
ENRIQUE MAGAÑA
ROJAS
Artist with more than 30 years of
artistic career in which he has been able to develop and master
the Fine Arts techniques like painting, sculpture, drawing, and
etching; on this occasion he presents us his series entitled “Meditación”
acrylics on canvas where the best master techniques of the Artist
can be appreciated, as a result of years of work and research.
Enrique’s artwork is an abstract reflection of his everyday
life. His travels to other countries, landscapes and the human form….all
take an intrinsic form that clearly expresses the artist’s
passion, talent and perception for the subject, rather than a pictorial
representation. He has develop and evolved since the use of bright
colors until reaching his most resent works integrating basic colors
like, black, white, ochre, oxidized red and sienna.
Enrique has become a spokesperson and fundraiser for COESIDA (Consejo
Estatal para la Prevención del VIH/SIDA EN Jalisco) an organization
for the prevention and awareness of HIV/AIDS in the state of Jalisco,
Mexico. He has donated several of his best paintings and organized
fundraisers for this organization.
RESUME
1951: BORN IN ZAMORA, state
of MICHUACAN, MEXICO.
1966: CURSA LA CARRERA DE PINTURA EN LA ESCUELA
DE ARTES PLASTICAS DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA
1974: RECEIVES HIS BACHELOR OF CIVIL INGENEER FROM
THE UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA
Solo Exhibitions / Exposiciones Individuales
1984: EXCONVENTO DEL CARMEN, GUADALAJARA, MEXICO
1987: ARTWORK AQUIRED BY EL BANCO DEL ATLANTICO
1988: “GIROS” ,SALON GUADALAJARA.
1989: ARTWORK AQUIRED BY TEC. DE MONTERREY (ITESM),
1990: GALERIA LOS TOLDOS, MONTERREY NL.
1992: GALERIA MARCHAD, TORREON, COAH
1997: MUSEO CASA DIEGO RIVERA, GUANAJUATO, GTO.
1999: MARK LEIGH ASSOCIATES, SAN FRANCISCO CA.
USA.
2000: AQUA GALLERY “Tejedor de Sueños”,
GUADALAJARA, MEXICO
2004: “VENECIA” GALERIA MARCHAD, TORREON,
COAH
2005: “ TRAMA Y URDIMBRE ” CASA SERRANO,
UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA, LAGOS DE MORENO, JAL.
“ MEDITACION / MEDITATION” DECORAZONgallery, DALLAS,
TX. USA.
Group Expositions/ Exposiciones Colectivas
(seleccion)
1982: GALERIA JORGE MARTINEZ, GUADALAJARA.
1986: MUSEO PEDRO CORONEL, ZACATECAS, ZAC.
1987: EXPOSICION ANTOLOGICA 2000 AÑOS DE
LA PLASTICA JALISCIENSE,
INSTITUTO CULTURAL CABAÑAS, GUADALAJARA.
1989: SALON DE LA ACUARELA, MEXICO, D.F.
1994: MUSEO DE LA MASCARA, SAN LUIS POTOSÍ,
S.L.P.
1995: GALERIA KREISLER, MADRID, ESPAÑA.
1996: MUSEO REGIONAL, GUADALAJARA.
1997: THE SANTANDER GALLERY, MIAMI, FL, USA
2000: AQUA GALLERY “abstracción y
figuración”, GUADALAJARA.
2001: AQUA GALLERY “Artemultiple II, GUADALAJARA.
2002: SALON DE LA VIDA Y LA MUERTE , EXCONVENTO
DEL CARMEN GDL.
ABSTRACION Y FIGURACION III AQUA GALLERY, GUADALAJARA.
2003: FIL FERIA INTERNACIONAL DEL LIBRO DE GUADALAJARA
MEXICO ASOCIACION DE GALERIAS DE ARTE,
CAMARA DE COMERCIO DE GUADALAJARA
2004: MEXICO ASOCIACION DE GALERIAS DE ARTE, CENTRO
DE ARTE MODERNO.
2005: “PETALOS Y ESPINAS” ESPACIO DEL
ARTE, TELEVISA, GUADALAJARA, JAL.
Awards/ Premios
1982: FIRST PRIZE/ PRIMER LUGAR CONCURSO DE PINTURA,
ESC. DE ARTES PLASTICAS U DE G
1991: FIRST PRIZE/ PRIMER LUGAR DE PINTURA CATEGORIA
PROFESIONAL,
SALON DE OCTUBRE, GUADALAJARA.
2000: WINNER OF SCUPTURAL PROJECT/ GANADOR DEL
PROYECTO ESCULTORICO
“LA FAMILIA” SPONSORED BY/CONVOCADO POR: EL SISTEMA
DIF JALISCO.
Escultura anexa al Museo del Niño “Trompo Mágico”,
ZAPOPAN, JALISCO.
Internacional Arts Expos / Ferias Internacionales de Arte
1993:
ART MIAMI CONVENTION CENTER - Miami, FL
ART LOS ANGELES –Los Angeles, CA. USA.
EXPO-GUADALAJARA – Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.
1994: FIAL BRUSELAS – Belgium
ART MIAMI CONVENTION CENTER - Miami, FL
ESTAMPA ANTIGUO MUSEO DE ARTE MODERNO, Madrid, SPAIN.
1995: ART MIAMI CONVENTION CENTER - Miami, FL
ESTAMPA ANTIGUO MUSEO DE ARTE MODERNO, Madrid, SPAIN.
1996: ARTMULTIPLE Dusseldorf, Germany.
1997: ART AMERICAS
ESTAMPA ANTIGUO MUSEO DE ARTE MODERNO, Madrid, SPAIN.
1998: ARTEXPO, New York, N.Y., USA
ESTAMPA ANTIGUO MUSEO DE ARTE MODERNO, Madrid, SPAIN. ART VIEW,
Salzburg, AUSTRIA
2000: ARTEXPO, New York, N.Y., USA
ARTEXPO CALIFORNIA, San Francisco, CA. USA
2001: ARTEXPO, New York, N.Y., USA
2002 ART MIAMI CONVENTION CENTER - Miami, FL
PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL ART SHOW, Palm Springs, CA. USA
2003 ART MIAMI CONVENTION CENTER - Miami, FL
ARTEXPO NEW YORK, New York, N.Y., USA
2004 ART MIAMI CONVENTION CENTER - Miami, FL
2005 ART MIAMI CONVENTION CENTER - Miami, FL
AAF CONTEMPORANY ART FAIR, NEW YORK, USA.
Docencia:
1984: PAINTING PROFESSOR / MAESTRO DE PINTURA,
SUPLENTE EN LA ESCUELA DE ARTES PLASTICAS
DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA
Arts Promoter/ Promotor de Arte:
1986: GALLERY FOUNDER AND DIRECTORGALERIA VERTICE
UNTIL 1997.
1999: CURRENT- GALLERY FOUNDER AND CURATOR OF AQUA
GALLERY.
2001/02: MEMBER OF THE ENDOWMENT FOR THE CULTURE
AND ARTS FOR THE STATE OF JALISCO /MIEMBRO DEL CONSEJO ESTATAL PARA
LA CULTURA Y LAS ARTES
DE JALISCO.
Art Auctions:
1994: AUCTION ARTE LATINO GARY
NADER, Miami, FLORIDA, USA.
2001,2003. Auction ARTE CONTEMPORANEO
LATINOAMERICANO
MoLAA "Colectiva Arte Mexicano" . Permanent collection
(Latin American Art Museum Long Beach) CA. USA
Museum Collections:
MoLAA (Latin American Art Museum Long Beach) CA. USA
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