Bio
Alejandro Acevedo (1991) is a Mexican artist based in Mexico City. He holds a Master's degree in Visual Arts with a specialization in Painting and a Bachelor's degree in Visual Arts from UNAM.
Throughout his career he has explored various artistic disciplines, until focusing his practice between drawing and painting.
His work has been selected in national competitions such as the Tenth Ibero-American Exhibition of Miniature and Small Format Art (2024), the Joaquín Clausell Painting Biennial (2023), the Alfredo Zalce National Biennial of Painting and Printmaking (2022), the Ibero Puebla de los Angeles Biennial (2019), the National Experimental Video Competition (2017), and the Artemergente Monterrey National Biennial (2017); as well as in the international festivals: Bad Videoart Festival (2020), Festival Sur Aural (2019) and The Wrong Biennale (2017).
His awards and recognitions include the Young Creators Grant from the Ministry of Culture in the category of Painting (2025) and the Acquisition Award of the National Biennial Artemergente Monterrey (2017).
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Education
2021 Master's Degree in Visual Arts with specialization in Painting, UNAM, MX
2017 Bachelor's Degree in Visual Arts, UNAM, MX
2019 Expanded Campus Seminar Modern Art and Esoteric Imageries, MUAC UNAM, MX
2016 Diploma in Live Cinema and Sound Art, UNAM, MX
2015 Induction Program for Artistic Practice, ADM Center, MX
Group exhibitions
2024 Tenth Iberoamerican Exhibition of Miniature and Small Format Art, Plaza Fatima Cultural Center, San Pedro Garza García, MX
2023 XIV Joaquin Clausell Painting Biennial, University Exhibition Center, Campeche, MX
2022 XIII Alfredo Zalce National Biennial of Painting and Engraving, Alfredo Zalce Museum for Contemporary Art, Michoacán, MX
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, etcetera, Aparador, curated by Daniel Garza Usabiaga, Mexico City, MX
2020 Bad Videoart Festival, Khodynka Gallery, Moscú, RU
2019 Twelfth Puebla de los Angeles Biennial, Iberoamerican University Puebla, Puebla, MX
Alternative Book Exhibition, Mining Palce International Book Fair, UNAM, Mexico City, MX
2018 1st Art Biennial Nunca Fuimos Nada, Los 14 Gallery, Mexico City, MX
2017 XV National Experimental Video Contest, Cultural Institute of Baja California Cultural, Mexicali, MX
National Biennial Artemergente Monterrey, Center for the Arts, Monterrey, MX
Empty Vessels Vulnerable Bodies, The Wrong Biennale, curated by Doreen Ríos, online
2016 ¿Will work set us free?, Autonomous Gallery of the Faculty of Arts and Design, curated by Ivan Mejia, Mexico City, MX
2014 Photofestin, Antonio Ramírez Gallery of the Faculty of Arts and Design, curated by Itala Schmelz, Mexico City, MX
Awards
Young Creators Grant, Painting
Ministry of Culture, MX / 2025
Honorable mention
Tenth Ibero-american Exhibition of Miniature and Small Format Art, Asociación de la Plástica de Garza García, MX / 2024
Acquisition Prize
National Biennial Artemergente Monterrey, CONARTE, MX / 2017