(Mexico 1974)
Pablo Serrano is a Mexican-born artist who earned his degree in Visual Arts from the Faculty of Arts and Design (FAD) at the University of National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), located in Mexico City.
As a highly prolific artist, Serrano has explored a diverse range of creative mediums throughout his career. His artistic pursuits include, painting, book illustration for both children and young adults, graphic design, artistic production for theater and cinema, commissioned portraiture, as well as music and video production.
Notable highlights from his portfolio include:
"Cosmos," an exhibition held at the University Museum CHOPO in Mexico City in 2012.
"The Persistence of Time," showcased at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MACO) in Oaxaca in 2014.
Participation in the XVI Rufino Tamayo Biennial at the International Rufino Tamayo Museum in Mexico in 2014.
In 2016, Serrano was honored with the task of creating 22 portraits for the IPN National Science and Arts Awards. These works are now permanently on display at the central library of the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico City.
Serrano currently lives and works in Berlin, Germany.
Solo Exhibitions
2014 Persistencia del tiempo. Museum Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico.
2013 Territorios Ocupados. Cultural Center Eje, Mexico City.
2012 Cosmos. Museum Museo Universitario del Chopo, Mexico City.
2010 Miniaturas. Museum Museo Casa Serrano, Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico.
2008 Las Columnas de esta casa. Museum Museo Agustín Rivera, Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico.
2007 Cuerpo Presente. Universty Gallery Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico.
2006 Cuerpo Presente. Museum Museo de la Ciudad de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico.
2002 Experiencias de la Brevedad. Gallery Jimena y la Fábrica, Mexico City.
2001 Entre el Agua y la Tierra. Gallery Nunduva, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Group exhibition
2020 Zona Maco, Artbaena, Mexico.
2019 Drei Blicke, Studio Schröder, Berlin, Germany.
2015 Grupo de los dieciséis.Galerie La Troje, Hacienda de los Morales, Mexico City.
2014 BIB Japón. The Hiratsuka Museum (Kanagawa Prefecture) 19/07/2014 - 31/08/2014. Kawara Museum Takahama City (Aichi Prefecture) 27/09/2014 - 09/11/2014.
2015 Chiba City Museum (Chiba Prefecture) 04/01/2015 - 01/03/2015. Ashikaga Museum (Tochigi Prefecture) 11/04/2015 - 05/24/2015. Urawa Museum 07/2015 – 08/2015
2014 XVI Bienal de Pintura Rufino Tamayo. Contemporary Art Museum Rufino Tamayo, Mexico City.
2013 Pequeño formato y obra gráfica 2013 - 2104. Gallery Arte Hoy, Mexico City.
2013 Bienal de ilustración Bratislava (BIB). Bibian International House of Art for Children, Bratislava, Eslovaquia.
2012 Bienal Dr. Alfonso Pérez Romo. University Gallery Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico.
2011 Grupo de los dieciséis. Galerie La Troje, Hacienda de los Morales, Mexico City.
2006 Artemergente. Cultural Center Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León. Mexico.
2005 José María Velasco, 47 pintores contemporáneos. Auditorium Jaime Torres Bodet University IPN, Mexico City.
2004 20 Jaguar. Gallery Arte de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico.
2002-2003 XXII Encuentro Nacional Arte Joven. Cultural Center Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico.
Cloister of Carmen Guadalajara, Mexico. Gallery Jesús Gallardo, León, Mexico. Museum of the City of Querétaro, Mexico.
University Gallery Iberoamericana, Puebla, Mexico. University Gallery Artes Plásticas, Universidad Veracruzana, Veracruz, Mexico.
Cultural Center Aguascalientes, Mexico.
2001 26–36 Jóvenes propuestas. Museum Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público, Mexico City.
1997 La transmutación de los elementos. University Gallery, UNAM, Mexico City.
National and international prizes and awards:
2015 BIB Japan, official selection.
2014 XVI Biennale für Malerei Rufino Tamayo, official selection. Museum Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Internacional Rufino Tamayo, Mexico City.
2013 Biennial Bratislava (BIB), official selection. Bibian International House of CIDCLIArt for Children, Bratislava, Slovakia.
2013 La Ilíada, illustration publisher CIDCLI, Mexico CANIEM Publishing Prize, fiction for adults and young people.
2007 Mi mano, illustration publisher CIDCLI, Mexico. Selected by the Ministry of Education.
2006 El rey poeta, illustration publisher CIDCLI, Mexico. Selected by the Department of Education and for The New York Public Library, USA.
2005 Juego de dedos, Honors, IX Prize for the best illustrated children's book 2005, Mexico City.
2005 Honors XXII National Meeting Arte Joven Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico.