MOLAA // CIFO Collaboration 

Ella Fontanals-Cisneros Collection 

October 19, 2025

The Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 CIFO Grants & Commissions Program to be showcased in an exhibition highlighting new works by seven artists recipients representing five Latin American. On view at MOLAA, from October 2025, through March, 2026, the exhibit continues the international itinerancies of the CIFO Grants & Commissions Program exhibition. 

On this edition, CIFO and MOLAA will present 7 award-winning artists, divided into four categories: Achievement Award, Diana De Solares (Guatemala); Mid-Career Artists—Marcela Armas (Mexico), Voluspa Jarpa (Chile), Ana Vaz (Brazil); Emerging Artists— Madeline Jiménez Santil (Dominican Republic); Alexandre Canonico (Brazil) and Ceramica Suro Artist in Residency- Patricia Encarnación (Dominican Republic). 

“CIFO is thrilled to be partnering with MOLAA for the next edition of the Grants & Commissions program, to continue supporting the artists in the region” said Ella Fontanals-Cisneros, CIFO’s Founder and Honorary President. “This upcoming exhibition will be a major event, and we are looking forward to seeing the work of these emerging, mid-career and established artists come to life in California, curated by Gabriela Urtiaga, MOLAA Chief Curator.” 

“As a pioneering institution in the United States, MOLAA's mission is to generate, promote, and expand the appreciation of Latin American and Latino art, from Southern California to the world. We commend the prestigious CIFO initiative and the impact it has on the international art scene. MOLAA celebrates this collaboration between both institutions as it is essentially linked to our commitment to showcasing and building bridges to the finest of Latin American and Latino art.” expressed Lourdes I. Ramos, Ph.D., President & CEO of the Museum of Latin American Art. 

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