Ernesto R. Gómez is originally from Highland, Michigan. He earned his BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago with an emphasis in sound, installation and instrument building. His work has been exhibited both in the United States and Internationally, and he has performed in many experimental and standard rock ensembles.
Ernesto R. Gómez, Hadrian, 2010, Italian Alabaster, 12 x 24 x 12 inches.
Photo courtesy of Ernesto R. Gómez.
Photo courtesy of Ernesto R. Gómez.
In 2010 Ernesto was awarded the Friends of Cortona Scholarship that allowed him to study stone carving and bronze casting with the University of Georgia in Cortona, Italy. In 2012 Ernesto was elected to the Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges and nominated for a 2012 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award through the International Sculpture Center.
Ernesto R. Gómez, Rogus, 2010, Cast plaster + wood, 60 x 20 x 60 inches.
Photo courtesy of Ernesto R. Gómez.
Photo courtesy of Ernesto R. Gómez.
In 2012 Ernesto earned his MFA in Sculpture from the University of Georgia and graduated with distinction. He lives in Milledgeville, Georgia with his wife Emily.
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