Marie Franco (b. 2000, Caracas, Venezuela) is a Peruvian-Venezuelan artist living in Miami whose painting practice describes immigrant identity, labor, and community through the visual language of improvisation. Her work explores the immigrant experience through economic spaces such as flea markets and swap meets, informed by her family history and the cultural landscape of South Florida.
Franco has contributed public murals to organizations including Hispanic Unity of Florida, the City of Dania, and Broward County Public Schools. Her work is included in private and public collections, including the collection of Miami-Dade County Commissioner Keon Hardemon. Her work has been exhibited at YoungArts Gallery (Miami, Florida), Laundromat Art Space (Miami, Florida), and 81 Leonard Gallery (New York, New York).
She is a recipient of the Ellie’s Creator Award by Oolite Arts, the WaveMakers Grant by Locust Projects, and the Miami-Dade Individual Artist Grant through the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs. Franco has been a teaching artist at Pérez Art Museum Miami since 2022. She received a BFA in Painting with a minor in Art History from New World School of the Arts and is currently a resident at Tunnel Projects.
