ARTISTS
ALICIA AMADOR BIO:
Alicia Amador studied communication sciences and visual arts for over twenty years in the studios of the masters: Gilberto Aceves Navarro, Germán Venegas, Oscar Ojeda, Oscar Bachtold, Maribel Avilés, Rae Miller, Lorena Mata, Jacobo Ángeles, Marco Arce and Tomás Gómez Robledo.
In an exercise that resembles the expressionist line and makes use of a variety of supports, Alicia incisively critiques the conventional structures of the family order, senseless traditions, a society corrupted like a rotting fruit—and their percolation throughout the culture.
She has participated in over 50 collective exhibitions, both domestic (Monterrey, Puebla, Guadalajara, Oaxaca, Cancún) and international (New York, San Salvador, Paris). Some of her pieces are held by collections in San Diego, New York, D.C., Florida, London, San Salvador, Bilbao, and Paris.
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ANDRES RETAMERO BIO:
Andrés Retamero (b. Havana, 1970) is a distinguished self-taught Cuban painter whose vibrant and evocative works capture the essence and fantasies of the tropics. A member of the prestigious National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC), Retamero has built a solid international career.
His work has been showcased in major cultural hubs, including individual and collective exhibitions at Art Basel Miami (Frisbee), the Museum of the Americas in Puerto Rico, and prominent galleries across France, Italy, and the United States.
A constant in Retamero's proposal is the dialogue between the familiarly distant and the closely remote. His artwork invites us to rethink different realities that interact with one another, bridging the gap between imagination and time, creating powerful visual dialogues where contemporary realism, pop nostalgia, and hidden realities intertwine. Today, his paintings are highly sought after by contemporary art enthusiasts and belong to private collections worldwide, including Spain, France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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DAVID MIRRA BIO:
David Mirra(b. San Miguel de Allende, 1974) is a highly versatile Mexican visual artist whose work seamlessly bridges the gaps between abstract expressionism and deeply conceptual surrealism.
Trained at the National School of Plastic Arts (UNAM), he earned a spot in the High Academic Excellence Program at the historic Academy of San Carlos, supported by the UNAM and Telmex Foundations. With a professional career spanning over 14 years, Mirra has built a solid presence in the contemporary Mexican art market, boasting more than 20 collective exhibitions and 13 solo shows in key cultural destinations, including Puerto Vallarta, Cancún, Los Cabos, and the prestigious Soumaya Museum in Mexico City.
Mirra’s artistic vocabulary shifts effortlessly between two masterful horizons. As a profound tribute to the Abstract Expressionist movement, he has developed acclaimed series honoring icons like Willem de Kooning and Per Kirkeby.
Concurrently, his surrealist production stands as a powerful testament to painterly thickness and psychological tension, using retro textures and grotesque aesthetics to explore the thin boundary between human rationality and primal animal instinct. Today, he is represented by leading contemporary galleries across Mexico.
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DIDIER TAPIA
His exceptional talent led his artwork to be selected as a national finalist in the prestigious Royal Talens competition, resulting in an exhibition at the world-renowned Soumaya Museum in Mexico City. Furthermore, his illustrations have been featured in the National Illustrators Catalog by CONACULTA at the International Children's Book Fair (FILIJ). Tapia’s captivating visual vocabulary invites viewers into a poetic universe where childhood innocence coexists with dreamlike, cosmic landscapes and majestic animals.
His paintings explore memory, local traditions, and hidden dimensions, crafted with a meticulous mastery of light, deep blue nocturnal palettes, and hyper-realistic atmospheres.
Represented by premier contemporary art spaces—including the historic Fábrica La Aurora in San Miguel de Allende and Galería Golden Section in Puerto Vallarta—Tapia’s works have rapidly gained international acclaim, becoming highly coveted pieces within private fine art collections across Mexico, the United States, and worldwide.
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DIEGO LUZ
Diego Luz (b. Mexico City, 1970) is a master of contemporary Mexican figurative expressionism and a highly distinguished portraitist of national figures.
