Armando de la Garza
[ BIO - STATEMENT - ARTIST CV ]
BIO.
Armando de la Garza was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, in 1973. He began his painting studies at a very young age, but it wasn't until 1995, after completing his architecture degree, that he began his professional career in the art world.
Statement.
He has exhibited in over 40 group exhibitions in the USA, France, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Australia, Italy, Spain, and Mexico. He has had more than 25 solo exhibitions, including “Wherever this may be found” at Ginocchio Gallery in Mexico City, “Once upon a time” at the Center of Arts in Monterrey, “ID” at Emma Molina Gallery, San Pedro Garza Gcía., “The Misfortunes of Virtue” at Oblyon Gallery, Barcelona, Spain, “Horror Vacui” at Isabel Croxatto Gallery, Santiago de Chile, “Court Portraits” at Alternativa Once Gallery, or “Biotá” at Area Creativa 42 in Rivarolo, Italy, among others. He has received various awards such as the acquisition prize at the XVIII Review of Nuevoleonesa Plastic Arts and first place in the first biennial of the German Cultural Center, as well as selections at the IX FEMSA Biennial and in different editions of the Review of Nuevoleonesa Plastic Arts, and the National Young Art Encounter, among others.
Artist CV.
EDUCATION
1990 – 1995 Architecture. Faculty of Architecture UANL
1995 – to date. Various courses and workshops
GROUP EXHIBITIONS He has participated in more than 40 group exhibitions, including:
2000 “Latin American Artists” la Fuente Gallery, Dallas TX. USA
2004 “Myths and Nuances of Mexico” Ryramida Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
2006 “Mexican Art Collective” ICM. Vienna, Austria
2007 “Face to Face” Museo del Centenario, San Pedro Garza. Gcía, N.L. Mexico
2009 “IX Femsa Biennial” Monterrey N.L. Mexico
2010 20 years, Acquisition Prizes Nuevoleonesa Plastic Arts Review, Monterrey N.L.
2010 “Art San Diego”, Art Fair, San Diego California, ZonaMaco Monterrey, Monterrey N.L.
2011 ZonaMaco Mexico City. Arte BA, Art Fair Buenos Aires, Argentina
2012 “Paraphrase” Center of the Arts, Monterrey N.L. Mexico
2014 ZonaMaco Mexico City. Isabel Croxatto Gallery. Chile.
2014 “Distant Memories” Museo El Centernario, San Pedro Garza García N.L.
2014 CH.Aco Contemporary Art Fair Santiago de Chile
Julio Castillo Biennial, Museum of Contemporary Art Querétaro.
2015 Art Central Hong Kong Art Fair. Isabel Croxatto Gallery.
Sydney Contemporary, Isabel Croxatto Gallery. Sydney Australia.
ChAco. Contemporary Art Fair, Santiago de Chile.
“From Madonna to Madonna” Matucana 100 Museum. Santiago de Chile
2016 “Horror Vacui Collective”. Zona Maco photo. Mexico City
“Vanity and Disillusionment” Cancillería Museum. Mexico City.
2017 “Dystropia” Museum of History and Art, Gurzua Palace. Durango Mexico
“Free day” CRAG gallery Torino Italy.
2018 “Contemporary Art Exhibition” . Crag Gallery, Capri Italy
“XVIII Tamayo Biennial“ Rufino Tamayo Museum of Contemporary Art, Oaxaca Mexico
2019 “Zona Maco” Gregory Leroy Gallery. Mexico City
“Constellations” Archivo Colectivo Gallery. Mexico City
“Arte Vivo” MAM, Museum of Modern Art. Mexico City
“XVIII Rufino Tamayo Biennial”, Rufino Tamayo Museum, Mexico City
2021 2023 2024 2025 “Latin American Galleries Now” Espacio O, Santiago de Chile
“The House Out the Window” Isabel Croxatto Gallery, Santiago de Chile.
“Arte Vivo” MAM, Museum of Modern Art, Mexico City.
“Pop Up” 6x4 the affordable art project, Monterrey N.L.
