Francisco Donoso is a transnational artist based in NYC. Originally from Ecuador, but raised in Miami, FL, he is a recipient of DACA and an advocate for immigrants. He received his BFA from Purchase College and has participated in fellowships and residencies at Wave Hill, Stony Brook University, The Bronx Museum, and the Kates-Ferri Projects among others. Francisco has exhibited throughout NYC at El Museo del Barrio, The Bronx Museum, Field Projects, Affordable Art Fair, and Kates-Ferri Projects among others, in Los Angeles at SPRING/BREAK, and Baik + Khnessyer, in Las Vegas at the Believer Festival and in Berlin with Emerson Gallery. He is a recipient of an Artist Corp Grant from the New York Foundation for the Arts and a Cultural Solidarity Fund Grant. His work is in the permanent collection of the New York Community Trust and the Kates-Ferri Collection.

His work has been written about in publications like Hyperallergic, CRUSHfanzine, The Latinx Project Intervenxions, The Financial Times, The Village Voice, and Art Zealous. He is the owner of the online shop and brand, Donoso Studio, an immigrant-powered design studio specializing in uniquely handcrafted art objects and archival prints. He is the founder of The Undocu Spark Lab, a business incubator for undocumented and immigrant artists and creative entrepreneurs, fiscally sponsored by the New York State Youth Leadership Council. He is represented by Kates-Ferri Projects in NYC.

Installation photography courtesy of Derrick J. Waller

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On the occasion of Francisco Donoso’s Pathways, Second Street Gallery is pleased to produce an exhibition catalogue, which features select artworks from the exhibition, several gallery installation images courtesy of Derrick J. Waller Photography, and a foreword poem by danilo machado.