Artist Carlos Betancourt was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1981 he moved to Miami, Florida.
Mr. Betancourt’s artwork is part of public collections such as the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art, the Centro Atlantico de Arte Moderno in the Canary Islands, the Museo de Arte Moderno in Santo Domingo, San Antonio Museum of Art in Texas, the Miami Art Museum, the Bass Museum in Miami Beach, the Lowe Art Museum at the Univesity of Miami, and the Museum of Latin American Art in California.
Mr. Betancourt’s artwork has been included in multiple solo and group exhibits as well as art fairs such as Art Basel and Arco. He is the recipient of numerous awards and grants, including the Florida Department of State Millennium Cultural Recognition Award, a National Endowment for the Arts Grant, and the Miami Beach Arts Council Grant. Recently, he has been awarded commissions to create monumental artworks for the Miami-Dade Art in Public Places Trust and for the Puerto Rico Art in Public Places Program.
Betancourt is co-founder of 801 Projects, an arts studio center that provides studio space for visual artists based in Miami.
Carlos Betancourt is represented by: Diana Lowensteins Fine Art, Miami - Walter Otero Gallery, Puerto Rico
Remy Toledo Gallery, New York - Heriard Cimino Gallery, New Orleans - Galeria Senda, Barcelona - J. Johnson Gallery, Jacksonville
The artwork of Carlos Betancourt can not be reproduced in any form or matter without the artist representative written consent.