| Vincent Villafranca | |
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| Born | January 25, 1969 Monterey, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Field | Sculpture |
| Training | Southwest Texas State University |
Vincent Villafranca (b. January 25, 1969) is an American sculptor. He creates bronze sculptures ranging from traditional wildlife imagery to futuristic science-fiction-based imagery.
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Vincent Villafranca was born January 25, 1969 in Monterey, California[1] and spent his early years in Venezuela, Mexico and Del Rio, Texas. Even at a young age, Vincent used his unique imagination to create works of art out of common items. Vincent would paint, sketch and create small sculptures as a child. Much of his early work was influenced by television and film, particularly westerns and science-fiction films. He earned a B.A. in History from Southwest Texas State University in 1994 and apprenticed at Michael Hall's Studio Foundry during his final year of undergraduate studies.
Vincent has worked with David Iles of Bolivar Bronze in Bolivar, Texas since 1996.[2]
In 2009, Vincent created the physical bronze sculpture used as the Bradbury Award. This award was presented to Joss Whedon by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America during the 2009 Nebula Awards Ceremony in Los Angeles, California. In 2010, the award was presented to Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, the writers of District 9.
Vincent Villafranca and Michelle Mitchell were married in Hays, Texas.[3]