Alfredo
(Monclova, Coahuila, México. 1961)
A Bachelor of Communication Science from Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila. Since 1982 he has participated in over 80 individual and collective shows in Mexico, the United States, South America, Europe and Asia.
Biography
He is considered one of the most important contemporary conceptual photographers in Mexico. He has a passion for landscape, and specifically that of the desert, a realm he has visited in numerous occasions, to capture it or to intervene it. Highlights of his photographic series include De parajes sin futuro (1992), Vestigios del paraíso (1996), Habitar el vacío (2002) and Breve crónica de luz (2006). Since 2008 he has been working on his new series, Tormenta de luz (Storm of light) shot in different deserts around the world. His career includes over ninety individual and collective shows, and his work has been exhibited in five continents, as well as in different capitals of the world, such as Mexico, Paris, Sao Paulo, New York, Washington, Madrid, Bogota, Lima, Buenos Aires, among others. His photographs have appeared in numerous books and magazines and his work is included in public and private collections in Mexico and abroad. Since 2008, he is a member of the National Creators System.
A cultural promoter and director of the Contemporary Photography Contest of Mexico and Latin America, as well as the International Photography Festival NL-Foto in Monterrey, N.L. Mexico. He runs and founded the non-profit Luz del Norte Fotografía, A.C. to promote and publicize the diversity of Latin American photography through various platforms.
Distinctions
• 2017 Award Quien magazine (Expansión publisher) as one of fifty mexicans who are transforming Mexico.
• Intern in Sistema Nacional de Creadores 2012
• Intern in Sistema Nacional de Creadores 2008
• 2000 Cum laude El cuerpo y la fruta competition, casa de Francia Mexico, Mexico city.
• 1998 Artist with trajectory scholarship by fondo estatal para la cultura y las artes Saltillo, Coah.
• 1996 Scholarship of proyectos de coinversión FONCA México, Mexico City.
• 1995 Artist with trajectory scholarship by fondo estatal para la cultura y las artes Saltillo, Coah.
• 1994 Prize selección 54 salon internacional de fotografía de Japón Tokio, Japón.
• Intern Jóvenes creadores 1993 Conaculta. México, D.F.
Collections
• Museo del barrio, new york / usa
• Houston fine art museum, houston, tx / usa
• Centro de arte aragones contemporaneo, huesca / spain
• Coleccion femsa, monterrey, n.l. / méxico
• Colección luag lehigh university, bethlemen, pa, usa
• Colección banco itaú, sao paulo, brasil
• Colección joaquim paiva, rio de janeiro, brasil
• Centro de la imagen, mexico, d.f.
• Lowe art museum, miami, fl. / usa
• The center for photography at woodstock Woodstock, n.y. / usa
• Banco de méxico, méxico, d.f.
• Museo pape, monclova, coah. / méxico
• Freedman gallery, reading, pa / usa
• Fototeca nacional, pachuca, hidalgo / méxico
• International institute of photographic arts, san diego, cal. / usa
• Museo de arte contemporaneo de salta, salta / argentina
• Private collections in United States, France, Colombia, Spain and Brazil.
Solo Exhibitions
2017
All the deserts are my desert, the national gallery bangkok, Thailand
2015
tempestade de luz, galeria de babel, sao paulo, brazil
all my deserts, houston city hall-yvonamor palix gallery, houston, tx. Usa
espacio, tiempo y silencio, casa gotxicoa gallery, san pedro garza garcía, n.l., mexico
2014
visions of earth, light and sky, trade tower building, Tel aviv, israel
2013
tous les déserts sont mom désert, fondation pour les arts, groupe crédit agricole, rabat, morocco
visions of earth, light and sky, alliance francaise gallery, johannesburgh, south africa
visions of earth, light and sky, nairobi national museum, nairobi, kenya
desert reclaimed, robert koch gallery, San francisco, california, usa
2012
Configurando el espacio, centro cultural recoleta -festival de la luz 2012, buenos aires, argentina
Silent infinity, yvonamor palix, fine arts, Houston, tx, usa
2011
Onde o horizonte evapora, galería de babel, Sao paulo, brasil
Donde el horizonte se evapora, festival internacional De la imagen-fini- pachuca, hgo. México
2010
grid 2010, bienal internacional de fotografía Amsterdam, holland
2009
Bienal internacional de guangzhou, museum of art, Guangzhou, china
2008
Breve cronica de luz –cajas de luz, Ge galería Monterrey, n.l méxico – museo carrillo gil, méxico, Mexico city
2007
Fotologia 5-festival internacional de bogotá. El desierto configurado, Centro jorge eliécer gaitan Bogotá, colombia
The desert: a place of illusion a space of silence, Perth international arts festival The festival village Perth, western australia
2006
Breve cronica de luz, Gazira art center El cairo, egipto (itinerant thorugh Morocco, Algeria and Cape Town)
2005
Breve crónica de luz, Galeria praxis Mexico, d.f.
Diálogos con la tierra, Galeria spectrum sotos Zaragoza, españa.
2004
Breve cronica de luz, Instituto de mexico Madrid, Spain
Habitar el vacío / obra reciente, Sala de exposiciones, diputacion de huesca Huesca, Spain
Replenishing emptiness, Yuma fine arts Yuma, arizona / usa
Replenishing emptiness, Sala rafael de la colina Consulado de mexico Los angeles, cal.
Replenishing emptiness, Luther bean museum Denver col. / usa
2003
Replenishing emptiness, Dorothy gebauer gallery Universidad de texas Austin, tx. / usa
Habitar el vacío, Centro cult. Manuel alvarez bravo Oaxaca, oax.
Habitar el vacío, Cecut Tijuana, b.c.
2002
Habitar el vacío, Centro de la imagen México, d.f.
