Profile: ALEJANDRO GARCIA CONTRERAS artist Last Update:July 14, 2015

Alejandro Garcia Contreras holds a Bachelor’s degree in visual art from the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. Since 2007 he has exhibited in the United States, Europe, Japan, and Peru. Venues in Mexico include the Museum of Modern Art, Centro Nacional de las Artes, and Museo Experimental “El Eco” in Mexico City; Museo de los Pintores Oaxaqueños (Oaxaca); and Centro Cultural Jaime Sabines in Tuxtla Gutierrez Chiapas.

In 2008 Contreras co-founded the Laboratorio de Artes de Chiapas and in 2009 he joined Neter, an initiative promoting young Mexican artists locally and internationally. In 2013, he completed a residency/workshop program at Les Territoires in Montreal. Contreras has received awards from Artfest International (2006) and the FONCA Jovenes Creadores (2009, 2014).

Selected Work

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Selected links and publications Horror en el Trópico: Terror, Arte y Cine en el Museo del Chopo by Rodrigo Delgado MX-DF, 2014 15 jaar PS Projectspace /15 Aniversario PS Projectspace De Witte RAAF, 2014 Horror en el Trópico en el Museo del Chopo by Paola Monter Time Out Mexico, 2014 Galería La Chinche presentará la obra de Alejandro García Contreras La Tempestad, 2014 Atelier de création II – Espejo Negro aux Territoires by Maude Lefebvre The Belgo Report, 2013 On the walls: Art you need to see this week by Emily Raine Cult Montreal, 2013 Must-See Shows Canadian Art Magazine, 2013 Cadaverous Collaboration at Les Territoires by Joseph Henry Blouin ArtInfo, 2013 NETER, un espacio para la reflexion artistica Cultura Colectiva, 2013 X Bienal Monterrey FEMSA por Teresa del Conde La Jornada, 2013 Artistas chiapanecos en otros horizontes por Marcelino Champo Péndulo de Chiapas, 2013 Why the Bienal Monterrey came to Mexico City Phaidon News, 2012 Neter at ArtPlatform L.A. by Ofelia del Corazon Los Angeles Art Resource, 2012 … Artist's website www.alejandrogarciacontreras.com