Born
in Monterrey, México. He majored in architecture from
the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM). In
1975 he gave up architecture to dedicate himself full time to
art.
In
1978 he moved to Paris, where he starts working on copper prints
at the workshop of Lacourière-Frélaut. In 1984
he joined the lithographic workshop of Andrew Vlady in Mexico
City. In 1997 he moved to Puebla to work with the Uriarte shop
developing a characteristic style in Talavera ceramics. A year
later he received a scholarship to live and work in Berlin by
the Starke Cultural Foundation.
After
finishing his duties in Germany he moved to Montreal in 1999.
Throughout his career he has held numerous exhibitions in Mexico,
Germany, France, Spain Cuba, some Asian countries and the US.
One of his most recognized works is the triptych Cielo that
was purchased for the Montreal Fine Arts Museum. Another one
of his famous creations has been Terra Nostra, which adorns
the label of the Domaine de Viaud, Lalande-De-Pomerol, 2002
special reserve wine.
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