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Erik Ravelo is an award-winning Creative Director and multimedia artist represented by The House of Arts. He is the former Creative Director and Head of the Visual Communication Department at Fabrica, the communication research center of the Benetton Group in Treviso, Italy. His campaigns for Benetton include the globally recognized Unhate project, which featured controversial images of world leaders kissing. This campaign was awarded the Grand Prix at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in 2012. Ravelo has received numerous other international accolades, including awards from Epica, Clio Awards, D&AD, The One Show, The Art Directors Club of New York, and The Art Directors Club of Italy. He is the author of numerous high-profile international advertising campaigns for clients such as the United Nations, World Health Organization, Reporters Without Borders, UN Women, Amnesty International, The Guardian, United Colors of Benetton, Esselunga, Lavazza, and Lancia (FIAT Group). His work has been widely published in the international press and exhibited in major exhibitions around the world, including: Les Yeux Ouverts (2006), in collaboration with the Centre Pompidou, presented in Paris, Milan, Shanghai, and Tokyo Venice Art Biennale (2011) Miart (2013) Arte Fiera (2014) Open Arts, Biennale of Scandinavia (2016) Venice Factory (2020) Basel Art – American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora, Miami (2022) Qui Ne Dit Mot, Margueritte Milin Gallery, Paris, France (2023) The Forbidden Art, Miami Art Basel (2023) Erik Ravelo & The Illegal Studio Solo Exhibition at The House of Arts Miami, Miami, U.S. (2024) The Duel, Live Performance art installation at Marguerite Million Gallery, Paris, France 2025 Skills: Creative Direction, Art Direction, Photography, Graphic & Editorial Design, Concept Development, TV and Online Integrated Campaigns, Strategy, Image Making (High level of Photoshop retouching), Artificial Intelligence Artist, (Video & Image) Video Editing, Illustration & Academic Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Video Direction & Editing, Retail Design, Interactive Design, Art Exhibition Curation. Ravelo completed his studies at the San Alejandro National Academy of Fine Arts and currently lives and works between the United States and Italy.