Germán Venegas

Biography

Born in La Magdalena Tlatlauquitepec, Puebla, 1959.

Studies:

National School of Painting, Sculpture and Engraving, "La Esmeralda", INBA, Mexico City.

Individual Exhibitions (selection):

2008            Cabalgando el tigre, Museum of Modern Art, INBA, Mexico City.

2007            Germán Venegas, Un solo aliento, Centro Cultural del Mexico Contemporáneo, Mexico City.

2007            Our Legacy was a Network of Holes..., Museum of Contemporary Art of Oaxaca, Mexico.

1998            Germán Venegas: Drawings, Museum of Contemporary Art of Oaxaca, Mexico.

1992-93       Polvo de imágenes, Museum of Contemporary Art of Monterrey and Museum of Modern Art, INBA, Mexico City.

1991            Wegner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Awards (selection):

2004            Artistic Creator, National System of Art Creators, FONCA, Mexico.

2001            Artistic Creator Grant, National System of Art Creators, FONCA, Mexico.

1984            Honors, Youth's National Award, Mexico City.

1983            Honors, National Salon of Fine Arts, Drawing, Mexico City.

1982            Honors, I Rufino Tamayo Painting Biennial, INBA, Mexico.