Gisel Florez

Artist in Light

Expanding light upon the photographic medium, developing new manual and cinematic techniques exploring paths of particle and wave through a lens of the post-digitized era. Drawing upon traditional still and cinematic methods with a digital 4x5, exploring paths of light that have not yet been developed — highlighting the space between the shutter and time within capture.

Leading artistic initiatives and exploring new paths towards autonomy for creatives and photography in web3. Based in New York. Founder of ARCHIV4D. RISD alumna.

Education

1999–2003
1989–1999
Dalia Condis Fine Art, NJ

1st generation Cuban-American. Fluent in Spanish.

Selected Exhibitions & Shows

2024
Sotheby's Lumen Prize Anniversary Auction — Flower Colored Light 3, collaboration with Sasha Stiles
03/2023
NFT.NYC — Refract x Proof of People x Verticle Cryptoart
02/2023
NFT Paris — Grand Palais Éphémère
01/2023
NFT Factory Paris — 137 rue Saint-Martin, CryptoSapin Group Show
11/2022
NFT Now — The Gateway — 169 E Flagler St, Miami Art Week, FL
03/2022
Icons of Crypto Art — @The_721, Dubai Design District Building 6
06/2021
SuperChief Gallery — Every Woman Biennial, SoHo, NYC
06/2021
CADAF — Contemporary and Digital Art Fair
06/2021
Proof of ArtworkFrancisco Carolinum, Museumstraße 14, 4020 Linz, Austria
12/2020
ArtTech Miami — Altspace VR
09/2020
"SHE ART" — Group VR Exhibition, Cryptovoxels
06/2020
"Take Me to the Moon" — VR Gallery Group Show, Somnium Space
02/2020
NFT.NYC — Times Square, NYC
02/2020
01/2020
PranksyLand — Digital Drops Virtual Installation, Cryptovoxels
01/2020
Museum of Crypto Art — Permanent collection, Origin City
01/2020
Grooks VR MetaGallery — Bristol, UK
11/2019
LA Crypto Art Show — Innerspace Gallery, CA
10/2019
Grooks VR MetaGallery — Bristol, UK
03/2019
NYG Wallspace XI — Art Salon, Brooklyn
12/2018
NYG Wallspace IX — Art Salon, Brooklyn
05/2018
NYG Wallspace IV — Art Salon, Brooklyn
12/2017
EGG Wallspace I — Art Salon, Brooklyn
10/2017
Greenpoint Gallery — Fall People's Choice Salon Show, Brooklyn
06/2016
Greenpoint Gallery — Annual Photography Show, Brooklyn
07/2008
Winkleman Gallery — "The Shallow Curator" Group Show, Chelsea, NYC

Press, Awards & Recognition

2022
Rizzoli PublishingCryptoArtBegins, Top 50 interview & hardcover book cover
2021
Fortune Magazine — NFTy 50, #36
2021
Vogue — Featured artist
2021
Slate — NFT art coverage
2020
MOCDA — Selected for KnownOrigin curated collection
2018
PhotoShelter — Top Pick, Still-Life Photography
2018
Brookhaven National Laboratory — Photowalk Finalist, top ten

Conferences, Panels & Interviews

2022
2022
Filmed for the documentary I'm New Here, produced by Dan Sickles
2021
NFT Radio — Episode 8, NFTs as Change Agents
2020
Crypto Art Week — Interview with Coldie
2020
Behind the Screens — Interview with Serena Tabacci & MOCDA
2020
RISD Alumni panel — Artworks & blockchain
2020
Bridge to the Metaverse — Panel with Artory & Snark.art
2020
Behind the Art — Interview with Josie Bellini
2020
Rare Art Fest — Speaker
2019
Curating Crypto Podcast — "An artist that explores the space between digital & analog"
2018
Sister Mag Radio Podcast — Artist interview

Sources: Vespertine NYC, Spalter Digital, Fortune NFTy 50, 1stDibs, CryptoArtNet, theVERSEverse