Carlos David is a documentary director, photographer, and multimedia artist whose work explores diversity, inclusion, and self-expression themes. Through his art, he examines the nuanced relationship between self-perception and the observer’s gaze, uniting a vibrant community in the shared pursuit of identity, dreams, and fantasies.

David is a multiple-time recipient of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Creative Engagement Grant (LMCC) and the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Arts Engagement Grant (UMEZ). He has also been awarded the National Association for Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) grant and the Adobe Artist Development Fund and is an alumnus of Creative Capital’s “Taller.” His project PERSONAE was shortlisted for the Aesthetica Magazine Art Prize and nominated for the Fine Art Photography Awards.

His work has been exhibited internationally, with shows in New York (USA), York (England), Ljubljana (Slovenia), Rovinj (Croatia), and Saltillo (Mexico).

AWARDS, GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS

2024 National Association of Latino Arts and Culture Artist Grant, USA.

2024 Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Creative Engagement Grantee, New York City.

2024 Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Arts Engagement Grantee, New York City.

2021 Adobe Artist Development Fund Grantee, New York City.

2021 Aesthetica Art Prize Shortlisted, York, England.

2019 Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Creative Engagement Grantee, New York City.

2019 Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Arts Engagement Grantee, New York City.

2018 Creative Capital Taller Professional para Artistas Alumnus, New York City.

EXHIBITIONS

2024 “BE” Solo exhibition, El Barrio’s Artspace PS109, New York City, NY, USA.

2022 “Unite, Create, Transform” Group exhibition, StreetLife project on Coney Street, York, United Kingdom

2021 “Personae” Solo exhibition, IONA University, New Rochelle, New York, United States.

2021 “Future Now” Group exhibition, Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition, York Art Gallery, York, United Kingdom.

2021 “Personae” Solo exhibition, Ministry of Culture, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

2021 “Dissolving Borders” Group exhibition, Latinx Art Collective, JVS Project Space, New York City, NY, USA.

2019 “Personae II” Solo exhibition, El Barrio’s Artspace PS109, New York City, NY, USA.

2019 “Personae” Solo exhibition, Batana Photo Art Gallery. Rovinj, Croatia.

2018 “Capture Your Freedom,” Group exhibition, Gallery RIVAA, Roosevelt Island, New York, USA.

2018 “Personae,” Ozaneaux Artspace, New York City, New York, USA.

2018 “Capture Your Freedom,” Group exhibition, FDR Four Freedoms Park, Roosevelt Island, New York, USA.

2018 “Más allá del paisaje,” Group exhibition, Instituto Cervantes NY, New York City, New York, USA.

2017 “Personae”. Solo exhibition, El Barrio’s Artspace PS109, Manhattan, New York, USA.

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