Rodrigo González Castellanos (Guadalajara, Mexico, 1987).
BIO
Originally from Tepatitlán, Jalisco, he was born on May 8, 1987, and grew up in an agricultural and rural environment. In 2005, he moved to Guadalajara, Jalisco, to study Architecture. Later, he became interested in art, creating pieces that depicted the physical labor and wear and tear experienced in agriculture and construction. He currently works on and researches about rural and construction materials, continuing his exploration of the wear and tear and labor of farm workers.
He has exhibited in museums such as the Raúl Anguiano Art Museum, the Cabañas Cultural Institute, the Zapopan Art Museum, the Museum of the City of Guadalajara, and the Tepatitlán Jalisco House of Culture. Rodrigo González Castellanos has participated in art auctions such as the Arte Vivo auction held at the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City, as well as art fairs like JustMad in Madrid, Salón ACME in Mexico City, and the FAMA (MexicaN Accesible Art Fair in Monterrey. His participation was under the representation of Galería Chica, a gallery in Guadalajara, Jalisco.
He also completed a residency at the Hotel El Ganzo for a week in May 2019. His works are included in collections such as the «New Pilar Citoler Collection» in Zaragoza, Spain, the «Font-Irwin Collection» in London, England, and the personal collection of Eric Gleason, director of Kasmin Gallery, among other private collections.
He recently completed his Master’s degree in Contemporary Art at the University of the Arts of Aguascalientes (2024-2025), where he researched on territorial pigments through an artistic project entitled «Drawing with the Earth of Jalisco: Pigments, Memory, and Territory.» Rodrigo González Castellanos currently lives and works in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco.
EDUCATION
2024-2026
• Master’s Degree in Contemporary Art, University of the Arts ICA, Aguascalientes, Mexico.
2005-2010
• Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESO), Guadalajara, Mexico.
COURSES AND DIPLOMAS
2010
• Theory and History of Contemporary Art, Higher School of Architecture ESARQ, Guadalajara, Mexico. Coordinated by Alejandro Ramírez Lovering.
2016
• Production Workshop for Artists, University Museum of Contemporary Art (MUAC), UNAM, Mexico City, directed by Daniel Montero, PhD in Art History and Master’s in Art History from UNAM.
• Cacophony of Shadows: Accumulation and Creation with Isa Carrillo and Cynthia Gutiérrez. Zapopan Art Museum (MAZ), 20 de Noviembre Walkway No. 166, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico.
2017
• Studies in Project Management at the Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESO), Guadalajara, Mexico.
2019-2020
• Carpentry at the Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESO), Guadalajara, Mexico.
SCHOLARSHIPS / AWARDS
2013
• Selected for review of work in the Portfolio Critique Call of the University Museum of Contemporary Art (MUAC) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico. Critiqued by Cuauhtémoc Medina, Chief Curator of MUAC, and Daniel Montero, PhD in Art History from UNAM.
2016
• Jalisco State Program for the Promotion of Artistic Creation and Development (PECDA) 2016-2017.
2017
• Honorable Mention at the 10th Jalisco Architecture Biennial for the museography and curatorship of the exhibition Yellow Wool, in collaboration with curator and cultural manager Alejandra Munguía.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015
• Rural Roots, Museum of the City of Tepatitlán de Morelos, Mexico.
2016
• 5 Senses “TOUCH”, Tequila 1800, Privada Andrés Terán 33, Ladrón de Guevara, Americana, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
2017
• Yellow Wool, Raúl Anguiano Art Museum, March to June 2017. Curated by Alejandra Munguía.
2019
• Red Earth, project invited by Galería Chica for Salón ACME, General Prim 30-32, Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Mexico.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2014
• One Square Meter, second edition, Hotel Demetria, Guadalajara, Mexico. Curated by César García, Director-in-Chief of The Mistake Room, Los Angeles, USA.
2015
• ACME Salon, 3rd edition, Rafael Rebollar 95, Colonia San Miguel Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico. Curated by Guillermo Santamarina, Tania Ragasol, Paula Duarte, Teresa Margolles, Santiago Merino, Fernando Mesta, Jessica Berlanga, and Alpha Escobedo. Governor Rafael Rebollar 95, San Miguel Chapultepec I Section, Miguel Hidalgo, 11850 Mexico City, Mexico.
• Emerging Salon, Vía Libertad, Colonias 221, Colonia Americana, Guadalajara, Mexico. Curated by Miriam Villaseñor.
• Party, Family, State, City Museum, Calle Independencia 684, Historic Center, Guadalajara, Mexico.
2016
• Painting, Artere-A, Justo Sierra 1828, 44100, Guadalajara, Mexico. Curated by Carlos Maldonado, Enrique Hernández, and Omar Guerra.
