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Francisco Castro-Leñero Born 1954, Mexico City

(1975-79) Studied at the Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado, “la Esmeralda” del INBA (National School of Painting, Sculpture, and Engraving “La Esmeralda” of the National Institute of Belles Arts) in Mexico City.

(1976-77) Received a scholarship to study in Urbino, Italy.

(1979-80) Received a grant for Lithography production at the Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado “la Esmeralda”.

He has taught sketching at the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas de la UNAM, (National School of Plastic Arts of the National University of Mexico) in Mexico City since 1982.

Member of the Sistema Nacional de Creadores del FONCA (National System of Creators of the National Fund for Culture and Arts) since 1999.

His work has been displayed in various exhibitions, individual and collective since 1975. The paintings are included in important public and private collections around the globe.

Most Recent Solo Exhibitions

2000 Ground Symmetry, Howard Scott Gallery, N.Y., U.S.A. 2002 Recent Work / Trabajo reciente Chac-Mool Gallery, Los Angeles Ca., U.S.A. 2003 Estaciones [Seasons] Galería Metropolitana, (Metropolitan Gallery), UAM, Mexico City 2004 Déplacements, [Displacements], Howard Scott Gallery, N.Y., U.S.A. 2005 Serie Hiedra [Ivy series] Diaz Contemporary, Toronto, Canada. 2006 Rembrandt Suite Howard Scott Gallery, N.Y., U.S.A. 2007 Variations on a Theme Diaz Contemporary, Toronto, Canada. Espacios Delimitados [Space boundires] virtual proyect ENAP, UNAM. Mexico City 2008 Duet: Recent Paintings Gebert Contemporary, Santa Fe, N.M., U.S.A 2011 Notebook of Colours: Recent Paintings Gebert Contemporary, Santa Fe, N.M., U.S.A Most Recent Group Exhibitions

2001 Ubicaciones [Locations] Museo Universitario de Ciencias y Artes (Univerity Museum of Science and Art), UNAM, Mexico City Working the Grid The R. and R. Grossman Gallery, Lafayette Collage, Easton P.A., U.S.A. Intervenciones Territorios, [Interventions territories] Grafica Castro Leñero / Cervantes, Instituto Artes Graficas de Oaxaca (Castro Leñero / Cervantes Graphic, Oaxaca Graphic Arts Institute) 2003 Variantes Ocho Pintores II [Variation eight artists II] Museo José Luís Cuevas [José Luis Cuevas Museum] Mexico City 2004 Abstracciones [Abstraction] Galería Metropolitana, UAM (Metropolitan Gallery, Mexico Autonomous University), Mexico City 2005 Formations Residencia oficial Embajada de los Estados Unidos de América. (USA official residence in America) Eco Arte contemporáneo mexicano [Echo Contemporary Mexican art] Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Reina Sofia Art Center of the National Museum) Madrid, Spain. 2006 Abstraction Diaz Contemporary, Toronto, Canada 2007 Límites [Boundries] Centro Cultural de España (Cultural Center of Spain), Mexico City 2010 San Francisco Art Fair, Gebert Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM Dallas Art Fair, Gebert Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM 2011 Dallas Art Fair, Gebert Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM Houston Fine Art Fair, Houston, TX, Gebert Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM

Selected Awards 1982 Annual Acquisition Award, Painting, Plastic Arts Salon, INBA, Mexico. 1997 Work Residence, Next Foundation, Graz, Austria. 2006 Premio Alas de Plata: “Artista plástico del año”. (Silver Wings Prize “Plastic Artist of the Year”)