Francisco Souto is a Venezuelan-born American artist known for his highly detailed drawings and prints. He received a BFA from Herron School of Art and an MFA from The Ohio State University. His honors include more than 45 national and international awards and grants including: Lorenzo iL Magnifico Award at the XII Florence Biennale, International Biennial of Contemporary Art Special prize at the 7^th International Triennial of Prints in Japan, selected prize at the 12^th International Biennial of Prints and Drawing in China and the International Award at the British International Print Exhibition. His prints and drawings have been published in many catalogs, magazine and books including Printmaking today: International magazine of contemporary graphic art, published in the UK and Printmaking: A complete guide to materials & processes, published by Prentice Hall.  Souto’s work has been exhibited in over 95 venues in the last 12 years including the Fonds d’Art Moderne et Cotemporain, France; New York International Print Fair, Works on paper New York City and The armory Center for the Arts in California. His work is held in several private and public collections including the Indianapolis Museum of Art, National Taiwan Museum of Art, Sheldon Museum of Art, Blanton Museum of Art, The Romania National Museum of Art, the Lakeview Museum of Art and the Till Richter Museum of Contemporary Art in Germany.

He participated in the exhibition Epicenter/Epicentro: Re Tracing the Plains, on the occasion of the Venice Biennale 54^th International Arts Exhibition in Venice, Italy and just recently was selected for the exhibition “State of the Art 2020: Discovering American Art Now” at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.