The work of Nicolas Franco (Santiago, 1973) has been exhibited internationally in Europe, North and South America, including Tate Modern, London; Migros Museum für Gegenwarts kunst, Zurich; MEIAC – Museo Extremeño e Iberoamericano de Arte Contemporáneo, Badajoz; Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Santiago (MAC); Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Lima; Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Santiago; Museo de Arte Moderno de Chiloé; Parque Cultural de Valparaíso; Fundación CorpArtes; MUUA, Antioquia; The Centre of Contemporary Art Znaki Czasu, Torun; Sala Alcalá 31, Madrid; and La Conservera, Murcia.
He participated in the First Chilean Triennial and has received grants and distinctions from institutions including the Mondrian Foundation, Fundación AMA, Tecnopól UAH and Oxford University, Fondart, DIRAC, and Union Latine Culture et Communication. His work is held in public and private collections including Tate Modern, Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Santiago, Fundación AMA, Fundación Engel, Fundación Larivière, Colección Eduardo Hochschild, Colección Leticia y Stanislas Poniatowsky, and Il Posto.
His work has appeared in publications including Artforum, The Financial Times, Wallpaper, ArtNexus, and The Guardian. Franco has participated in international artist residencies, including De Ateliers and Gasworks.
