Marie Franco
ABOUT
Marie Franco is a Peruvian-Venezuelan artist living in Miami, whose practice focuses on storytelling and describing community through painting. She explores social connection, moments of everyday life, and shared immigrant experiences within emergent communities such as flea markets and swap shops. She has a special focus on the immigrant experience and culture tied to her family history and defined by South Florida.
As an artist, Marie has contributed murals to organizations such as Hispanic Unity of Florida, the City of Dania, and Broward County Public Schools. She is a graduate of New World School of the Arts with a Bachelor’s degree in Painting and a minor in Art History. Her work has been exhibited at the YoungArts Gallery (Miami, Florida), Laundromat Art Space in (Miami, Florida), and 81 Leonard Gallery (New York, New York). She is a recipient of the Ellie’s Creator Award by Oolite Arts, the Wave Makers grant by Locust Projects, and the Miami-Dade Individual Artist Grant through the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs. Marie is a current resident at Tunnel Projects.
