Gabriel Ponte-Fleary
Assistant Director of Visual Communications
Gabriel Ponte-Fleary
Assistant Director of Visual Communications
Education
BFA 2019 Art and Design (Major: Photographic & Imaging Arts)
Bio
Gabriel “Gabo” Ponte-Fleary is a Deaf Venezuelan award-winning multidisciplinary visual artist based in Rochester, NY. He holds a BFA in Visual Media from the Rochester Institute of Technology and is working toward his MFA in Film Production at the same university. His main focus has been photography and graphic design, but he has had a passion for film since childhood.
In the News
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January 16, 2025
Film student captures major award from Directors Guild of America
Film and animation MFA student Gabriel Ponte-Fleary received the Jury Award for Best Documentary (East Region) for his emotional documentary about the faith and hardships of a Nicaraguan family who migrated to the U.S.
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March 15, 2022
RIT, NTID make history with Coca-Cola-sponsored film
Film and Animation students Anna McClanahan (BFA) and Gabriel Ponte-Fleary (MFA) are finalists in Coca-Cola's Refreshing Films program. They are producing what is thought to be the program's first finalist film dealing with deaf and hard-of-hearing themes.