Francisco Souto
Francisco Souto was born in Venezuela, and received his BFA from the Herron School of Art in 2000, and his MFA from the Ohio State University in 2002. He has participated in a wide range of national and international exhibitions throughout the United States, Europe, Venezuela, Russia, Egypt and Japan. Significant exhibitions include: Latin American Contemporary Printmaking Masters, Italy, the 6th Kochi triennial exhibition of prints, Japan; the IV Novosibirsk International Biennial of Contemporary Graphic Art; Russia, the 5th British International Miniature Print Exhibition, UK; 12th International Print Biennial, Bulgaria; the Boston Printmakers 2003 North American Print Exhibition; Los Angeles Printmaking Society 18th National Exhibition, California.
He has taught workshops and has been a visiting artist in the US and Abroad including: Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Colorado; the Universidad de los Andes, Venezuela; American University in Cairo, Egypt; Academy of Fine Art Helsinki, Finland; University of Texas Austin; Museo Grabado, Zacatecas, Mexico, Columbus College of Art and Design. He has received many awards and grants and his work is in many important public and private collections in the US and abroad. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Prints
(Self-portrait) I
Mezzotint and digital pigment print
2009
27 3/4 x 22 1/4 in.
Signed, titled, dated and inscribed AP.
Last available impression.
Condition: Excellent
Price: On Request
(Self-portrait) II
Mezzotint and digital pigment print
2009
27 3/4 x 22 1/4 in.
Edition: 10
Signed, titled, dated and numbered.
Condition: Excellent
Price: On Request
“After Uno y el universo No. II”
Mezzotint
2004
4 1/4 x 5 3/4 in.
Edition: 15
Signed, titled, dated and numbered.
Condition: Excellent
Price: On Request
2006 - Honorable Mention at the 7eme Mondial de L’Estampe et de la Gravure Originale Triennale de Chamalieres. France.
“Equilibrio”
Mezzotint and digital pigment print
2008
21 1/4 x 14 in.
Edition: 50
Signed, titled, dated and numbered on verso.
Condition: Excellent
Price: On Request
“Equilibrio II”
Mezzotint
2009
11 5/8 x 4 3/4 in.
Edition: 50
Signed, titled, dated and inscribed AP.
Condition: Excellent
Price: On Request
“Estudio de superficies”
Mezzotint
2004
8 3/4 x 11 1/2 in.
Edition: 20
Signed, titled, dated and numbered.
Condition: Excellent
Price: On Request
2005 - Special Prize at the 6th Kochi International Triennial of Prints. Ino-Cho Paper Museum. Kochi, Japan
Juror award at 2005 Pacific States Biennial National Print Exhibition. University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hawaii.
“La Vocacion II”
Mezzotint
2003
8 1/2 x 12 in.
Edition: IV
Signed, dated and numbered.
Condition: Excellent
Price: On Request
“Searching/connection”
Mezzotint
2004
3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.
Edition: 35
Signed, titled, dated and numbered.
Condition: Excellent
Price: On Request
2006 - Ex aequo Prize at he International Mini-Print Biennial Cluj. Cluj-Napoca Art Museum, Romania.
2006 - 1st Place, Third Annual Small Print Exhibition. Creede Arts Council. Creede, Colorado.
“Settling”
Mezzotint
2003
Print size: 22 1/4 x 18 in., Image size: 14 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.
Edition: 15
Signed, titled, dated and numbered.
Condition: Excellent
Price: On Request
“Settling II (Homage to the mezzotint)”
Mezzotint
2003
Print size: 15 x 18 in., Image size: 8 3/4 x 11 1/2 in.
Edition: 23
Signed, titled, dated and numbered.
Condition: Excellent
Price: On Request
Purchase Award 17th Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Savoir-Faire Award, Boston Printmakers 2003 North America Print Exhibition. Boston, Massachusetts.
“TRIVIUM MMV”
Mezzotint, lithography and silkscreen
2005
17 x 19 3/4 in.
Edition: 20
Signed, titled, dated and numbered.
Condition: Excellent
Price: On Request
2007 - Selected Prize at The 12th International Biennial Print and Drawing Exhibition. National Taiwan Museum of Fine Art, R.O.C
“TRIVIUM II MMV”
Mezzotint
2007
11 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.
Edition: 20
Signed, titled, dated and numbered.
Condition: Excellent
Price: On Request
2008 - Special Prize at the 7th Kochi International Triennial of Prints. Ino-Cho Paper Museum. Kochi, Japan.
“Uno y el universo No. II”
Mezzotint, lithography and silkscreen
2004
10 x 12 in.
Edition: 35
Signed, titled, dated and numbered.
Condition: Excellent
Price: On Request
Drawings
“Clouds”
Graphite on paper
2010
13 x 13 in.
Signed, dated and titled on verso.
Condition: Excellent
Price: On Request
“Galaxy”
Graphite on paper
2010
13 x 13 in.
Signed, dated and titled on verso.
Condition: Excellent
Price: On Request
“Seascape #4”
Graphite on paper
2010
13 x 13 in.
Signed, dated and titled on verso.
Condition: Excellent
Price: On Request