Leo Matiz Foundation

Founded in 1998, Leo Matiz Foundation is a foundation based in Ciudad de México, Mexico working on arts & culture, heritage, disability.

The Leo Matiz Foundation is a non-profit organisation founded in 1998 to preserve and disseminate the work of Colombian-born photographer Leo Matiz. Its collection holds 66,315 positives, including advertising images and cartoons, and 117,516 negatives and transparencies. The foundation shares its most emblematic images through international exhibitions and publications. It also aims to provide opportunities and support to disabled photographers so they can carry out their own projects. The headquarters are in Mexico City, and the foundation is led by Alejandra Matiz, the photographer's daughter.