René Serrano Rodríguez
René Serrano Rodríguez
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Artist born in C. Guanajuato, Working and living in Morelia Mexico.
His practice explores the relationship between geometric forms and organic elements to render sites or fragments of an imagined society.
Contact:
rene.serrano.ro@gmail.com
Statement:
René Serrano’s Paintings explores the relationship between geometric forms and organic elements to render sites or fragments of an imagined society—be it utopian or rural, deserted or bustling— according to each viewer’s own gaze.
In this cartography of the fictive, ritual chants echo along every path, guided by the remnants of musical scores inscribed in a secret, healing calligraphy.
Bio:
René Serrano Rodríguez
Born in Guanajuato, MX,1975
Lives and Works in Morelia MX.
In 1997, he left a degree in Business Administration to travel through Central Europe as a street musician, where he encountered and discovered the work of artists such as F. Verdier, G. Mathieu, P. Alechinsky, C. Dotremont, and F. Woodman.
In 2002, he obtained a degree in Applied Arts from the Academy of Fine Arts in Tournai, Belgium. He later completed a Master’s degree in Arts and Technologies at the European University of Madrid, Spain, in 2005.
He is a two-time recipient of the Established Creators grants, the Young Creators and the Co-Investment grants from the Mexican Ministry of Culture.
His accolades include the Efraín Vargas Painting Prize, and he has been selected for the Cervantino Festival, the Randy Walz Fund, the New York Latin American Art Triennial, the Mediatine Prize in Brussels, and artist residencies at CANTE, CMMAS, La Parota, and La Ceiba Gráfica.
His work has been presented in solo exhibitions at the Diego Rivera Museum in Guanajuato, the Urban Museum of Puebla, the Museum of Querétaro City, and the Maison de l’ Amérique Latine in Brussels, among others. His group exhibitions have taken place in Mexico, New York, Dubai, Brussels...
His work is part of the permanent collections of several Mexican cultural institutions, including the Museum of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mexico City), the Jaime Sabines Cultural Center in Tuxtla, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Morelia, the Jesuit Cultural Center in Pátzcuaro, and the INAH Library in Mexico City, among others.
He has previously served as a Producer and Art Director in several media production. Professor at various campuses in Mexico, including the ITESM, U.A.Qro. La Salle…
Vinyl records enthusiast.
CV
René Serrano Rodríguez
Born in C. Guanajuato. México 1975
Lives and works in Morelia. México
rene.serrano.ro@gmail.com
School:
+ Master Degree in Arts.
The European University of Madrid. Madrid, Spain. 2005
+ B.A.A. Applied Arts.
Fine Arts Tournai Academy. Tournai, Belgium. 2002
+ Language: Spanish, French, English.
Distinctions:
+ Established artists grant. Cultural Ministry of Michoacán MX. 2025
+ Exhibition fund Randy Walz. Cultural Ministry of Guanajuato MX 2024
+ Production residence La Ceiba gráfica. MX. Coatepec V, MX. 2023
+ Official Selection New York Latin American Art Triennial, NY, USA. 2022
+ Official Selection International Cervantino Festival. Guanajuato, MX. 2018
+ XXXVI Anthropological photography award. INAH. CDMX, MX. 2017
+ Official Selection International Cervantino Festival. Guanajuato, MX. 2015
+ Residence grant for Experimental Research (CMMAS) Morelia, MX. 2014
+ Established artists grant. Cultural Ministry of Guanajuato, MX. 2013
+ Prize winner Efraín Vargas Art Prize Morelia, MX. 2007
+ CoInversión Art Grant Cultural Ministry of Michoacán, MX. 2007
+ Young Artist Grant. Cultural Ministry of Michoacán, MX. 2006
+ Official Selection Mediatine Prize. Brussels, BE. 2002
SOLO Exhibitions:
+ C.C. Clavijero Museum, Morelia, MX, 2026 (SOON)
+ JT Chávez Morado Museum, Silao, MX, 2025
+ Olga Costa Museum, Guanajuato, MX, 2018
+ Diego Rivera Museum, Guanajuato, MX, 2015
+ Urban Interactive Museum, Puebla, MX, 2015
+ Fábrica de Imágenes Gallery, MX 2011
+ Pórtico Gallery, Morelia, MX, 2011
+ Maison de l’ Amérique Latine, Bruxelles, BE, 2010
+ Michoacán State Museum, Morelia, MX, 2007
+ Querétaro City Museum, Querétaro, MX, 2003
GROUP Exhibitions:
+ The Chancellery Museum, CDMX, MX 2025
+ JVS Project Space Art Gallery, New York, USA 2022
+ Total Arts Gallery, Dubai, UAE, 2019
+ National School of Anthropology and History, CDMX, MX, 2017
+ Héctor García Gallery. CDMX, MX, 2015
+ Olga Costa Museum Guanajuato, MX, 2014
+ TAG Gallery Bruxelles, BE, 2012
Artworks acquired by Mexican Museums:
+ The Chancellery Museum, CDMX
+ Contemporary Art Museum Morelia
+ Cultural Center Jaime Sabines Tuxtla
+ Cuartel Art Museum. Pachuca
+ De la Paz Theatre. San Luis Potosí
+ ENAH University Library. CDMX
+ Jesuita Cultural Center. Pátzcuaro
Work Experience:
+ 2015-2020 Art Director and Producer at Knotion media production.
+ 2007-2015 Teacher and Programme Head Tec de Monterrey Univ. Campus Morelia MX
+ 2004-2007 Teacher. La Salle Univ. Campus Morelia MX
+ 2003-2003 Teacher and academic manager. Faculty of Fine Arts. A. Univ. Querétaro. MX
2026 02-06 / 07-19 Current Exhibition at C.C. Clavijero Museum, Morelia, MX. Catalogue:
2026 02-06 / 07-19 Current Exhibition at C.C. Clavijero Museum, Morelia, MX. Catalogue:
Early Series
2006-2019 Painting Portfolio:
2006-2019 Painting Portfolio:
2014-2018 Journal of Mexico Photo Series
2014-2018 Journal of Mexico Photo Series
2010 - 2026 Punk Baroque Painting Series (Not my primary body of work, but rather a form of academic decompression)
2010 - 2026 Punk Baroque Painting Series (Not my primary body of work, but rather a form of academic decompression)
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