Aldebarán Solares
 Aldebarán Solares
Visual artist and photographer based in Mexico City with a MFA at National University of Mexico UNAM. Resident at UPV (Spain, 2015) and Fragua South Contemporary Art (Chile, 2019). He studied the Photographic Production Seminar at Centro de la Imagen (Mexico, 2018) and Mundo-Imagen program at MUAC-UNAM (Mexico, 2017), He was invited to VI National Research Meeting on Photography at Centro de la Imagen (Mexico, 2021). and selected as guest curator at International Festival on Experimental Photography EXP.21 (Spain, 2021)

He was awarded with; First Prize for Ginnel Foto Fest 2018 in Ipswich, UK. Honorable Mention in Prix de la Photographie Paris 2018. First Student Prize in Festival Internacional de la Imagen, FINI 2018. Honorable Mention Neutral Density Awards 2018 and Downtown Mexico City Trust [Photography] 9º DOCS-DF.

He has three solo exhibitions and over fourty group shows, including; NAW vol. 2 (Cuenca., Ecuador), Hall of Fake in Mas Art Gallery (Moscow, Rusia), XII Bienal de Pintura y Grabado Alfredo Zalce (Michoacan, Mexico), Pocztówka z Ameryki Lacinskie in Art Centre Gallery EL [Elblag, Poland], Third Edition Binary / Non-Binary in Geste Paris (Paris, France), Foto Film in CECUT (Tijuana, México), Collective 2019 in Perth Center of Photography (Perth, Australia), Rotatoria in Centro Cultural Recoleta (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Todo Menos Un Fantasma in Centro de la Imagen (Mexico). His work has been published by Zone Zero Labs [Fundación Pedro Meyer],  Phases Magazine, Don´t Take Pictures, PICS by Centro de la Imagen [Mexico], Antenna Org [Chile], Lenscratch, Fish Eye Magazine, LAAAO amomg others



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​EDUCATION

2014 - 2016  Master of Fine Arts [ MFA-Photography ] / National University of Mexico [ UNAM ]

2018 Photographic Production Seminar SPF-2018
         Coordinated by Veronica Gerber / Centro de la Imagen [ Mexico City ]

2019 El arte de archivar / El archivo en el arte
         by Patricia Lagarde 
         General León 51

2019 Conservation Photography and Film Program
         Hydra + Fotografía

2019 International Workshop Ser Libro by Julian Barón
        FOLIO Centro de la Imagen.

2018 Experimental Education Art Program
         Coordinated by Sebastian Romo, Rita Ponce de León and Felipe Zuñiga
         Contemporary Art Museum JUMEX Foundation

2018 Seminary Things in comon by Ilana Boltvinick
         Centro de la Imagen

2018 [Des]construcción de los paisajes by Rodolfo Andaur                                
         University Museum of Contemporary Art [ MUAC - UNAM ]

2017 Mundo – Imagen Program                                                                             
        Coordinated by Mauricio Alejo 
        University Museum of Contemporary Art [ MUAC - UNAM ]

2015 Seminary – Visona Program
         Coordinated by Pedro Vicente
         Huesca, Spain

2015 La arquitectura como soporte de la imagen - Workshop
         by Gerardo Suter / Página en Blando

2014 Workshop Variation Nº 7  by Patricia Lagarde
        Centro de Cultural Digital CCD

2013 Fotografía Experimental by Michael Willaoefer
        Casa del Lago [ UNAM ]

2013 Bitácora Visual coordinated by Nirvana Paz
         Pedro Meyer Foundation

2012 Lighting and Advanced Photography
         Gimnasio de Arte y Cultura

2011 Digital Photography Program
        Escuela Activa de Fotografía

2011 Digital Techniques for Photography
        Gimnasio de Arte y Cultura

2010 Photography Course
         Museo Universitario del Chopo [ UNAM ]

2007 - 2012 Bachelor of Business Administration [ BBA ]
                     National University of Mexico [ UNAM ]


RESIDENCES

2019 Fragua – South Contemporary Art
        Residency at transdisciplinary program
        coordinated by Amanda de la Garza and Rodolfo Andaur 
        Education and Art program  [Valdivia, Chile]

