ARTURO ELIZONDO
Born in Mexico City in 1956.
Lives and works in Mexico City.

EDUCATION

1984 Postgraduate Studies, Escuela de San Carlos. Javier Suárez Studio. Mexico City.
1981 Escuela Nacional de Pintura y Escultura, La Esmeralda. Mexico City.
1977 Graphic Design, Universidad de las Américas. Puebla, Mexico.

SOLO SHOWS

2010 Palacio Municipal de Puebla, (City Hall Gallery). Puebla, Mexico.
2008 The Rufino Tamayo Biennale. Mexico City.
2007 “Mostra Personale” - Arturo Elizondo - Z2O Galeria I - Sara Zanin. Roma, Italy.
2007 “Mostra Rulfo” - Arturo Elizondo - Roberto Bencivenga Gallery. Pesaro, Italy.
2004 “Casa Llena”, Cafe La Gloria. Mexico City.
2004 “Recent Work”, Mckee Gallery. Houston, Texas.
2004 “Last Work”,  Annina Nosei Gallery. New York.
2003 “Recent Work”, Ramis Barquet Gallery. Monterrey, Mexico.
2002 “La Pérdida de la inocencia y otras delicias”, Kunsthaus Santa Fe. San Miguel de  Allende, Mexico.
2002 “Anexos”, MacKey Gallery. Houston, Texas.
2001 “El Fin y sus Palacios”,  A3 Gallery. León, Mexico.
2001 “Nueva Pintura”, Centro Cultural Nigromante, INBA. San Miguel Allende. Mexico.
2001 “New Paintings”, Annina Nosei Gallery. New York.
2001 “Pinturas Extraviadas”, Hermenegildo Bustos exhibit hall, Guanajuato University. Mexico.
2000 “Obra reciente”, OMR Gallery. Mexico City.
1998 Anina Nosei Gallery. New York.
1997 Ramis Barquet Gallery. Monterrey, Mexico.
1996 Annina Nosei Gallery. New York.
1995 “Arturo Elizondo. Obra reciente”, OMR Gallery. Mexico City.
1995 “New paintings”, Grace Borgenicht Gallery. New York.
1994 “New paintings”, Carrington/Gallagher. San Antonio, Texas.
1993 “Homage to Hermenegildo Bustos”, Ramis Barquet Gallery. Monterrey, Mexico.
1993 “Recent works”, Berini Gallery. Barcelona, España.
1992 “Celebración funeraria de un accidente histórico”, Cavin-Morris. New York.
1992 “Obra reciente” - Arturo Elizondo, Berini Gallery. Barcelona.

GROUP SHOWS

2008 The Rufino Tamayo Biennale. Mexico City.
2007  “Surge, The: artist: network” Beijing 798 Art Festival and OCT Contemporary Art
2007 Terminal Shenzhen. China.
2006 “Encuentros”, Fomento Cultural Banamex. Mexico City.
2006 “Negra Sangre del Dibujo”, CONACULTA-INBA, itinerant exhibition 2006-2007.  Mexico.
2006  “Juárez, Variaciones de una Imagen”, Department of the Treasury, Palacio Nacional. Mexico City.
2005 “Muestra de Arte Mexicano Contemporáneo”, Cubic Art Center, Dashanzi, 789 Art Space. Beijing, China.
2005  “La Voluntad Radical”, The Chopo University Museum. UNAM. Mexico City.
2005 “Espejos” Mexican Cultural Institute. Washington, DC.
2003 “Ofinarte II”, Daimler Chrysler Services. Mexico City.
2002 “We're Waiting”, Norman DuBrow's Biennale, Kagan Martos Gallery. New York.
2001 “En busca del paraíso, 231 años de arte de paisaje”, The City Museum. Querétaro, Mexico.
2000 “ARCO’00”, Stand OMR Gallery. Madrid.
2000 “Across Time, Beyond Place”, Contemporary Mexican Art, State University of San Diego. California.

COLLECTIONS AT IMPORTANT MUSEUMS

Contemporary Art Museum, Monterrey, Mexico.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
The Extremadura and Iberian Contemporary Art Museum, Badajoz, Spain.
Bouwfands Nederlandse Gemeenten B.V., Hoevelaken, Holland.
Ralli Foundation. Montevideo, Uruguay.
Serfin Financial Group. Mexico.

AWARDS

2004 Special Award - XXII Rufino Tamayo Biennale. Mexico City.
2003 Sistema Nacional de Creadores Scholarship, FONCA. Mexico City.
1988 IV Rufino Tamayo Painting Biennale, Palacio de Bellas Artes. Mexico City. Honorable Mention 1987.        
1988 First Prize - VIIEncuentro Nacional de Arte Joven, INBA. Aguascalientes, México.