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"Franck de las Mercedes presenta su libro Primogénito", People en Español, May 10, 2023

"Primogénito: vivencias en Nicaragua", New Jersey Hispano, March 29. 2023  

"Uptown, up close", Manhattan Times, November 12, 2022 

"El pintor nicaraguense Franck de las Mercedes expresa su visualización del mundo que le rodea", New York Hispano, November 11, 2022

"Pintor nicaragüense pone rostro en Nueva York a los demonios de su infancia", Agencia EFE, April 9, 2022 

"Esencialismos y Autodescubrimiento: debuta exhibición de expresionismo popstracto neoyorquino", Impacto Latino, March 24, 2022

"Boricua College Art Gallery presents exhibit by Nicaraguan born artist", Bronx Times, March 21, 2022

"Museo de Arte Marietta Cobb, «Algo que Declarar»", Diario Momento, January 3, 2022

"Un Artista Nicaragüense brillando en New York", Nicas en el Exterior, January 1, 2022

"An Autumnal Ode to Seasons Past", Time Out New York, November 25, 2021

"A New Materialist Myth for His Being", Art in America Guide, November, 2021

“Artistas plásticos latinos convierten una verja en una galería al aire libre”, EFE:, December 9, 2020

“Music of the Streets”, CBS Sunday Morning, June 3, 2018

Kinsella, Eileen, "Editors’ Picks: 11 Things to See in New York This Week", Artnet News, December 4, 2017

Seed, John, "11 Asked Artists About Empathy: Here Is What They Said...", The Huffington Post, January, 2017

ARTFORUM Art Guide September 2016

Solís, Carlos, "Pintor nica insta a la paz desde Nueva York" El Nuevo Diario, Nicaragua, 03 Marzo 2016

Vargas S., Andrew, "100 Latino Artists Take Over the Bronx With This Massive Latin American Art Biennial", Remezcla, October 10, 2016

Valentino, Silas "Sing for Hope Pianos Returns to Fill NYC's Public Spaces With Music" Village Voice Music, NYC May 2015

Howe, Holly "15 Artists About to Dominate 2015"  Complex Magazine, 2015

Jones, Justin "Franck de las Mercedes Lost Everything in a Fire…Except His Faberge Egg" The Daily Beast, April 2014

Volandes, Stellene, "The Hot Ticket" Town & Country Magazine, April 2014

Good Day NY  - “FOX 5 Gallery” appearance 2014

Fullana, Sion, “New York Style”, Snap Magazine, September 2013

Carrillo, Ramón, "Perfil de Franck De Las Mercedes" Zócalo Saltillo, Mexico, July 2013

Fullana, Sion, “Un capsa per a tu”, ESGUARD Magazine, Spain, July 2013

Rosa, Federico, “Franck de Las Mercedes Born in Nicaragua/Made in the USA”, The Culture Trip, January 2013

Winston, Skinner, “Peace Box Project Pulls People Together”, The Newman Times-Herald, Newman, GA, June 27, 2013

Lowney, Brian J., “Delivering Hope: ‘Peace boxes’ carry precious cargo, Westport students learn”, South Coast Today, New Bedford, MA, May 28, 2013

Dahl, Timothy, “Sending Peace and Love Around the World” Built By Kids, February 2013

Dryden, Carly, "Middle-schoolers’ art celebrates lives of Newtown victims" The Beach Reporter, Beach Cities, CA, January 2013

Lauter, Chloe, “Priority Boxes”, No Cigar Magazine, London, December 2012

Wang, Kimberly, "5 Things To Know This AM", Refinery 29, December 2012

Jergenson, Sharen, “Peace in a box", The Sun-Times Monthly, Heber Springs, AR, December 2012

Ares, Hugo, “To Be Franck”, Bold Magazine, Canada, Winter/2012

Thompson, April, “Peace Mail Spreading Good Will on Earth Through Art”, Natural Awakenings, September 2, 2012

Sola, Karina, “Peace Box”, Dish Mag, July 2012

Merkin, Patricia, “Urgente, Una Caja Por Favor”, Hecho en Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 2012

Villarreal, Jose, “Art project by visual artist Franck de Las Mercedes spreads peace one box at a time”, Art Daily, June 18, 2012

Serena, “Art Takes Times Square”, Mom Trends, June 2012

TNB A&C, “21 Questions with Franck de Las Mercedes”, The Nervous Breakdown, April 14, 2012

Westwall, Mark “Art project by Franck de Las Mercedes spreads peace one box at a time”, FAD, February 9, 2012

LPM Staff, “The Priority Boxes art series”, Latino Perspectives Magazine, January 2012

Fabrikant, Mel, “Small NJ School Takes on Giant Global Peace Initiative”, Paramus Post, New Jersey, December 05, 2011

Palacios Lauterbach, Nadia “Nicarao in Gotham” Dear Polia, August 2011

Daily AMMO, Fanck de Las Mercedes: The Priority Boxes Art Project”, AMMO Magazine, August 6, 2011

