2011

Bio: Damián Siqueiros

Damián Siqueiros studied Fine Art at Universidad de Monterrey, graduating Cum Laude in 2002. He completed his Master of Fine Arts, Cum Laude, in 2006 from the Academia de San Carlos of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. In 2007-2008 he was a resident artist at l’École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. He has won numerous prizes and grants, including Canada’s “Prix Coup de Cœur Art Souterrain” in 2010 and a grant from the Endowment for Art and Culture of Baja California (FOECA, Mexico) in 2005. He has exhibited in New York, Canada, Mexico, France and Spain. His work has also been published in Elle Magazine, Mexico and Vogue Magazine, Mexico. He currently lives and works in Quebec, Canada.
http://www.damiansiqueiros.com

Solo exhibitions
2011    Sacred performances: a couple of rules, CECUT Museum, Tijuana, Mexico.
Sacre du genre- Rito de género, Mexican Consulate of Montreal.
Launch of 2011-2011 Season of the Grands Ballets Canadiens à Montréal, at the Montreal Museum of Fine Art.
F14: La vida como un performance, La casa del Mezcal Gallery, Nueva York.
2010    F:14, La vie comme une performance, Galerie SAS, Montréal.
2009    Life as an everyday performance. Center for the Arts of Baja California, Mexico.
2007    Photo exhibition and screening of short-film Méditation, Starbucks Mexico.
2005    Map of a memory, Galería Arte Actual Mexicano, Monterrey, Mexico.
2003    Love, I Ate, « Fotoseptiembre », Galería Arte Actual Mexicano, Mexico.
2002    A history of Beauty, Akbal, Mexico.

Group exhibitions
2011    One night stand, La petite morte Gallery, Ottawa.
Female in a leading role, Art Souterrain, Festival Montreal en Lumière.
2010    Small is beautiful, Galerie SAS, Montreal.
México, paisaje infinito, Centre for the Arts of Nuevo León, Mexico.
« Arte los 40 », National Centre for the Arts, Mexico.
« IX FEMSA Biennale », Puebla, Mexico.
« IX FEMSA Biennale », Centre Culturel Tijuana, Mexico.
« Art Souterrain », Montreal.
IX FEMSA Biennale, Monterrey, Mexico.
2009    For your eyes-only. Galería Arte Actual Mexicano, Monterrey, Mexico.
2007    La magia del Universo, Alfa Planetary, Mexico.
« IX Prix Fundación Unicaja », Spain.
2006    Las Moradas del Alma, Cultural Centre Parque Fundidora, Mexico.
Digital Art Exhibition, Universidad Politécnica de México.
2005    Exposition of Academia de San Carlos, Mexico.
2002    Biennale de Arte Joven de Monterrey, Mexico.

Grants and Prizes
2011    Finalist at Prix Coup de Cœur Art Souterrain- Banque Scotia, Montréal.
2010    Winner of the contest Xposé, organized by CAPIC, Canada.
Winner of the Prix Coup de Cœur Art Souterrain- Banque Scotia, Montréal.
Honorable mention, « International Photography Awards ».
    Selected artist: Art Souterrain, Montreal.
2009    Finalist: IX FEMSA Biennale, Monterrey, Mexico.
2008/    Grant recipient, “Arts Décoratifs” program, partership between the National Endowment for 2007    Art and Culture of Mexico and l’Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Paris.
2007    Finalist « Raymond Weil Club International Photography Prize 2007 »
Honorable mention: 3e Grand Prix de la Photographie de Paris.
Selected: IX Prix Fundación Unicaja, Cadiz- Málaga, Spain.
2006/     Grant recipient, Graduate Studies Program, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2004    (UNAM), 2004-06.
2005    Grant recipient. Youth creation program, Endowment for Art and Culture of Baja California (FOECA), Mexico.
2003    Winner of the contest: “Monterrey en los límites de la noche”. Alliance Française and Cultural Centre of Nuevo León, Mexico.
2002    Finalist: « Biennale d’Art Jeune, Monterrey », Mexico.
Selected “Visions of the soul”, International Photography Library, United States.
Education
2008/    Internship at l’École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Paris.
2007
2006    Master in Fine Arts, CUM LAUDE, Academia de San Carlos (UNAM).
2002    Bachelor in Fine Arts, CUM LAUDE, Universidad de Monterrey.

Published work and conferences
2010    Publication of the series Ceci n’est pas une peinture, Magazine OHM.
Publication of the series L’amour est un cirque, in collaboration with the Cirque Éloize, OHM.
Publication, Damian Siqueiros, Photography without words, Magazine Gente y vida, March.
Conference: Work and process of Damian Siqueiros. « UDESIGN », University of Monterrey, Mexico.
2009    Publication (book): Beautiful Vision, The Men of BeautifulMag. Published by Gmünder and Sidaction, Paris.
Publication of the series Chronicles of Desire, Magazine OHM, Mexico.
Publication: «Bulb / Blur Magazine», Issue 10, Croatia et United Kingdom.
2007    Publication in collaboration with Vogue Magazine-Mercedes Benz, Mexico.
Publication in collaboration with Elle Magazine, Mexico.
2006    Conférence: The texts of St. Therese: The loss of spirituality in Art, Cultural Centre Parque Fundidora, Monterrey, Mexico.
Publication of Portfolio of Damián Siqueiros, Deep magazine, Mexico.

Journals (printed and on-line)
2010    Interview, Freedom to chose, Magazine Las Bellas Artes.
Et le gagnant est…, le Devoir, Montreal.
Damian Siqueiros lauréat d’art Souterrain, La Presse, Mathieu Perreault, Montreal.
2008    Captó Damián Siqueiros la ESENCIA de la vida diaria, El Mexicano, Rebeca Esquibel, Mexico.
Comparte Damián Siqueiros su trabajo gráfico digital, El Mexicano, Cristina Lara, Mexico.
2007    La Fotopintura de Damián Siqueiros, Melina Amao, Esquina Tijuana, Mexico.
2006    Enfrenta Arte Actual vacío de la imagen, Lourdes Zambrano, El Norte, Mexico.
2005    Juega con luz, amor y flores, Bertha Wario, El Norte, Mexico.
Llene sus ojos de placer. Da a sus imágenes un carácter teatral, Isabel Franco, El Norte, Mexico.

Radio and Television
2010 Interview, Radio Centre Ville, with Mauricio Duran, Montreal.
Interview, TV Nuevo Mundo, Montreal.
Interview, Radio-Canada International, Tam tam , Montreal.
Interview, Radio-Canada International, RDI en América, Montreal.