Fernando Mastrangelo Information

FMS (Fernando Mastrangelo Studio) is an experimental art and design studio that specializes in unique sculptural objects and conceptual design. Established by the artist in 2014, Mastrangelo's works are sculpted by hand from natural or repurposed materials such as sand, salt, silica, and crushed or powdered glass. His artistic language is influenced by ecological issues, cultural metaphors, and a reverence for nature that borders on devout. Born to parents of Uruguayan descent, Fernando spent his childhood and formative years in Mexico City and Buenos Aires. He received his M.F.A. in Sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA, and his B.F.A. from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. Fernando worked for Matthew Barney before launching his own studio, Fernando Mastrangelo Studio (FMS). As a sculptor, Mastrangelo has exhibited extensively throughout the US and internationally in both group and solo shows. In 2008 the Brooklyn Museum acquired Mastrangelo’s Avarice Sculpture, composed of corn maize and inspired by the Aztec Calendar. This work was included in the critically acclaimed exhibition Connecting Cultures in 2012. Mastrangelo debuted his first furniture line at the 2014 Sight Unseen Offsite and in 2015 was the first independent designer to be featured in Collective Design Fair. Mastrangelo currently has works in numerous private collections worldwide, as well as works residing in the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum and the Cooper Hewitt Museum. He has designed custom works and spaces for top-tier brands such as Stella McCartney, Fendi, Dior, and Audemars Piguet, for whom he created the Art Basel VIP Collectors Lounge in 2019, which was featured at Art Basel's fairs in Miami, Basel, and Hong Kong. The artist currently works out of his studios in Brooklyn and upstate New York.