Hugo Tovar
Born in 1967 in Tláhuac, México, D.F.
Group Shows.
He has participated in over 60 group shows in: México D.F., Oaxaca, Monterrey, France, USA, Spain and Japan, amongst which the following are worth mentioning:
1994
Young Painting from Oaxaca. The Moro Building of The National Lottery. Mex., D.F.
1995
Expo-auction for the reconstruction of artistic monuments daaged by the earthquake in 1944 in Japan. University of Tama Art, Japan.
1996
Reason and Passion for Oaxaca Mexican Institute in Spain.
Reason and Passion for Oaxaca. Maisón del Amerique Latine. París, Francia.
Oaxacan Contemporary Art at the end of the 20th Century. Médico Siglo XXI Centre. Mex., D.F.
IV Festival of Plastic Arts. The Science and Arts University of the State of Chiapas.
II University Fair of Art Autumn '96. Museum of Contemporary Art. Mex., D.F.
1997
First Salón of Oaxacan Art Palacio de Minería UNAM, Mex., D.F.
Group Show. La Mano Mágica Gallery, Oaxaca, Oax.
Inaugural Show. Misrachi Gallery. Oaxac
The Creation of Waste, The Contemporary Art Museum of Oaxaca.
Dreams of Stone in Mitla. The Contemporary Art Museum of Oaxaca.
1999
Benefit Auction. Hospital for Oaxacan Children, Monterrey Nuevo León.
Expo-auction for the Red Cross. The Chapel of the Camino Real Hotel, Oaxaca, Oax.
2000
Expo-auction Malnutrition Awareness Foundation, La Mano Mágica Gallery, Oaxaca, Oax.
First Encounter of Art Arena Callejera. Crespo House, Oaxaca, Oax.
2001
Creative Arts Guild Gallery, Dalton, Georgia, U.S.A.
Contemporary Art of Oaxaca. Camino Real Hotel, Cancún, Quintana Roo.
2002
Mexico Within, 7 Mexican Artists, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
2003
Encounters and reencounters. Perisur Tower, México D.F.
-SELECCIÓN DE ARTISTAS MEXICANOS (Lucia Crespi, curadora) Dallas Texas, E.U
2004
- HIGH-LIGHTS Contemporary Art from Oaxaca, The National Arts Club Nueva York N.Y
- Four Parallel Lines. (Leovigildo Martínez, Rosendo Pinacho, Ixrael Montes, Hugo Tovar) Mexican Art Gallery. Antequera Oaxaca, Mex.
2006
- OAXACA Mexican Museum of Art. Austin Texas E.U
- INAUGURACION Índigo Valle Gallery, Valle de Bravo, Estado de México
2007
- ARTFAIRs Hertogenbosch, Holanda.
- JUAREZ and the laws of the reform Resp. Log. Mas. De Oaxaca
Solo Shows:
1996
Presagios, paintings by Hugo Tovar. The Gallery of the Rufino Tamayo Plastic Arts Workshop. Oaxaca, Oax.
1997
Yesterday at this time. Gecko Gallery. Oaxaca, Oax.
1997
Metaphors for an almost blind man. The Gallery at the Culture House. Juchitán, Oax.
1998
Passerby at the border of the soul. The Gallery of the Rufino Tamayo Plastic Arts Workshop. Oaxaca, Oax.
1999
Understood Chronicles. Municipal Palace of San Pedro and San Pablo Teposcolula, Oax.
1999
National Encounter of Community Museums. Valle de Xico, Chalco, Edo. Mex.
2000
Réquiem for a distorted love. Arte Mexicano Gallery, Oaxaca, Oax.
2001
Elegía al tiempo. Índigo Gallery. Oaxaca, Oax.
2003
Essay on the scarce need and brief glimpse of the permissible. Índigo Gallery. Oaxaca, Oax.
2004.- I Could Like Indifference. Indigo Gallery. San Miguel de Allende Guanajuato Mex
2005
- Long Live Children! Poetic-Musical Anthology with original themes by Arturo Ortega. Mexican Art Gallery. Antequera, Oaxaca. Mex
- The Weddings of BALAM and THELMA. Intervention with Escultura Santa Eulalia Huehuetenango Guatemala
- Only The Dead Are The Dead. Installation, altar of the dead. Galería Rufino Tamayo. Casa de la Cultura. Oaxaca, Mex
Workshops:
Santa Cruz Tacahua, Mixtec Region, Oaxaca.
Asunción Tlacolulita, Chontal Region, Oaxaca.
Santiago Yolomécatl, Mixtec Region, Oaxaca.
El Cortijo, The Costa Chica Region of Oaxaca.
Awards:
Work of the month. Contemporary Art Museum of Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Oax. March 2000.
FOESCA Grant for established artists. Oaxaca. 1998-1999.
Public Permanent Collections.