Visual Arts News Desk, “Global Art Project Celebrates 5 Year Milestone”, Broadway World, August 2, 2011

Jones, Jennifer E., “Priority Peace: Handle with Care”, Beliefnet, June 6, 2011

Muse, “Peace: Artists Spread The Word”, On View Magazine June/July 2011

Thomas, Mary, “Artist’s painted boxes carry peace message globally”, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 25, 2011

Austin, April, “Message in a box: Franck de Las Mercedes’s peace packages”, The Christian Science Monitor, March 28, 2011

Kapopoulou, Xenia, Cosmopolitan Greece, January 2011

De Rubio, Dave, “Message in a Box”, Hispanic Magazine, Young Icons Issue, Feb/Mar 2010.

Wal, Aletta de, “Art Matters Featured Artist”, Artist Career Training, February 2010

“Project of Peace comes to Southwest Florida”, Florida Weekly, October 13-19, 2010

McCandele, Gretha, “A Priority Delivery: Art + Peace: Art Seeks to Initiate Peace Discussion, Brink, December 2010

Tellez, Jose Luis Ortiz, “Franck de Las Mercedes Un Pintor “fragil”, Pie Derecho NY, September 2010

Blanquera, Amelia, “Peace in a Box”, SoulPancake, April 2010

Santiago, Yelitza Yvettet, “Arte con proposito”, Buenavida Magazine, January 2010

Rostow, Stephen, “Painted Boxes Mailed Around the World”, Museum Views – News Briefs, January 2010

Pensel, Silvina Sterin, “Una encomienda con los valores mas preciados”, El Diaro New York, February 21, 2010

Bringas, Liliana, “Pintor Nicaraguense Expone en Union City”, El Diario/La Prensa New York, September, 20, 2009

Ruestmann, Jane, “The Priority Boxes Project”, School Arts – Elementary School Lesson, January 2009

Brooks, Joyce, “The ‘Priority Boxes’ Project”, Black Tie International Magazine, December 2012

Hildebrandt, Gloria, “Take a Look”, Escarpment View, Winter/2009.

Angulo, German, “On the Cover: Franck de Las Mercedes”, La Isla Magazine: Hispanic Heritage Month, October 2009

Prokop, Irene C., “The Gift of Peace”, Milford Magazine – Upriver Currents, December 2009

Rappaport, Melissa, “Art with a message: Local Artist Franck de Las Mercedes, sends art in ‘peace’ boxes”, The Weehawken Reporter, June 7, 2009

“Franck de Las Mercedes y su proyecto “Cajas de Prioridad”, El Progreso Hispano Newspaper, April 26,2009

Flores, Judith, “Pintor nicaraguense es un activista por la paz”, Revista – La Prensa, August 25, 2009

Bringas, Liliana, “Artistas honran a Marti en su aniversario”, El Diario – New York, February 1, 2009

Anderson, Emily Ce, “Priority Mail”, Orion Magazine, July/August 2008

Kloosterman, Karin, “New York Artist Sends Free Boxes of Peace to Israel”, Israelity Blog, May 28, 2008

“Les boites de priorités par Franck de Las Mercedes”, Pébéo, April, 2008

Bloomfield, Maureen, “Peace in a Box”, The Artist’s Magazine: The Artist’s Life, September 2007

Levine, Daniel Rome, “Una caja a la vez”, Selecciones – Reader’s Digest, September 2007

Checkla, Susan Orr, “Willets Road’s Priority Box Art Project”, Board of Education, May 2007.

Ham, Sofie, “Love in a Box”, Artworkers - Latitude: Art News from Australia + The Globe, July 2007.

Faloon, Karla, “The Best or Ours” Franck de Las Mercedes, Voz Latina, December 2007

Zemanek, Jennifer, “Painting Outside the Box: Painter Franck de Las Mercedes Sends Thought Evoking Priority Boxes”, High Beam Research, October 1, 2006

Patterson, Claire, “Sending Hope (and Peace) in a Box”, American Style Magazine, December 2006

Rosales, Auxiliadora, “Paz “made in” Nicaragua”, La Prensa: Nicas en el Exterior, June 3, 2006

Stanfield, Alyson, “Creating a Buzz by Shipping Empty Boxes”, Art Biz Blog, November 29, 2006

Rosero, Jessica, “Visions from North Hudson”, The Union City Reporter, June 5, 2005

Hauge, Jim, “A mix of art and music”, Hudson Reporter, March 8, 2005

Urroz, Marcela Oilvas, “Arte Por Correo”, La Prensa de Nicaragua, September 25, 2006

“Mano a Mano”, Hoy, New York, April 2, 2004

“Soho’s Bold & Beautiful”, NY Daily News, New York, April 1, 2004

Mendez, Juan M., “Joven dramaturgo estreno pieza en Lincoln Center”, El Diario NY, May 1998

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