United Nations’ Women Together Award for the Visionary Patroness
Born in Cuba and raised in Venezuela, Ella Fontanals-Cisneros is an international patroness, entrepreneur and art collector, who has significantly contributed to the Miami arts community and arts organizations around the globe. She founded the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO) in 2002 to provide grants and arrange commissions for Latin American artists so as to foster understanding and appreciation of contemporary artists from Latin America.
