(Mexico City. 1978)
He reflects on the individualism elicited by technologies to create artificial settings that evoke virtuality. His work is included in collections such as the Guandong Art Museum’s in China; Fundación Televisa’s in Mexico; Kenyérgyár Siofok 320 in Hungary and the Contemporary Art Museum’s in Chile, among others. He has participated in individual and collective exhibitions in numerous international shows.
Biography
He lives and works in Mexico City.
Fernando Montiel Klint. Born in Mexico City 1978, he studied photography at the Active School of Photography and Image Center. His work it is part of collections such as the Guangdong Art Museum in China; Kenyérgyár Siofok 320 Hungary, Museum of photographic arts San Diego, MOPA Museum of Contemporary Art, Chile, Maison Européenne de la Photographie (Artist’s book), France, BanRegio, Mexico, Nave K, Spain, Museum of Modern Art in Aguascalientes, Mexico , Pinacoteca de Concepción, Chile, The Wittliff Texas State University Collection, Televisa Collection, and other collections.
Distinctions
• Intern of Jóvenes Creadores, 2005, Mexico
• Coinversión of FONCA 2006, Mexico
• Award Omnilife, México
• 1st place in ID, Magazine, UK
• Acquisition Award, XXII Encuentro Nacional de Arte Joven, Mexico
• Cum Laude, XXXIII Encuentro Nacional de Arte Joven, Mexico
• Finalist, Critical Mass, USA
Collections
• Museo de Arte de Guangdong, China
• Kenyérgyár Siofok 320, Hungary
• Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Chile
• Nave K, Spain
• Museo de Arte Moderno de Aguascalientes, Mexico
• Colección Wittliff, Texas State University, USA
Solo Exhibitions
2014
Seducción, pintura, dibujos, video y objetos, Museo de Arte Querétaro MAQRO, Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
Seducción, pintura, dibujos, video y objetos, Museo de Arte Abstracto Manuel Felguérez, Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico
Seducción, pintura, dibujos, video y objetos, Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City
2012
Sinopsis, KievFotoCom Festival, Kiev, Ukraine
2011
Actos de Fe, Rencontres d’Arles, France
Actos de Fe, Galería Fernando Pradilla, Madrid
Galería Minotauro. Saltillo, Mexico
2010
No Escape, San Antonio Museum of Art, USA
2008
Espacio Confinado, Colegio de Arquitectos de Murcia, Spain
Nirvana, Museo Archivo de la Fotografía, Mexico
Group Exhibitions
Ouroboros a Mexican Cycle, Pingyao China, Curated by Alasdair Foster
Mundos Mexicanos, 25 Fotógrafos Contemporáneos, Ireland, Poland, Spain and Belgium in Bozar. Royal Museum of Fine Art, Belgium
Selected in the last 6 Photography Biennial in Mexico (2004/06/08/10/12/14)