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Alberto Penagos

Mexico City, 1988.

"Art needs to help human beings live better, regardless of whether the work is intense or the chosen theme is tragic, because it follows a path that reaches us all: beauty."

Studies

2003-2005

Began in the world of graffiti in Mexico.

2006-2010

Studied graphic design in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.

2023-Present

José Rincón printmaking  workshop, Madrid, Spain.

Solo exhibitions

2015

2017

2022

2025

“Violence against women.” Museum of the City of Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.

“Joyful martyrdom. ” Casa Lamm Gallery, Mexico City.

“Watching time.” Contemporary Cell, Cloister of Sor Juana.Mexico City.

“Transitions. ” Presidente Intercontinental Hotel. Mexico City.

Group exhibitions

2005

Group exhibition, University Cultural Center, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.

Group exhibition, inauguration of “Taller Casa Blanca Gallery,” Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.

Group exhibition, Universidad del Valle de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.

2006

2008

“Anniversary of  Taller Casa Blanca Gallery,” Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.

"Diversity, color, and mysticism." Xochitepec airport,  Morelos, Mexico.

“Autumn group exhibition,” David Alfaro Siqueiros Museum La Tallera, Cuernavaca, Mexico.

2009

2011

2013

2015

“Spring group exhibition,” David Alfaro Siqueiros Museum La Tallera, Cuernavaca, Mexico.

"Art and madness." Artdicre Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico.

“New values IV."* Madrid, Spain.

“Antonio del Rincón Drawing Prize, ” Madrid, Spain.

“Another reality,"  Arcilla Foundation. Alongside great masters such as Modesto Trigo, Eduardo Naranjo, Antonio López García, and Dino Valls. Cultural Center La Vaguada, Madrid, Spain.

2016

"56-92: A generation’s artistic encounter."  Museum of the Former Academy of San Carlos, Mexico City.

"Live and let die." Lourdes Sosa Gallery, Altavista 147, Mexico City.

“Convergence: each world, its own art." Centro Deportivo Israelita, Mexico City.

2017

"Casa Lamm artists collective."  Casa Lamm Gallery, Mexico City.

"Thresholds of time." El Ahuehuete, Transitory Art Space, Colonia Roma, Mexico City.

2019

2025

"Zapata: a century later." Víctor Manuel Contreras Gallery, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.

“Antonio del Rincón Drawing Prize.”Guadalajara, Spain.

Special projects

2007-2009

2014

Part of the team of master Rafael Cauduro for the mural "Seven major crimes,"Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, Mexico City.

Assembly of the mural "The condominium." Cauduro Building, Mexico City.

Selections & awards

2013

Finalist, “Antonio del Rincón Drawing Contest, ”Madrid, Spain.

Scholarship award at the Barcelona Academy of Art, “Mood portrait competition,” Barcelona, Spain.

2015

2017

2025

Preselected in the “Figurativas 2015" figurative painting and sculpture contest, European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM), Barcelona, Spain.

Preselected in the “Figurativas 2017” figurative painting and sculpture contest, European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM), Barcelona, Spain.

Winner, “Antonio del Rincón drawing prize 2025, ”Guadalajara, Spain.

Publications

2013

Guía Leonardo de Arte Book, Madrid, Spain.

VIII Anuario Arte y Libertad, Madrid, Spain.

2015

2018

Publication of the artwork "Harassment" in the catalog for “Figurativas 15,” Barcelona, Spain.

Guía Leonardo de Arte Book, Madrid, Spain.

Other activities

2007

2008

2009

Speaker at “a! Design magazine” conference, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.

Speaker at “a! Design magazine” conference, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.

Speaker at “a! Design magazine” conference, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.

Illustrator for the Morelos Chamber Orchestra catalog, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.

2010

2014

2023

Jury member in the “Diversifikarte” logo competition, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.

Set design for the play "Labyrinth." Televisa, Mexico City.

Costume props for the play "A Midsummer Night’s Dream." Televisa, Mexico City.

Speaker at "Dialogues between painters 3," Faculty of Arts and Design, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City.

Speaker in the "Resonances of Cauduro" conference cycle about Master Rafael Cauduro, Morelos Museum of Contemporary Art Juan Soriano, Cuernavaca, Morelos.

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