• Careyes Art, Emerging Artists Salon 1800, Costa Careyes, Mexico. Curated by Miriam Villaseñor.
• Prometheus, Raúl Anguiano Art Museum, Mariano Otero 375, Guadalajara, Mexico. Curated by Jorge Tejeda.
• Verde Lyme Artshow, art sale event for the non-profit organization Luchando con Carmen A.C. at Audi, Guadalajara, Mexico. Curated by Alejandra Munguía.
• Emerging Artists Salon, Undocumented Artists, as part of Art Basel Miami, Royal Palm Hotel, 1545 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, Florida, USA. Curated by Miriam Villaseñor.
2017
• DIY Fiction group exhibition, curated by Paulina Ascencio and Geovana Ibarra at the Careyes Foundation, Jalisco, Mexico.
• Emerging Artists Salon, Undocumented Artists, José Guadalupe Zuno Hernández Street 2078, Colonia Americana, Lafayette, Guadalajara, Mexico. Curated by Miriam Villaseñor.
• Acme Salon, 5th edition, General Prim 30-32, Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Mexico. Curated by Octavio Avendaño, Óscar Benassini, Patrick Charpenel, Moisés Cosío, Jose Dávila, Paula Duarte, Julieta González, Daniel Guzmán, Aimeé Labarrere de Servitje, Santiago Merino, Cristobal Riestra, and Anissa Touati.
• ACME Warehouse, General Prim 30-32, Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Mexico.
• One Square Meter, Hotel Demetria, Guadalajara, Mexico. Curated by Miriam Villaseñor.
• Quetzalcoatl, Raúl Anguiano Art Museum, Guadalajara, Mexico. Curated by Jorge Tejeda.
• Living Art, Museum of Modern Art, Mexico City.
2018
• Acme Salon, 6th edition, General Prim 30-32, Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Mexico. Curated by Óscar Benassini, Eugenia Braniff, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Paula Duarte, Geovanna Ibarra, Viviana Kuri, Mauricio Marcin, Santiago Merino, Cristóbal Riestra, Patricia Sloane, and Anissa Touati.
• After the Garden, Cabañas Cultural Institute, Guadalajara, Mexico. Curated by Jorge Tejeda.
• Craft and Matter, Zapopan Art Museum MAZ, Andador 20 de Noviembre No. 166, Zapopan, Jalisco. Mexico. Curated by Viviana Kuri Haddad.
2019
• Transitante, Casa Pajarito, Calle Independencia 279, Guadalajara, Mexico. Curated by Alejandra Munguía.
• Transitante 2.0, Vía Cordillera, Av. Alfonso Reyes #10, Zona Valle Poniente, Santa Catarina, Monterrey, Mexico.
• Pabellón Alemán, Grupo Arca, Av. Acueducto 6050, Zapopan, Mexico. Curated by Jorge Tejeda.
• Transitante 3.0, La Colectiva / Other People / Gallery Weekend CDMX, Sonora 123, Roma Norte, Mexico City, Mexico.
2020
• No Name, Calle de Tacuba 8, Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, CDMX, Mexico.
• JustMad, Palacio Neptuno, Calle de Cervantes, 42, Madrid, Spain.
2021
• Capitaloceno, Casa Wabi Foundation, Dr. Atl 62, Mexico City, LAAA MOBILE. Curated by Alberto Ríos de la Rosa.
• OPEN COLLECTION REVIEW / CASA ROJA COLLECTION, San Pedro Garza García, Mexico. Curated by Ana Cadena Payton.
• Sudden x Undocumented, Díaz Morales Building, Hidalgo 2176, Guadalajara.
• ONE M2, Hotel Demetria, Av. La Paz 2219, La Fayette, Guadalajara. Curated by Joao Rodriguez.
• Transitante 4.0, Punto Sao Paulo, Valparaíso 2367, Guadalajara.
2022
• PHOTO ONLY, Parque 45 in the Chapalita neighborhood, Guadalajara.
2023
• Open Collection, Plaza Fátima Cultural Center, Monterrey, Nuevo León. Curated by Christian Camacho.
• We All Have a Statement, Pannarama (AMERICAS 1500), Av. De las Americas 1254, Guadalajara.
• Images of Mexico by Estudio Macías Peredo, Artlecta, C. José Guadalupe Zuno 1918-3, Colonia Americana, Guadalajara.
2024
• 30 Years of PECDA in Jalisco, Ex Convento del Carmen, Guadalajara.
• Art in the Nativity Scene, Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara.
2025
• FORMA, Fama Monterrey, Arboleda, San Pedro Garza.
RESIDENCIES
2019
• Hotel El Ganzo, San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur. Curated by Luz María Moctezuma.
2022
• Summer Workshop at Studio Enrique Martínez Celaya, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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