“Celebrating our identity”, Revuelta, Mexico City.
“Pop up” 6x4 projects Madrid, Spain.
“Self-ish” Manifiesto Gallery, Guadalajara Mexico
“Pop up” 6x4 and Contrast Gallery, Mexico City
Art Madrid. Fair with DDR Gallery, Madrid Spain
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
He has held 20 solo exhibitions, including:
2000 “Truth or Heresy” Raúl Rangel Frías Magna Library, Monterrey, N.L. Mexico
3003 “Court Portraits” Alternativa Once Gallery, San Pedro Garza Gcía. N.L. Mexico
2007 “Still Life” Las Poblanitas, San Pedro Garza Gcía. N.L. Mexico
2009 “ID” Emma Molina Gallery, San Pedro Garza Gcía. N.L. Mexico 2009
“Once upon a time” Center of the Arts III, Generator Nave, Monterrey , N.L.
2010 “Wherever this may be found”, Ginocchio Gallery, Mexico City
2012 “Philosophy in the Dressing Room” Arte Actual Mexicano” Monterrey NL, Mexico
2014 “The Misfortunes of Virtue” Corporación Cultural las Condes. Santiago, Chile.
2105 “The Misfortunes of Virtue” Oblyon Gallery, Barcelona Spain.
2015 “Horror Vacui” Isabel Croxatto Gallery. Santiago de Chile.
2016 “Hypertrophy” Museum of the City of Querétaro. Querétaro Querétaro. Mexico
2017 “Biotá” Area Creativa 42 . Rivarolo Italy
2018 “The Transvaluation of all Values” Arte Actual Mexicano Gallery, San Pedro Garza García
N.L.
2019 “Paintings and Objects” Espacio Balmes Gallery. Madrid Spain
2020 “Of the Kingdoms” Espacio O, Santiago de Chile
2021 “Horror Vacui” “6x4” Proyectos, Mexico City. Mexico
2023 “Still Life” An Ephemeral Experience Mérida Yucatán
“Vanitas” Solo Show Marte Fair, Castellón, Valencia . Spain
2025 “History of the Eye” Sor Juana Cloister Museum, CDMX, Mexico
“Tower of Babel” DDR gallery, Madrid. Spain
Collections.
Studiolo Collection (Acquisition Prize Art Madrid International Art Fair 2025).
Awards, scholarships & artistic residencies.
AWARDS AND SELECTIONS
2025, Acquisition Prize of the Studiolo Collection at Art Madrid International Art Fair (DDR Art Gallery).
Selection 2014 Selection in the “Julio Castillo National Painting Prize” Querétaro Qtro. Mexico. 2000 Selection in the “XX Review of Nuevoleonesa Plastic Arts”, Casa de la cultura de N.L. 2002 Selection in the XXII Review of Nuevoleonesa Plastic Arts, Casa de la cultura de N.L. Selection in the XXII National Young Art Encounter, Aguascalientes Ags. Selection in the “V Regional Biennial of Young Art” Casa de la Cultura de N.L. 2003 Acquisition prize in the “XVIII Review of Nuevoleonesa Plastic Arts, Casa de la Cultura de N.L. 2009 Selection in the IX Monterrey Femsa Biennial. 2018 Selection in the XVIII Tamayo Biennial
PUBLICATIONS XX, XXII and XXIII Catalogue of the Review of Nuevoleonesa Plastic Arts. Catalogue of the V Regional Biennial of Young Art. Catalogue IX Femsa Biennial. Entorno Magazine. U.A.N.L. Cover of the book “EL Cristo de buenaventura” by Antonio Parra. Various articles in press ZonaMaco Catalogue 2010, 2011 ChAco Fair Catalogue 2014 Santiago de Chile. Various magazines. La Tempestad, Elle, Vogue, Glamour, GQ, Travel +Leisure, among others.
The works of Armando de la Garza can be seen at:
DDR ART GALLERY, Calle de la Encomienda 21, 28012, Madrid.
Tel. +34 659819791
