ERNESTO R. GOMEZ
egsculptor@gmail.com

 

 

Biography:

Ernesto R. Gómez is originally from Highland, Michigan.  He earned his BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago with an emphasis in Sound, Installation and Instrument Building. His work has been exhibited both in the United States and Internationally, and he has performed in many experimental and standard rock ensembles.

In 2010 Ernesto was awarded the Friends of Cortona Scholarship that allowed him to study stone carving and bronze casting with the University of Georgia in Cortona, Italy. In 2012 Ernesto was elected to the Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.

Currently, he is a 2012 MFA in Sculpture candidate at The University of Georgia in Athens and is employed as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the sculpture area.

He lives in Milledgeville, Georgia with his wife Emily.

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