The Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation

Specialties

CIFO, the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, is a non-​profit organization, established in 2002 by Ella Fontanals Cisneros and her family to foster cultural exchange among the Visual Arts. CIFO space is an exhibition space located in Downtown, Miami.

History

Established in 2002.

Cifo is dedicated to the support of emerging and mid-​career contemporary multidisciplinary Artists from Latin America, who are challenging the established boundaries that define much Contemporary Art today.

Cifo’s Art Space in Downtown. Miami exhibition hosts a programmed calendar of activities and shows, and the foundation offers grants and commissions to Contemporary Artists from Latin America as well as exhibitions program showcasing work by Latin American Artists and international Contemporary Art from the Ella Fontanals-​Cisneros Collection.

Meet the Business Owner

Ella Fontanals-​Cisneros.

Business Owner

Born in Cuba and raised in Venezuela, her vision has made a significant impact on the Miami arts community and arts organizations around the globe. Ms. Fontanals-​Cisneros began collecting works by artists from Latin America in 1970. The Ella Fontanals-​Cisneros Collection has since grown to include important and cutting-​edge pieces by risk-​taking artists from around the world, with strong representations of geometric abstract art from Latin America as well as international installation and video art and photography.