Curriculum Vitae

Professional Experience & Education

1990–1997
Degree in Fine Arts at the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas (ENAP) of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

1998–1999
Graduation with a Licenciatura degree (Fine Arts)

1999–2000
Guest Student at the Kunsthochschule Braunschweig, Germany

Since 2001
Freelance Fine Artist based in Berlin and Mexico

2006–2018
Artistic Director for “Spielraum Natur”, Künstlerhof Frohnau

2014–2016
Ceramics Instructor at the Ellen-Key-Sekundarschule (Secondary School with Sixth Form)

2016
Project Leader: Mural Painting workshop in cooperation with children from the Tempelhof refugee accommodation

Since 2017
Head of the Printmaking Workshop at the Jugendkunstschule Tempelhof-Schöneberg

2018–2021
Project Leader: “Wandmalerei-Graffiti” at the Hans-Böckler-Schule (Vocational School)

2018–2020
Workshop Leader in cooperation with the Bröhan-Museum

2021–2022
Project Leader: “Stadtplanprojekt”, BBK – WIR KÖNNEN KUNST

2021–2022
Workshop Leader in cooperation with the KinderKünsteZentrum


Exhibitions


2026
“Empathie” (Mural Painting), Georg-von-Giesche-Europa-Schule, Berlin
“MoBu”, International Art Fair Bucharest, Romania
art Karlsruhe – galerie subjectobject (8 works), Karlsruhe, Germany

2025
“El Dorado”, galeria cuatrosie7e, Oaxaca, Mexico
“Lumea nu este perfectă”, Romanian Creative Week, Bucharest, Romania

2024
Exhibition at Galateca Galerie and Goethe-Institut, Bucharest, Romania
International Literature Festival Berlin (ilb), light installation at Andenbuch bookshop
“The Grace of Being”, galerie subjectobject, Berlin

2023
“Papierkraft”, galerie subjectobject, Berlin
Presentation of 4 paintings at the Bucharest Art Fair, Romania

2022
3rd Prize in the BJKE competition with the “5 Bloks-Stadtplanprojekt”
“PrivatSphäre”, galerie subjectobject, Berlin
“Flora și Fauna din Mexic”, Galateca Galerie, Bucharest, Romania

2021
“Der ständige Kampf”, Tapier-Galerie / Takt Berlin-Leipzig
2019–2020
“Oaxaca – Berlin”, Law Firm Offices, Kreuzberg, Berlin

2019
Illustrations for Hebammen-Forum 3 (Theme: Schlaf)
“PapierKraft”, group exhibition, galerie subjectobject, Berlin

2018
“Día de los Muertos in Berlin”, light installation, Fantom-Galerie, Berlin
“Sommergang”, group exhibition, galerie subjectobject, Berlin
“Johann Trollmann Hommage”, site-specific room for DENK MAL AM ORT

2017
“Vida y Muerte”, painting installation, Fantom-Galerie, Berlin
“Selbstporträt”, group exhibition, Project Space maia zinc, Berlin
“3653xJA”, group exhibition, galerie subjectobject, Berlin


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