Education & Residency

Vermont Studio Center; Johnson, VT – Artist Residency and Retreat, 2010

Ringling College of Art and Design; Sarasota, FL – Bachelor of Fine Art, Sculpture, 2008

Rhode Island School of Design; Providence, RI – Industrial & Furniture Design, Summer Studies, 2006

Manatee Community College (now SCF); Bradenton, FL – Psychology & Film, Summer Studies, 2005

Group Exhibitions      

2018, Repetition, Chromatic Art Gallery, Miami, FL

2018, Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series, Chromatic Art Gallery, Miami, FL

2017, Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series, N’Namdi Contemporary, Miami, FL

2012, Print Party, S/ART/Q, Sarasota, FL

2012, Select Art Fair, Miami, FL

2012, Avant Garden, Selby’s Museum of Botany & the Arts, Sarasota, FL

2011, Thirteen, S/ART/Q, GWiz Museum, Sarasota, FL

2010, Invitation, S/ART/Q, Sarasota, FL

2010, Bread and Puppet, theatrical performance with Peter Schumann, Johnson, VT

2008, 31 Flavors, Senior Thesis: Fine Arts Department, Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL

Solo Exhibitions

2018, Identifying Characters, Englewood Art Center (Ringling College of Art and Design), Englewood, FL

2017, Meta Apparition, Shulmann and Associates, Miami, FL

Retail Displays

2022-2023, displays and event activations, Alice and Olivia, West Palm Beach, FL

2022-2023, displays and event activations, Alice and Olivia, Miami, FL

2019-2023, displays, Harmont and Blaine, Brickell City Center, Miami, FL

2020, store design and installation, Kalma at Aventura Mall, Miami, FL

2018, store design and installation, Kalma at Upper Buena Vista, Miami, FL

2018, new store opening, Walt Grace Vintage, Miami, FL

2014-2017, display coordinator, Anthropologie, Naples,FL

2012-2014, window displays for Juno and Jove, Sarasota, FL

Permanent Installation

2017, site specific installation, Bold CoWork, Sarasota, FL

Publications

2013, Sarasota Today Blog, “Ariana Franco is Leaving a Paper Trail”, Robin Punsalan

2012, SarasotaVisualArt, “Thirteen at G.WIZ”, Kevin Costello