Carlos Torres-Machado

Carlos Torres-Machado is an Ecuadorian visual artist. He is the current President of ArteLatAm, an arts organization dedicated to the support of Latin American visual artists. It has its headquarters in Queens, New York.[1]

Carlos Torres-Machado
The artist in front of his artwork installation in New York
Born
Ecuador
EducationUniversidad Nacional de las Artes, Universidad San Francisco de Quito
OccupationVisual arts
EmployerArteLatAm
Children1
Websitehttps://www.torresmachado.com/

Personal life

Torres-Machado was born in Ecuador. Since a very young age, he expressed his love towards art and other disciplines of interest. In 2012, Torres-Machado moved to New York City to further develop his career as an artist. He lives together with his wife and kid in New York City.

Professional career

Carlos Torres-Machado graduated with a B.F.A. in Contemporary Arts, Communication, Photography, and Psychology from the Universidad Nacional de las Artes, and Universidad San Francisco de Quito. Ever since he moved to New York, he has held exhibitions in Europe, Latin America, and major international biennials.[2][3][4] In 2017, he was awarded as the New York Regional winner of the Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series.[5][6] Torres-Machado has experience as a photographer.[7] His abstract artworks are mostly characterized by their variety of color and the use of geometrical language.[8]

After succeeding in the Latin American art market of New York, Torres-Machado decided that it was highly important to share some of his success, and founded ArteLatAm. ArteLatAm is an arts organization that works towards increasing the visibility and recognition of Latin American visual artists worldwide by giving them the tools and skills necessary to thrive.[9][10]

References
  1. "Ecuatoriano Carlos Torres Machado lleva arte a la Gran Manzana". 15 June 2016.
  2. https://impactolatino.com/artista-ecuatoriano-carlos-torres-machado-representara-ny-artisan-series/ Artista ecuatoriano Carlos Torres-Machado representará a NY en “Artisan Series”
  3. https://www.eltelegrafo.com.ec/noticias/cultura/7/reinare-en-brooklyn-art-space 'Reinaré', en Brooklyn Art Space
  4. "BRIC Contemporary Artist Registry :: BRIC". registry.bricartsmedia.org.
  5. "Carlos Torres-Machado ganó la '8th ANNUAL BOMBAY SAPHIRE ARTISAN SERIES' en New York".
  6. https://www.whitewall.art/lifestyle/carlos-torres-machado-wins-bombay-sapphire-artisan-series-regional-competition Carlos Torres-Machado Wins Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series Regional Competition
  7. http://www.itsliquid.com/carlos-torres-machado.html Interview: Carlos Torres-Machado, .itsliquid
  8. https://www.artsgowanus.org/blog/2017/7/18/artist-spotlight-carlos-torres-machado Artist Spotlight: Carlos Torres-Machado
  9. "ArteLatAm – Our organization drives Latino artists TODAY". www.artelatam.org.
  10. "Carlos Torres Machado - Visual Artist". www.torresmachado.com.
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