Ignacio Font
About the Artist
Ignacio Font was born of Cuban parents on the island of Puerto Rico, where he began his search as an artist. As a child, Ignacio always felt an outsider, not belonging to his family, neighborhood or school. At the age of 10, he visited New York with his family and felt a warm embrace when in front of a Jackson Pollock painting. A year later his family moved to Miami from Puerto Rico and the disjointed feeling he always had became an even greater contrast to the warm embrace of the Pollock painting. This disjointed feeling, coupled with the warm embrace, are the driving forces in his works.
Ignacio received his Bachelor of Fine Arts at Florida International University, after changing his major from Computer Science – thanks to an astute Art History teacher who saw the artist in Ignacio. He later returned to the city where his love of art was ignited, and received his MFA from School for Visual Arts, New York. Currently, Ignacio teaches art at a private school in Miami, and creates work whenever and wherever he can.
Ignacio is the co-founder of collaboARTive and serves as the Chair Board.
JUNE, 2025: Belen Jesuit Preparatory has named Ignacio "Iggy" Font as the Director of the Carlos and Olga Saladrigas Gallery. Mr. Font has been teaching at Belen Jesuit for over 30 years and is a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts, holding an MFA from the School of Visual Arts.
Font brings multifaceted expertise to Miami's arts landscape. As co-founder and co-owner of Font Squared LLC, he provides comprehensive marketing support to artists and nonprofits. Additionally, his role as co-founder and board member of CollaboARTive helps provide affordable studio spaces and exhibition opportunities.
With curatorial experience spanning since 1985 and exhibitions across multiple galleries and spaces, Font has become a vital bridge-builder in Miami's creative community. From organizing annual student exhibitions at Belen Jesuit since 1996 to coordinating the Archdiocese of Miami High School Invitational since 2011, his work consistently connects emerging artists with established cultural institutions.With curatorial experience spanning since 1985 and exhibitions across multiple galleries and spaces, Font has become a vital bridge-builder in Miami's creative community. From organizing annual student exhibitions at Belen Jesuit since 1996 to coordinating the Archdiocese of Miami High School Invitational since 2011, his work consistently connects emerging artists with established cultural institutions. (from Belen Jesuit Facebook Announcement)
