Edra Soto (b. Puerto Rico) is a Chicago-based artist, educator, curator, and co-director of the outdoor project space THE FRANKLIN. She obtained her Master of Fine Arts degree at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2000, as well as attending Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (ME), Beta-Local (PR), the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation (FL), Arts/Industry at the Kohler Art Center (WI), Project Row Houses (TX) and Headlands (CA). Recent venus presenting Soto’s work include: the Pérez Art Museum Miami (FL), Bemis Center for Contemporary Art (NE), and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Chicago (IL).