2015 Fellowship Recipient – Residency
         Facultad de Bellas Artes [UPV - Spain]



AWARDS AND OTHER ACHIEVMENTS

2021 Invited to VI National Research Meeting on Photography / 6° ENIF
         Centro de la Imagen, Mexico

2021 Guest Curator at International Festival on Experimental Photography EXP.21
         Espai de fotografia Francesc Català-Roca. Barcerlona, Spain

2020 Fellowship PAC-COVID 19 as Founder and Director of Purisima AC (2019-2021)
          Granted Patronato de Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico

2018 First Prize. Ginnel AWARD 2018
         Ipswich, United Kingdom                                             

2018 ND Awards Honorable Mention Fine Art
         Neutral Density Awards 2018

2018 First Student Prize in Alternative Media.
        VIII Festival Internacional de la Imagen. FINI.
        Hidalgo, Mexico

2018 Honorable Mention.
         Prix de la Photographie Paris 2018.
         Paris, France.

2015 Downtown Mexico City Trust [ Photography ]
         9 º DOCS DF. Mexico City, Mexico.


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2021   “                            ”
          Grocery Store, La Esperanza. Mexico
          Curated by Carlos Heredia.

2019 Untitled Archive Project.
         Purísima Arte Contemporáneo.
         XVII century chapel, Dowtonwn, Mexico City.

2017 El Enigma es el Vidrio.
         Pagina en Blando Gallery. Mexico City, Mexico.
         Curated by Juan Antonio Molina Cuesta.



GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2021 Hall of Fake
         [Online] hosted at Mas Art Gallery. Moscow, Rusia.        

2021 NAW! Vol. 2
         La Vitrina, Cuenca, Ecuador.

2021 Encuentro de Imagen MMXXI “Tierra y Territorio”
         Centro de Estudios Críticos en Cultura Contemporánea CECRITC
         Campus Hangar, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro. Mexico

2021 Una Espiral al Aire. Galería El Otro Mono.
        Cuernavaca, Morelos. Mexico

2021 Side Effects / Efectos secundarios Vol.IV [ Online ]
         I21 & Steppling Gallery San Diego State University

2021 Rupturas / Visiones. Taller Maldonado & Talo Galería. Cuenca, Ecuador.

2021 Otra Feria T2 E18 #Cryptoferia [Online / Argentina]

2020 Temps Fugaç / Temps Aprecari. TTMx+Rizomarte+PurísimaAC. Barcelona, Spain.

2020 XII Bienal Nacional de Pintura y Grabado Alfredo Zalce
          Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Alfredo Zalce
          Morelia, Michoacan.

2020 Pocztówka z Ameryki Łacińskie.
          Art Centre Gallery EL. Elbląg, Poland

2020 2ª Selección de ejercicios audiovisuales. .
         [Online / Chile] Antenna Org, Chile

2020 Videotitlan, 2ª Edición "Festival Videos Caseros"
         Cuadro x Cuadro & Video minuto [Online / Mexico]

2020 Lenscratch. The 2020 Self-Quarantining Exhibition [Online / USA]

2020 Otra Feria, Episodio Nº 1 Mx [Online / Argentina]

2020 Museo de la Ciudad / Salón del Pueblo
          Cuenca, Ecuador.

2019 Plus Code Festival. La Confiteria CC.
         Bueno Aires, Argentina.                                     

2019 Colective 2019. Perth Center of Photography.
        Perth, Australia. 

2019 Si me trago el grito igual vomito. Museo Genaro Perez.
        Córdoba, Argentina.

2019 Don't Take Pictures. School days exhibition
        [Online / USA]

2019 Ser Libro E.FOLIO.002
        2º Encuentro en torno al Fotolibro contemporáneo.
        Centro de la Imagen. Mexico City, Mexico.

2019 La Fragua. Barrios Bajos Gallery.
         Valdivia, Chile.    

2019 LIGA – Rotatoria. Centro Cultural Recoleta.
        Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2019 SPF / PFC. Todo menos un fantasma
        Centro de la Imagen.
        Mexico City, Mexico.

