Carlos Betancourt – Multidisciplinary Contemporary Artist
Born 1966, San Juan, Puerto Rico | Based in Miami, USA
Carlos Betancourt is an American multidisciplinary artist known for his vibrant, theatrical, and symbolic artworks that blend photography, painting, and mixed media. Drawing from his Puerto Rican roots as well as his Cuban and African heritage, Betancourt creates dynamic, layered compositions that explore memory, identity, and cultural ritual.
His artistic style—often described as “contemporized graffiti”—merges found imagery and ornamentation with personal symbolism. Through the use of bold colors, photographic fragments, and unconventional materials such as glitter, his works evoke both high art and street culture, inviting comparisons to artists like Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst, both of whom he cites as influences.
Carlos Betancourt – Multidisciplinary Contemporary Artist
Born 1966, San Juan, Puerto Rico | Based in Miami, USA
Carlos Betancourt is an American multidisciplinary artist known for his vibrant, theatrical, and symbolic artworks that blend photography, painting, and mixed media. Drawing from his Puerto Rican roots as well as his Cuban and African heritage, Betancourt creates dynamic, layered compositions that explore memory, identity, and cultural ritual.
His artistic style—often described as “contemporized graffiti”—merges found imagery and ornamentation with personal symbolism. Through the use of bold colors, photographic fragments, and unconventional materials such as glitter, his works evoke both high art and street culture, inviting comparisons to artists like Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst, both of whom he cites as influences.
Betancourt’s work is featured in major public collections including the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery (Washington, D.C.), the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), PAMM Pérez Art Museum (Miami), the San Antonio Museum of Art, the Bass Museum of Art, and the Museo de Arte de Ponce (Puerto Rico), among many others.
He has exhibited in leading art fairs such as Art Basel and ARCO, and has received numerous awards and grants including the National Endowment for the Arts Grant, the Florida Millennium Cultural Recognition Award, and the Florida Prize in Contemporary Art People’s Choice Award.
In addition to his fine art practice, Betancourt has worked in curating, furniture design, and collaborative architectural commissions with architect Alberto Latorre, highlighting his broad and multidisciplinary approach to creative expression.