MUCA University Museum, Contemporary Art Museum, México D.F.
Group Shows.
He has participated in over 60 group shows in: México D.F., Oaxaca, Monterrey, France, USA, Spain and Japan, amongst which the following are worth mentioning:
1994
Young Painting from Oaxaca. The Moro Building of The National Lottery. Mex., D.F.
1995
Expo-auction for the reconstruction of artistic monuments daaged by the earthquake in 1944 in Japan. University of Tama Art, Japan.
1996
Reason and Passion for Oaxaca Mexican Institute in Spain.
Reason and Passion for Oaxaca. Maisón del Amerique Latine. París, Francia.
Oaxacan Contemporary Art at the end of the 20th Century. Médico Siglo XXI Centre. Mex., D.F.
IV Festival of Plastic Arts. The Science and Arts University of the State of Chiapas.
II University Fair of Art Autumn '96. Museum of Contemporary Art. Mex., D.F.
1997
First Salón of Oaxacan Art Palacio de Minería UNAM, Mex., D.F.
Group Show. La Mano Mágica Gallery, Oaxaca, Oax.
Inaugural Show. Misrachi Gallery. Oaxac
The Creation of Waste, The Contemporary Art Museum of Oaxaca.
Dreams of Stone in Mitla. The Contemporary Art Museum of Oaxaca.
1999
Benefit Auction. Hospital for Oaxacan Children, Monterrey Nuevo León.
Expo-auction for the Red Cross. The Chapel of the Camino Real Hotel, Oaxaca, Oax.
2000
Expo-auction Malnutrition Awareness Foundation, La Mano Mágica Gallery, Oaxaca, Oax.
First Encounter of Art Arena Callejera. Crespo House, Oaxaca, Oax.
2001
Creative Arts Guild Gallery, Dalton, Georgia, U.S.A.
Contemporary Art of Oaxaca. Camino Real Hotel, Cancún, Quintana Roo.
2002
Mexico Within, 7 Mexican Artists, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
2003
Encounters and reencounters. Perisur Tower, México D.F.
-SELECCIÓN DE ARTISTAS MEXICANOS (Lucia Crespi, curadora) Dallas Texas, E.U
2004
- HIGH-LIGHTS Contemporary Art from Oaxaca, The National Arts Club Nueva York N.Y
- Four Parallel Lines. (Leovigildo Martínez, Rosendo Pinacho, Ixrael Montes, Hugo Tovar) Mexican Art Gallery. Antequera Oaxaca, Mex.
2006
- OAXACA Mexican Museum of Art. Austin Texas E.U
- INAUGURACION Índigo Valle Gallery, Valle de Bravo, Estado de México
2007
- ARTFAIRs Hertogenbosch, Holanda.
- JUAREZ and the laws of the reform Resp. Log. Mas. De Oaxaca
Solo Shows:
1996
Presagios, paintings by Hugo Tovar. The Gallery of the Rufino Tamayo Plastic Arts Workshop. Oaxaca, Oax.
1997
Yesterday at this time. Gecko Gallery. Oaxaca, Oax.
1997
Metaphors for an almost blind man. The Gallery at the Culture House. Juchitán, Oax.
1998
Passerby at the border of the soul. The Gallery of the Rufino Tamayo Plastic Arts Workshop. Oaxaca, Oax.
1999
Understood Chronicles. Municipal Palace of San Pedro and San Pablo Teposcolula, Oax.
1999
National Encounter of Community Museums. Valle de Xico, Chalco, Edo. Mex.
2000
Réquiem for a distorted love. Arte Mexicano Gallery, Oaxaca, Oax.
2001
Elegía al tiempo. Índigo Gallery. Oaxaca, Oax.
2003
Essay on the scarce need and brief glimpse of the permissible. Índigo Gallery. Oaxaca, Oax.
2004.- I Could Like Indifference. Indigo Gallery. San Miguel de Allende Guanajuato Mex
2005
- Long Live Children! Poetic-Musical Anthology with original themes by Arturo Ortega. Mexican Art Gallery. Antequera, Oaxaca. Mex
- The Weddings of BALAM and THELMA. Intervention with Escultura Santa Eulalia Huehuetenango Guatemala
- Only The Dead Are The Dead. Installation, altar of the dead. Galería Rufino Tamayo. Casa de la Cultura. Oaxaca, Mex
Workshops:
Santa Cruz Tacahua, Mixtec Region, Oaxaca.
Asunción Tlacolulita, Chontal Region, Oaxaca.
Santiago Yolomécatl, Mixtec Region, Oaxaca.
El Cortijo, The Costa Chica Region of Oaxaca.
Awards:
Work of the month. Contemporary Art Museum of Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Oax. March 2000.
FOESCA Grant for established artists. Oaxaca. 1998-1999.
Public Permanent Collections.
MUCA University Museum, Contemporary Art Museum, México D.F.
