About
Carlos Flores (b. 1992 Guadalajara, Mexico) is an emerging and uncategorized artist based in Bridgeport and Little Village. He received his BFA from UIC in 2016. His work is informed by his experiences as a queer Latinx immigrant on the West Side of Chicago and brings viewers face to face with issues of displacement, class, gender, and race. He is currently focused on dismantling predatory practices by real estate investors targeting vulnerable populations in Little Village. He is also actively involved in makerspaces across the city and consulting to launch a startup that would be both a social enterprise and a critical artwork to take on displacement.
In addition to being an artist, Carlos is the General Manager at Chicago Art Department, a community art center in Pilsen offering residencies for 20 artists and over 100 free programs to the community per year. He is passionate about cultivating communities and artists to look at our city, state, and country with a critical eye.
Education
2019 –
Visual Arts Certificate Program, University of Chicago Graham School
2016 –
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts, University of Illinois at Chicago
Residencies / Fellowships
2017 –
Ox-Bow School of Art Fall Residency, Saugatuck, MI
The Center Program; Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
2016 –
Luminarts Visual Arts Fellow, Chicago, IL
LAUNCH Invitational Residency, Chicago Artists Coalition
Achievements / Awards
2021 –
Actos de Confianza Grant, National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures, United States
2020 –
QTIBIPOC Artist Microgrant, FTP, Chicago, IL
Spark Grant, Chicago Artists Coalition, Chicago, IL
Artist Award, United States Artists, Chicago, IL
2017 –
Full Scholarship, The Center Program, Hyde Park Art Center
Fall Artists' Residency Stipend Award, Ox-Bow, Saugatuck, MI
2016 – 2017
Education Advisory Group member for the Chicago Artists Coalition
Luminarts Fellowship Award, Luminarts Foundation, Chicago IL
2016 –
UIC Faculty Award for Art, School of Art and Art History, University of Illinois at Chicago
Talent Tuition Award, School of Art and Art History, University of Illinois at Chicago
2015 –
Talent Tuition Award, School of Art and Art History, University of Illinois at Chicago
Exhibitions / Artist Talks
2021 –
TBD, Roots and Culture Contemporary Art Center, Chicago IL *Forthcoming*
2020 –
Artist Run Chicago, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago IL
Street Canvas, We’ll Figure It Out, Chicago Art Department, Chicago IL
2019 –
Made In the Fab Lab, Link, Polsky Exchange, Chicago IL
Post Practice, Chicago Art Department, Chicago IL
Solo Exhibition, Chicago Art Department, Chicago IL
2017 –
Front & Center, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
2016 –
Project Zero Waste, Hostel Earphoria, Chicago, IL
Villarte, 11th annual Arts Festival, Chicago, IL
Luminarts Visual Arts Competition Exhibition, Union League Club of Chicago
As Little Defined As Anything Else, University of Illinois at Chicago
2014 –
Introspection: Anatomy of the Interior, 5th Floor Gallery, University of Illinois at Chicago