2019 The Chelsea Int. Photography Competition.
        Juried by Paul Martineau [ Getty Museum ] and
        Karen McQuaid [ The Photographers Gallery ]
        Agora Gallery. New York, USA.

2018 Geste Paris, Third edition – Binary / Non-Binary.
         Paris, France.

2018 Foto Film Tijuana, Juke Visual Foto.
        Centro Cultural Tijuana [ CECUT ]
        Tijuana, Mexico.

2018 FINI - Festival Internacional de la Imagen VIII
         Centro Cultural de la Garza. Hidalgo, Mexico.

2018 Wobneb Magazine. Sense of place exhibition.
         [Online / USA]

2018 F - Stop Magazine Exhibition Altered Image
         [Online / USA]

2018 Photo East Fringe. Frame Workshop & Gallery.
         Ipswich, UK.

2018 Rotatoria Project
         Cine Club Municipal. Cordoba, Argentina.

2018 Ginnel Foto Fest. Ipswich, UK.

2017 Reclaim Photography Festival.
        Birmingham, Dudley and Wolverhampton, UK.

2017 III Bienal de Cancún. Quintana Roo, Mexico.

2016 Jornadas de Reapropiación 2015                                                                 
        Contemporary Art Museum of Oaxaca MACO. Oaxaca, Mexico
        Centro de Cultura Digital CCD. Mexico City.

2015 9º DOCS DF. Downtown Mexico City, Mexico.

2012 Enfoques del Mal. Centro Cultural Condesa.
        Mexico City, Mexico.

2011 Student show at Escuela Activa de Fotografía.
        La Candela Gallery. Mexico City; Mexico.



DIGITAL AND PRINT PUBLICATIONS 

2020 Archivo Monolito Mx Arte Actual

2019 No hay nada que celebrar, mi casa está vacia.
        Ediciones Gato Negro. Collective publication.

2019 Superojo. Centro de la Imagen + Cesar Gonzalez Aguirre.
        Radio Nopal, Mexico City.

2019 Optika Magazine Nº 2. Ipswich, UK.

2019 LensCult Photographers Archive

2019 The Chelsea International Photography Competition                              
        Catalogue. New York, USA.
        Juried by Paul Martineau (Getty Museum)
​         and Karen McQuaid (The Photographers Gallery)

2019 Phases Magazine. France / Greece.

2018 Fish Eye Magazine. France.

2018 Local Mx Fotógrafos indispensables. Mexico.

2018 Proyecto 1x1    Plataforma digital de fotografía contemporánea              
 
2017 Plataforma de Imágenes Contemporáneas PICS
        curated by Cesar González Aguirre
        Centro de la Imagen. Mexico City, Mexico.

2017 Zone Zero Labs. Pedro Meyer Foundation.
         Mexico City, Mexico.

2017 La Astilla en el Ojo N º 8 / Tiempo. Bogota, Colombia.



OTHER

2021 Public Talk of Hall of Fake in Mas Art Gallery
         Moscow, Rusia

2021 Master Class / Aula Virtual. Alternativas del fotolibro.
         Universidad Nacional Autónoma de San Luis Potosí UASLP

2020 Formar: de-formar los procesos.
         Photography Week [Semana de la Fotografía] Centro de la Imagen, Mexico City.

2019 Founder of Purísima Arte Contemporáneo program (2019-2021)
         Contemporary Art Program at XVI Century Chappel
         Downtown, Mexico City, Mexico.

2019 Acquisition by Geste Paris Collection
        Experimental Photography, Paris, France 2018.

2018 Acquisition by UAEH Collection.
        Festival Internacional de la Imagen FINI 2018

2018 16º Encuentro Internacional de Fotografía + Cine NL
         Portfolio Review Luz del Norte.
         Nuevo León, Monterrey.

2018 Red de Creadores La Astilla en el Ojo                                                          
         Bogotá, Colombia.

2017 Portfolio Review at FotoMéxico.
        Academia de Artes Visuales AAVI – Centro de la Imagen.
        Mexico City, Mexico.
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