Moncho (b. 1976, Mexico City) developed an early passion for painting that eventually led him to study Fine Arts at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver. He also pursued studies in communications at Universidad Iberoamericana, an influence that continues to inform the symbolic and communicative dimensions of his work.
Moncho’s practice explores the threshold between abstraction and subconscious figuration, using painting as a vehicle for reflection, perception, and personal transformation. His compositions often merge geometric structures with fluid organic forms, creating visual environments that oscillate between order and spontaneity. Through layered color, repeating patterns, and intuitive gestures, his works evoke vibrational fields of energy—suggesting the interconnectedness of internal consciousness and the wider universe.
Rooted in spiritual inquiry, Moncho approaches painting as both a meditative process and a cartography of inner experience. His works draw subtle references from indigenous textile traditions, psychedelic visual language, and contemporary digital aesthetics, resulting in compositions that feel simultaneously organic and algorithmic. The dialogue between precision and improvisation becomes central to the viewing experience, inviting audiences to move beyond purely visual interpretation toward emotional and intuitive engagement.
Moncho’s paintings function as portals—spaces where geometry and fluidity, chaos and harmony, coexist. By resisting fixed interpretation, the work reflects the evolving nature of perception itself, encouraging viewers to contemplate the rhythms of time, memory, and consciousness.
EDUCATION
• 2005— Bachelor of Visual Arts, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, Canada
• 2001— Bachelor of Communications, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
• 2026— AWAKENING, Gallery Sonder, Corona del Mar, California
• 2019— Desasociegos (in)domesticados, MR68, Mexico City
• 2017— Vislumbrando la eternidad, Imagine Gallery, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
• 2016—Bendiciones de paz y magnificencia para México, Pineda Covalín, Mexico City
• 2014— Under the surface, Icazbalceta, Mexico City
• 2013— Psicodelia, Taller 30, Mexico City
• 2011— Es lo que es, Córdoba 150, Mexico City
• 2009— Anticipación Próxima, Terreno Baldío, Mexico City
• 2007— Línea-lineal (al límite de la línea), Galería Oscar Román, Mexico City
• 2006— 111, Taller Público, Mexico City
• 2005— Raw Conversions, Onepointsix Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
• 2004— Radiant Flesh, Grunt Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
• 2002— Intimate me, Helen Pitt Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
• 2024— Arte Pulsante, The Swatch Art Peace Hotel, Madrid, Spain
• 2023— Love Is Love, Swatch Art Residence Program, Locarno, Switzerland
• 2019— Unión, Mexico City
• 2018— AppART Paris, Portal de Luz, Uruguay
• 2017— AutoArt, Mexico City
• 2013— ACSA, Autocenter, Berlin, Germany
• 2012— En Mi ser Eterno, Patio 77, Mexico City
• 2010— Zona Maco (Feria de Arte), Antena Estudio / Terreno Baldío, Mexico City
• 2009— Nueve, Antena Estudio, Mexico City
• 2009— Toronto Art Fair, Antena Estudio, Toronto, Canada
• 2009— 1/2A, Casa de Francia, Mexico City
• 2008— Nuevos Artistas, Terreno Baldío, Mexico City
• 2007— Museo Archivo de la Fotografía de la Ciudad de México, Mexico City
• 2005— The Last Picture Show Part Two, Vancouver, Canada
• 2004— Kweer, Concourse Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
• 2003— Re, Access Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
• 2003— A-Men, Concourse Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
• 2002— Carnavalesque, Concourse Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
• 1999— Efímera, Exhacienda de la Noria, Puebla, Mexico / Espacio Interdisciplinario Sta.
María la Rivera, Mexico City
ART IN RESIDENCE
• 2023— Love Is Love, Swatch Virtual Art Residence, Locarno, Switzerland
• 2018— AppART Paris, Portal de Luz, Uruguay
• 2013— ACSA, Autocenter, Berlin, Germany
PUBLICATIONS
• 2009— Anticipación Próxima, Crowley, Susan and Velásquez, Axel. Ediciones Terreno
Baldío. Catalog of the exhibition. Mexico City
• 2009— Rosebud Publication No. 7, "Very Funny," pages 394-403
• 2008— Rosebud Publication No. 6, "Ideal," pages 230-236
• 2007— Celeste, "I Will be Your Mirror," Quarterly Summer Edition
• 2006— Codigo 06140, Mexico City
• 2005— Canadian Art Magazine, Summer Issue, Vol. 22, No. 2 (Cover, p. 50)
• 2005— Sunday Magazine, June Issue, Vol. 1, No. 3 (Cover, pp. 16-19)