Desbordado
Date 2018
Dimensions 37” x 110”
Category Mixed medium
Medium Laser cut paper, collage
Genre Contemporary
Period 21st Century
Collection Private
Acknowledgement Photo provided by Lucy García Gallery

Frances Gallardo

"Desbordado" (2018)

Description

Biography

Draftswoman and creator of installations. Obtained a master's degree in Interdisciplinary Art from Cornell University (2016) and a bachelor's degree in Drawing and Humanities from the University of Puerto Rico (2008). Gallardo's work has been widely exhibited in the United States and internationally in venues such as the Museum of Latin American Art (Los Angeles), the Pérez Art Museum (Miami), the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture (San Juan), and the Kumu Art Museum (Tallinn). Participation in artist residencies include Latin American Roaming Art (Panama City), Caribbean Linked (Oranjestad), The Center for Book Arts (New York) and La Practica, Beta-Local (San Juan). Gallardo has received several awards, including the Lexus Emerging Artists Scholarship and the NYSCA Community Artists Scholarship. Her work is part of the permanent collections of the Puerto Rico Museum of Art and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. She has experimented with numerous materials, especially paper, with pastel, cutwork, and collage techniques.