Formed at the prestigious National School of Painting, Sculpture, and Printmaking “La Esmeralda” and the historic Academy of San Carlos (UNAM), Luz further refined his exceptional technique under the mentorship of hyperrealist icons Santiago Carbonell and Guillermo Muñoz Vera.
This rigorous academic foundation earned him historic institutional commissions, including the official portraits of former Mexican President Vicente Fox, various state governors, and Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa, as well as the monumental restoration of 90 historical diplomatic portraits for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Parallel to his institutional career, Luz has developed a powerful signature studio work that redefines the human gaze. Moving from absolute realism to a visceral, high-energy figurative expressionism, his canvases are celebrated for their thick, impasto palette-knife strokes and explosive, neon chromatic temperatures. His internationally sought-after works have been showcased at premier contemporary art fairs like Zona MACO and the Affordable Art Fair, and in prominent exhibitions across Europe, the Caribbean, and Latin America. Represented by elite spaces such as Galería Golden Section in Puerto Vallarta, his paintings belong to major private, public, and university collections worldwide.
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FER MANCILLA
Fer Mancilla (b. Cuernavaca) is a prominent contemporary Mexican self-taught sculptor whose vibrant work stands at the forefront of the Neo-Pop art movement.
Beginning his artistic journey in the United States in 2010, Mancilla transitioned from colorful Naïve painting into three-dimensional sculpture, capturing global attention through his signature character: Mr. Manny. Mancilla’s artistic achievements have reached monumental heights, with his large-scale sculptures permanently installed in prestigious architectural landmarks, including the luxury luxury skyscraper Torre Mitikah and Corporativo Samara in Mexico City.
Mancilla’s acclaimed Mr. Manny serves as a profound yet humorous critique of modern society, portraying the contemporary professional obsessed with work, technology, and success. Through his masterful use of both traditional lost-wax bronze and high-gloss pyroxylin resins, the artist strips his characters of their corporate rigidity, placing them in scenes of pure leisure and child-like wonder.
Represented by leading contemporary art galleries, Mancilla’s playful and highly sophisticated sculptures are fiercely sought after by fine art collectors across Mexico, the United States, and worldwide.
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HARTWIG LUGO ROHDE
Hartwig Lugo Rohde (b. Mexico City, 1970) is an acclaimed master of contemporary Mexican realism and a premier portraitist for the nation’s highest public administrations.
Formed at the top artistic institutions in the country, including “La Esmeralda” and the historic Academy of San Carlos (UNAM), Rohde achieved absolute technical refinement through specialized training with hyperrealist icons Santiago Carbonell and Guillermo Muñoz Vera. His extraordinary skill led to monumental governmental commissions, famously painting the official portraits of Mexican Presidents Felipe Calderón (Palacio Nacional) and Enrique Peña Nieto, as well as executing the restoration of 140 historical diplomatic portraits for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Beyond his institutional career, Rohde’s studio work is a magnificent synthesis of classical human figuration and contemporary conceptualism. His canvases seamlessly blend meticulous academic anatomy with modern geometric abstraction, theatrical drapery, and structural deconstruction.
Exhibited at leading international platforms such as Zona MACO and the Material Art Fair, his works have toured across Europe, Asia, and North America. Today, represented by elite spaces like Galería Golden Section in Puerto Vallarta, Rohde’s paintings stand as a pinnacle of executive prestige, highly coveted by prominent public and private fine art collections worldwide.
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JAIME CABRERA LIEVANO
Jaime Cabrera Liévano (1961–2025) was a revered master of Mexican Magical Realism and Neosurrealism, celebrated for his deeply poetic and profound interpretations of hidden realities. Originally trained at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Cabrera Liévano spent nearly three decades building a stellar artistic legacy. He was a prominent figure in Mexico’s contemporary cultural scene, famously serving as a founding member and editor for “La República de Cronopios” plastic arts guild and showcasing his work across seven consecutive editions of the renowned Festival Internacional Cervantino. Cabrera Liévano’s captivating visual world explores childhood innocence, cosmic architecture, and fantasy, characterized by an exquisite mastery of light and sweeping narrative structures. His versatility allowed him to move gracefully from intimate oil canvases to major public urban projects, including monumental mural interventions encircling the iconic Palacio de Bellas Artes under the selection of the National Institute of Fine Arts (INBA). Represented by elite galleries in Sarasota, Florida, and Baltimore, Maryland, as well as Galería Golden Section in Puerto Vallarta, his highly acclaimed masterpieces reside in significant private fine art collections throughout Mexico, the United States, France, and Spain.
