RAÚL CERRILLO

Mexico City, Mexico (1977)

Artist-activist born in Mexico City in 1977, he studied at the INBA National School of Arts "La Esmeralda". Parallel to her artistic studies, she has focused on learning and understanding the inner Self, the biology and technology of the body, and everything related to pre-Hispanic cultures and rituals, including shamanism and power plants. In addition, he is committed to the social improvement of his community, creating programs focused on the power of healing through art, nature, and meditation in places with high rates of poverty and marginalization, including prisons. He has had numerous individual exhibitions in Mexico and has participated in group shows in Venice, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Barcelona, ​​Milan, Paris and London. He has been awarded twice with the Puebla State Scholarship for the Arts and the FONCA National Scholarship for the Arts. In addition, he obtained the Puebla Contemporary Art Acquisition Award and the same award from the city of Monterrey, Mexico. He has had numerous honorable mentions from various national artistic and cultural institutions. And also, he has been nominated for best Latino visual artist at the LUKAS London 2014 awards; He also won first prize at the Alfredo Zalce Biennial, one of the most important recognitions for painting in Mexico.

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