About

Bio

Ernesto Maranje is a Cuban-American artist born in Chicago, Illinois in 1983 and raised in Miami, Florida. He discovered his interest in art at 27 while serving in the Coast Guard.

Ernesto’s work explores flora and fauna, biological evolution, and plant and animal relationships. He renders these ideas with acrylic and spray paint on large-scale murals and canvas.

He has painted murals at home and abroad, including countries like Ukraine, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Greece and Spain. Ernesto has also worked on many public art projects with cities, arts and cultural divisions, universities, schools, non-profits and NGOs.

His canvas work has been shown in solo and group shows in the U.S. and overseas.

Find out how to visit some of his murals here.

Ernesto has worked with many brands, including Chase, Chewy, Cirque du Soleil, Disney Springs, Johnnie Walker and Starbucks to create installations on-the-street and in-store.

He has also worked with many organizations and non-profits, including Big Brothers Big Sisters, The Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation, Port Everglades, the University of Florida and the UN Refugee Agency to create installations for the arts, education, environment, community, and international sectors.

Statement

Ernesto paints to reveal the past, to anticipate the future, and to discover the relationship of all living things.

Through the process of mark making, he works to create forms found in biology. Whether it be a mighty tiger dominating its domain, a harried bird building its nest, or a human, we are all a product of biology taking our place on this planet, even if just for a short while.

Ernesto’s work is a way for him to express his curiosity in various flora and fauna as they evolve over time. He is especially keen on representing birds, bears, apes, and big cats; namely their various species, their evolution, their habitat, and their relationship to other living things.

As he takes his place in Mother Nature’s unrelenting march of evolution and change, Ernesto hopes his work portrays the convergence of art and biology, and reminds the viewer that they, too, are marching.