Habitar el vacío, Museo jose chavez morado Fotoguanajuato Guanajuato, gto.
1999
Vibración del vacío, Galería emma molina Monterrey, n.l.
1996
vestigios del paraiso, Museo biblioteca pape Monclova, coah.
1993
de parajes sin futuro, Museo de historia Monterrey, n.l.
1992
de parajes sin futuro, Galeria secofi México, d.f.
1991
beyond the texture, Hudson center for photography New york, n.y., u.s.a.
Group Exhibitions
2018
Grandes artistas latinoamericanos, Colecccción femsa, centro cultural la moneda, Santiago, chile
2015
Paradise syndrome, peana projects-gotxicoa Williamsburg, ny, usa
Gullkistan: 20 years, Center for creativity, laugarvatn, iceland
México circa 2000, jose pinto mazal collection Gjethuset, copenhague, denmark
2014
Photographic narrative, daegu photo biennale 2014-daegu, south korea
La deconstrucción del paisaje, feria de la estampa 2014, madrid, españa
In / humano, marco-museo de arte contemporaneo de monterrey-monterrey, n.l., méxico
2013
Superreal, alternative realities in photography and video, el museo del barrio, new york, n.y. usa
Paisaje contemporáneo, centro cultural tijuana-el cubo, tijuana,bc, méxico
After alvares bravo: fotografia mexicana ahorita, Photo-españa, museo de america, madrid, españa
2012
Revisiones I, paisaje contemporaneo mexicano, Galeria patricia conde, mexico, df
2011
To the ends of the earth, adamson, gallery, Washington, d.c., u.s.a.
2009
Photographic encounters: humanity in nature, Ruiz-healy art San antonio international center San antonio, texas, usa
Site seeing: explorations of landscape, The center for photography at woodstock Woodstock. N. Y., u.s.a.
2008
Intangible, Feria internacional de bogotá – artbo Bogotá. Colombia
Laberinto de miradas II, Centro cultural de españa Lima, perú (traveling exhibition for latin america)
Looking at contemporary photography, Ruiz-healy art San antonio international center San antonio, texas, usa
De corazón, Museo de la ciudad de mexico México, d.f.
2006
Mitos-mitomanos, Picassomio gallery Barcelona, España
2005
Points of view: photography in el museo del Barrio’s permanent collection, El museo del barrio New, york, n. Y., usa
Feria arco 05, Galeria spectrum sotos Madrid, españa
Mexican report, contemporary art from mexico, Meridian international center. Cultural institute of mexico, and curators office micro gallery. Washington, d. C. Usa
Estrategia que muta, Galeria xanon Madrid, españa
2004
Retrospective / prospective, Anne reed gallery Ketchup. Idaho, usa
Segunda bienal de yucatan Merida, yucatan. Narrations of nature, Anne reed gallery Ketchup, idaho, usa
Mexican report, contemporary art from mexico, Blue star gallery / instituto de mexico San antonio, tx. Usa
Stone, Centro de la imagen Mexico, d. F.
2003
Tunnel of vision, Art basel / miami Daniel azoulay gallery Miami, pa, / usa
Mexico illuminated, Albright college / freedman gallery Reading, pa. / usa
Focus, Daniel azoulay gallery Miami, fl./ usa
Contemporary mexican photographers, Maria torres gallery Tucson, arz. / usa
2003 – “corps et fruit “ Baudoin lebon gallery Paris, francia
2003 – “stone “ Institute of mexico Miami, fl. / usa
2003.- “paradise lost? Aspects of landscape in latinamerican art “ Lowe art museum Miami, fl./ usa.
2000
El cuerpo y la fruta, Casa de francia (itinera por méxico) Mexico, d.f.
El arte del riesgo / el riesgo del arte, Fototeca de nuevo león Monterrey, n.l.
1999
Video contemporáneo mexicano, Cineteca de nuevo león Monterrey, n.l.
1998
Metaforas, Fotografia construida en mexico Casa de la cultura de mexico La habana, cuba.
Metaforas, Fotografia construida en mexico Fundacion banco central San jose, costa rica.
1997
21 milioni, Sala de consiglio provinciale di napoli Napoli, italia (itinera posteriormente por Checoslovaquia y polonia)
Muestra de fotografia latinoamericana, Antiguo arsenal de la marina española Instituto de cultura puertoriqueña San
Metaforas, Fotografia construida en mexico Foto noviembre 97 Galeria oriente Santiago de cuba, cuba.
De cactus y otras fantasias terrenales, Fototeca del inah Pachuca, hidalgo.
1996
Metaforas, Fotografia construida en mexico Museo de monterrey Monterrey, n.l.
Muestra de fotografia latinoamericana, Quinto coloquio latinoamericano de fotografia Foto septiembreCentro de la imagen Mexico, d.f.
21 million Photographs by sixteen young artists living in Mexico city (itinerante por europa) The special photographers company Londres, inglaterra
El paisaje intervenido, Alfredo de stefano – enrique carbo Foto fest 96 Centro de estudios hispanicos Houston, tx. U.s.a.
Becarios 1988 – 1995, Centro de la imagen (itinerante por mexico) Mexico, d.f.
1995
Creación en movimiento, Museo carrillo gil Mexico, d.f.
The 7th international Photographic art exhibition Beijin, china.
The hasselblad austrian Super circuit, Linz, austria
1995.- xv encuentro nacional de arte joven Aguascalientes, ags (itinerante por mexico) Monterrey, n.l. Mexico, d.f.
1994
Fotógrafos contemporáneos, Centro de la imagen Mexico, d.f.
Raíces, Galeria oscar roman Mexico, d.f.
Amor perdido, Galeria oscar roman Mexico, d.f.
54º salon internacional de fotografia de japon Tokio, japon