Muhammad Ali Museum, Louisville, KY
- “Fungus for Parry-Rombeg”, Les Arts Gallery, Balearic Islands, Spain
- “The Last Little Vincent and Jean Puy”, Colonial Museum of Fine Arts, Havana, Cuba
- “The Hole of the Mirror”, Ibero-American House, Holguín, Cuba
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025- Featured Artist, Artclectic, University School of Nashville, Nashville, TN
- Women Pulling at the Threads of Social Discourse: Don’t Be Absurd, CAMP Gallery, Miami, FL
- 48th Mid-States Craft Exhibition, Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science, Evansville, IN
- Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
- Chevere, Louisville Visual Art, Louisville, KY
- Garden Delight, Sewickley, PA
- May Show, Portland Art Gallery
- Amalgamation, WheelHouse Art, Louisville, KY
- "Portraits of Paradox", Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- Art Miami, Omsa Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Contemporary Classic, Bradbury Art Museum, Jonesboro, AR
- Harvest of Colors, Chauvet Art, Nashville, TN
- New Work, Portland Art Gallery, Portland, ME
- Cultural Perspectives, Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY
- Cowboys + Maidens, Chauvet Art, Nashville, TN
- Fluid History, Culture & Style, Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- Taipei International Convention Center, Art Revolution Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
- Master Photographers, Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY
- Contemporary Classic, Bradbury Art Museum, Jonesboro, AR
- History and Romance, SLATE Contemporary Gallery, Oakland, CA
- Showers Spring Summer, Chauvet Art, Nashville, TN
- Art Market San Francisco, Slate Contemporary, Oakland, CA
- Celebrating Contemporary Latinx Artists, Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- Alluring Beauty, Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- Collective Imagination: Art Right Now, Chauvet Art, Nashville, TN
- Garden Party, New Editions Gallery, Lexington, KY
- SCOPE Art Fair, The CAMP Gallery, Miami, FL
- Affordable Art Fair NYC, Artplex Gallery, New York, NY
- Figuratively Speaking, New Editions Gallery, Lexington, KY
- Supernova, The Grogan Gallery, Houston, TX
- Face It, Jack Rabbit Gallery, Houston, TX
- Afterimage; Sensations of Colors, Nashville, TN
- Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- Bloom, Bev’s Fine Art, Raleigh, NC
- Mix it Up!, New Editions Gallery, Lexington, KY
- Moscow International Foto Awards Winner’s Exhibition, Moscow, Russia
- Dress Up, Speak Up: Regalia and Resistance, 21c Museum, Cincinnati, OH
- Mix it Up!, New Editions Gallery, Lexington, KY
- “Endless Summer”, Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
- 46 International Art Exhibition, Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, Brownsville, TX
- PHOTO’ 18, Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, NY
- “Keep your Clothes ON”, New Editions Gallery, Lexington, KY
- 30th Annual Decatur Arts Festival, Decatur Arts Alliance, Decatur, GA
- Art at the Center Juried Exhibition, Overland Park, KS
- “Merton Among Us”, 849 Gallery, KyCAD, Louisville, KY
- 45th Mid-States Craft Exhibition, Evansville Museum, Evansville, IN
- “Mistrz i morze”, ArtGalle Galeria, Szczecin, Poland
- Context Art Miami, Ai Bo Gallery, Miami, FL
- Cubaocho Museum & Performing Arts Center, Miami, FL
- “Cuban Fried Chicken”, MAC Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- “Cuban Art: Influence and Articulation”, Moremen Moloney Contemporary, Louisville, KY
- “Navigate”, 1619 Flux Art + Activism, Louisville, KY
- New Blood Festival, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Art Southampton, Glenn Aber Contemporary, New York, NY
- “Latin Views 2014”, Alexey Von Schlippe Gallery, Groton, Connecticut
- “Miami New Media Festival”, The Chill Concept, Miami, FL
