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Jesus Garcia Munoz is an Spanish artist born in Mexico City, Mexico.

Educational Background:

1987 – 1993 B.a. in Art history from the Instituto de Cultura Superior, Mexico city, of which he’s still an honorary member.

1994 – 1995 Philosophy diploma from Instituto de Cultura Superior, Mexico City.

1998 – 1999 Philosophy diploma from Universidad La Salle, Mexico City.

1999 – 2000 Philosophy diploma from Universidad Ibero Americana, Mexico City.

1990 – 1998 As a student and member of the workshop he carried out the set design and scenic painting of the cycles I to V of teacher Hugo Argüelles’ theatrical production.

2001 – 2004 As a free student, he attended the Engraving Workshop: “Taller de Grabado de la Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas”, Plantel San Carlos, Managed by Ms. Quintanilla.

2001 – 2005 Participates in the organization and teaching of specialized metal-engraving workshops at the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas San Carlos, UNAM, Mexico City.

2003 – 2006 Worked as engraving workshop assistant at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico with teacher Gerardo Padilla.

Collectives and participations:

Participated as speaker in the “Encuentro Internacional de Teatro Infantil y Juvenil”, on theatrical scenery, scenic painting, and theatrical lighting with children with special problems. “Telón Abierto”, organized by the state government and by Larry Silverman in Aguascalientes, Mexico.

Currently a member of teacher Pavel Albert’s engraving workshop in Madrid, Spain.

Currently metal-engraving teacher, Taller Negro 85, Madrid, Spain.

Currently a member of the engraving artistic collective “Negro 85”, Madrid, Spain.

Currently a member of the Engravers and Plastics Research Mexican Association (Asociación Mexicana de Grabadores de Investigación Plástica), Mexico City.

Currently a collaborator of the College Of Arts and Humanities. The University of Texas-Pan American, USA.

Currently a collaborator of IMAS, International Museum of Art & Science, Nolana McAllen, Texas, USA.

Member of “Fundación Cultural Jardín del Arte A.C.”, Mexico City.

Exhibitions:

1999 “A la Sombra del Sueño” Pegaso gallery in Casa LAMM. Fundación Cultural Televisa, Mexico City.

1999 “Colectiva de Verano” Casa de Cultura del estado de Aguascalientes gallery, Mexico City.

2000 “En la Mira del Cielo” Bar Fly gallery, within the “Festival Internacional Cervantino”, ED. XXVIII. Guanajuato, Mexico.

2001 “Obra Reciente” La Diferencia gallery, Tepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico.

2002 “Exposición Perpendicular” Muestratalla-Mezclatrazo gallery, exhibition of graphic work, Mexico City.

2003 Collective exhibition “La Cofradía del Chile” within the Chapultepec forest, Mexico City.

2004 “Acuarelas Recientes” OM Gallery, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico.

2006 “Acuarelas Itinerantes”, Acapulco, Guerrero Mexico. Within the “Día Internacional de la mujer”, organized by the state government.

2006 “Bitácoras” watercolors and prints, Casa de la Cultura Todos Santos, in Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

2006 “Colectiva de Verano” Florencia Riestra Gallery, Mexico City.

2007 Exposición colectiva y Encuentro Multiétnico de Arte Contemporáneo, “Visión Desierta” Casa de la Cultura de Real de Catorce, en San Luis Potosí, Mexico

2007 Collective exhibition y Selection for the Fundación JUMEX collection, Mexico.

2008 Exhibition of prints “Obra Reciente” in Chihuahua’s “casa de cultura del estado” in Colonia Roma, Mexico City.

2009 “Geometría Biológica”, Ra del Rey Gallery, Madrid, Spain.

2009 Exhibition and Installation of “Habitáculo del Frenesí” within “Creadores de Sueños”, Yuglo Gallery, Madrid, Spain.

2010 “Distorsiones Temporales Captadas en Cautiverio” watercolors, Teatro Galileo, Madrid, Spain.

2011 Colectiva Exhibition “11 x 85” Consejería de educación, “Sala de Columnas”, La Rioja Government, Logroño, Spain.

2011 Collective Exhibition “11 x 85” “Centro Riojano de Madrid”, La Rioja Government, Madrid, Spain.

2011 Collective Exhibition and donation to permanent collection of the International Museum of Art & Science, McAllen, Texas, USA.

2011 Collective Exhibition and donation to permanent collection of the College of Arts and Humanities of the University Texas-Pan American, USA.

2012 “Colectivo Negro 85” Centro Riojano de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

2012 “Distorsiones Temporales”, Prints. Instituto Centro Mexico, Madrid, Spain.

2012 Collective Exhibition “Negro 85”, Prints. Centro Cultural de la Villa de Móstoles, Móstoles, Spain.

2013 “El Rollo”, Watercolors project duet with Esteban Arévalo (Mexico), Centro Cultural Galileo, Madrid, Spain.

2013 “La estructura del Aire”, Engravings on the first floor of the Centro Cultural Galileo, Madrid, Spain. Curator: Teresa Diez Laplaza.

2013 “La estructura del Aire”, Engravings. Casa De Cultura Manuel Alvar del Ayuntamiento de Chinchón, Chinchón, Spain. Curator: Teresa Diez Laplaza.

Projects and participations:

1999 “La Violencia Impune” by Dr. Lore Aresti, Published by Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Xochimilco, Mexico City.

2000 Mural “La Boa Pancha” Centro Comercial San Jerónimo, Mexico City.

2001 Front cover of the book “La Construcción Social de una Condena” by Dr. Lore Aresti, published by Albergues de Mexico and Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City.

2003 Designs for “Festival Internacional de Cine Contemporáneo de la ciudad de Mexico”, First edition, Mexico City.

2003 Scenic painting for “El Graduado” directed by Felipe Fernández del Paso. Mexico City.

2004 Designs for “Festival Internacional de Cine Contemporáneo de la ciudad de Mexico”, Second edition, Mexico City.

2004 Scenic painting and setting for the musical work “Cabaret”, Teatro de los Insurgentes, directed by Felipe Fernández del Paso. Mexico City.

2004 Scenic painting and setting for the Christmas video commercial of Telefónica Movistar in “Foro 2 de Estudios Churubusco”, Mexico City.

2005 Designs for the “Festival Internacional de Cine Contemporáneo de la ciudad de Mexico” third edition, Cinemex, Mexico City.

2006 Architectural settings for private condominiums, Urbanización Punta Diamante, Acapulco Guerrero, Mexico.

2008 Scenic painting for the play “Perdidos en el Limbo”, Arteatral, Madrid, Spain.

2009 “Sanar Madrid” Public Painting, within Madrid’s “La Noche en Blanco”, Madrid, Spain.

2010 Scenic painting for the play “El Pie Derecho y el Brazo Izquierdo” by Arniches, Teatro del Centro Cultural Galileo, Madrid, Spain.

2010 “Sanar Santander” Public Painting, within the candidacy for the European Cultural Capital, Santander, Spain.