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JOVIAN
Jovian (b. Mexico City, 1965) is a leading contemporary Mexican sculptor and object creator at the absolute forefront of artistic postmodernity. Initially trained in International Relations, his deep-seated creative drive led him to enter the art world first as a prominent gallerist and cultural manager, before transitioning into a rigorous, self-taught multi-disciplinary studio practice. His outstanding production has earned him elite institutional acclaim, with his works permanently housed in prestigious public and private collections, including the historic Heritage Acquis of the Mexican Ministry of Finance (SHCP) and the formal Payment in Kind (Pago en Especie) program. Jovian’s powerful visual language is celebrated for its fierce irony, dark humor, and flawless material execution in polymer castings, cold patinas, and luxury objects. His critically acclaimed series—such as Fashion Victims—address profound contemporary societal issues, confronting the commercialized overprotection and unnatural humanization of domestic animals. Exhibited globally at major art landmarks, his solo and collective exhibitions have toured prominent institutions like the Metropolitan Museum of Monterrey, the City Museum of Mérida, and elite international art fairs across Singapore, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. Today, represented by top-tier contemporary spaces including Galería Golden Section in Puerto Vallarta, Jovian stands as an essential vanguard voice in contemporary Mexican fine art.
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RUBEN CONTRERAS
Rubén Contreras (b. Mexico City, 1966) is a world-class master of contemporary Mexican hyperrealism and figurative painting. Developing his exceptional innate talent under the early artistic guidance of his mother, painter Rosa María González, Contreras has forged a distinguished professional career spanning over four decades. His extraordinary precision and profound emotional depth achieved significant global recognition when he was twice named a finalist in the prestigious international MODPORTRAIT competition. This landmark honor led his masterpieces to be showcased at the acclaimed MEAM (European Museum of Modern Art) in Barcelona, Spain, and the historic Palacio Bantierra in Zaragoza. Contreras’s exquisite visual vocabulary focuses on a meticulous and lyrical exploration of the human form, maternal heritage, and cultural dualities. His canvases are celebrated for their breathtaking execution of skin tones, dramatic fabric folds, and symbolic interactions with traditional Mexican iconography. A regular participant in elite cultural forums—including institutional tributes alongside masters like Alberto Misrachi and international showcases across Chicago and Atlanta—his artwork resides within prestigious private collections across North America and Europe. Currently represented by Galería Golden Section in Puerto Vallarta, his paintings stand as an absolute pinnacle of contemporary realistic fine art.
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RUBEN CORDERO
Rubén Cordero (b. Atlixco, Puebla, 1994) is a brilliant contemporary Mexican visual master whose work bridges the boundaries between classical academic anatomy and vibrant allegorical surrealism. Formed at the Institute of Visual Arts of the State of Puebla (IAVEP), Cordero has built a highly dynamic professional career deeply rooted in a profound love for the history of art, classical philosophy, and human evolution. His exceptional technical skill has earned him critical acclaim and a significant international presence, showcasing his works in prominent cultural destinations including individual exhibitions in Mexico City, and collective shows in Barcelona, Spain, and Rome, Italy.
Cordero’s mesmerizing artistic vocabulary is a direct reflection of his fascination with the Renaissance, Baroque, and Neoclassical eras. His canvases are celebrated for their meticulous rendering of the human face and body, seamlessly intertwined with dense, botanical crowns, avian iconography, and abstract geometric frameworks. His production functions as a graphic synthesis of the human mind, exploring the thin boundary where physical emotion meets spiritual connection. Represented by premier contemporary spaces—including Galería Golden Section in Puerto Vallarta—Cordero stands as one of the most promising and sought-after young masters in the modern Mexican fine art market.