- Art Hamptons, Glenn Aber Contemporary, New York, NY
- Art Palm Beach, Glenn Aber Contemporary, Palm Beach, FL
- “NSHMBA Louisville Fundraising & Awards Gala”, NSHMBA, Louisville, KY
- “Dis-semblance: Projecting and Perceiving Identity”, 21c Museum, Cincinnati, OH
- “Acuarelas III”, Lombillo Palace, Havana, Cuba
- Scope - Art Basel, Miami, Hardcore Art Contemporary Space
- “Latin Views”, Alexey Von Schlippe Gallery, Groton, Connecticut
- “Mada New Media Festival’11”, Hardcore Art Contemporary Space, Miami, FL
- “Contemporary Realism”, Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
- “Acuerelas II”, Lombillo Palace, Havana, Cuba
- “Fronteras Desdibujadas”, Periquera Colonial Museum, Holguín, Cuba
- "EKLEKTICITY.", George Rodez Gallery, Miami, FL
- “Drove my wife crazy”, Pyro Gallery, Louisville, KY
- “Cuban Artists”, Rome, Italy
- ”Dachshund, a Legend”, Humboldt professorship, University of Havana, Havana, Cuba
AWARDS
2024- The Best in Show, Chauvet Art, Nashville, TN
- 1st Prize Winner, Fine Art Photography Awards, London, England
- Jury Award, About Face, The Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
- Art in Metro Hall Exhibition, Mayor Greg Fischer, Louisville, KY
- Platinum Winner, Muse Photography Awards, NY
- Fischer Award, Louisville Visual Art, Louisville, KY
- Gold Award, Tokyo International Foto Awards, Tokyo, Japan
- Fine Art Photographer of the Year, Moscow International Photo Awards, Moscow, Russia
- Gold Award, Moscow International Photo Awards, Moscow, Russia
- Honorable Mention, Tokyo International Photo Awards, Tokyo, Japan
- Bronze Award, Moscow International Photo Awards, Moscow, Russia
- Honorable Mention, 30th Annual Decatur Arts Festival, Decatur, GA
- Museum Guild Purchase Award, Evansville Museum, Evansville, IN
- Ox Bow Merit Scholarship, Ox Bow School of Art, Saugatuck, MI
- Capital Professional Development Program, 21c Museum, Louisville, KY
- SAIC Distinguished Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- SAIC Grants, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Kurtich Travel Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Key to the City of Louisville by Mayor Greg Fischer, Louisville, KY
- Norman Kohlepp Merit Awards, Louisville Visual Art Association, Louisville, KY
- Capital Professional Development Program, 21c Museum, Louisville, KY
- “Dreammakers” Artist in Residence, Muhammad Ali Center, Louisville, KY
- City Award, Visual Art Association, Holguín, Cuba
- Best Performance, XXI Provincial Visual Art Exhibition, Holguín, Cuba
- Exhibit of Illustrated Poetry, Holguin Gallery, Holguin, Cuba
COLLECTIONS
- Apple TV, New York, NY
- Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY
- 21C Museum, St. Louis, MO
- Clefstone Inn, Bar Harbor, MA
- Maker’s Mark Distillery, KY
- Evansville Museum, Evansville, IN
- 21C Museum, Louisville, KY
- Fashion Resource Center, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Cuba Ocho Museum & Performing Art Center, Miami, FL
- Polanco’s Collection, Havana, Cuba
- Louisville’s Metro Hall, Louisville, KY
- Muhammad Ali Museum, Louisville, KY
- Jasteka Cultural Center, Jeffersonville, Indiana
- Kentucky International Convention Center, Louisville, KY
- La Periquera Museum, Holguin, Cuba
- Gamez de Francisco´s works are also in private collections in the United States, Spain, Luxembourg, Ecuador, Italy, Argentina, Costa Rica, and Mexico.
PUBLIC PROJECTS
2020- Horse Trilogy commissioned by Breeder’s Cup, Maker’s Mark, and Keeneland, Lexington, KY
- Mural commissioned by Origin Lexington Hotel, Lexington, KY
- Mural commissioned by Google and LVA, Louisville, KY
- La Boca del Lobo International Film Festival, Madrid, Spain
- “3Rd Annual KY Short Film & Video Showcase”, 21C Museum, Louisville, KY
- VII National Festival of Audiovisual “By First Time”, Holguin, Cuba
TV & FILM
- How I Met Your Father