RESUME
He was born in Mexico City in 1980.
His works are part of private collections in Paris, Brussels, Madrid, Berlin, Sydney, Hong Kong, New York and Mexico.
He has more than 30 national and international awards in different disciplines such as drawing, illustration and art direction.
EDUCATION
2017
Master in Arts Management. Istituto Europeo di Design. Florence, Venice and Rome.
Bachelor of Fashion Design and Advertising. Univesidad Janette Klein. Mexico city.
Bachelor of Fashion Design and Advertising. Univesidad Janette Klein. Mexico city.
2016
Seminar “Approaches to contemporary art” . Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo MUAC. Mexico city.
2003
- Postgraduate in Art Direction and Advertising. Central Saint Martins School of Design. London.
- Postgraduate in Photography. Central Saint Martins School of Design. London.
- Bachelor in Graphic Design. Universidad Iberoamericana. Mexico city.
2001
Postgraduate in Visual Arts. Accademia dell’Arte. Florence
1993-1997
Drawing and painting workshop. Antigua Academia de San Carlos, FAD / UNAM. Mexico city
RECOGNITION TO HIS CAREER.
2017
Artistic residency in Iran by the Embassy of Mexico in Tehran.
2007-2008
Cultural guest of the Embassy of Belgium in Paris
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019
“Lenguaje Nómada”. Centro cultural Plaza Fátima, Secretaría de Cultura de San Pedro Garza García, Monterrey, N.L.
2018
“Parfum de voyage” by L’Objet. Maison & Objet, París. Ene
2017
- “Verdades”. Embassy of Mexico in Iran, Tehran.
- “Coronas”. Embassy of Mexico in France, Instituto Cultural de Mexico
2016
- “Couronnes. Retrospective exhibition of his life and work in Paris 2005-2015”. Paris.
- “Fluctuat nec mergitur”. Galerie Detajs, Paris.
- “Gildo Medina”. Appart Paris Galerie fait maison, 8ème Édition, Paris.
- “Nomadism in art”. Appart Paris Galerie fait maison, 7ème Édition, Dubai.
- “Nobody No.21”. LUISAVIAROMA Pitti Uomo. Live performance and presentation of a mural created in situ, Florence.
- “Tree of Desire”. Heritage Auctions Park Avenue, New York.
- “Tree of Desire”. Hotel Waldorf Astoria, New York.
- “Nobody 23”. Luisaviaroma, Florence.
2015
- “Parfum de voyage” by L’Objet. Maison & Objet, Paris.
- “Parfum de Voyage par Gildo Medina”. Lane Crawford L’objet, Beijing, Shanghai.
- “Gildo Medina”. SMART, Salón de Arte de San Miguel de Allende.
2014
- “Gildo Medina for Duerme Tranquilo Foundation”. ZONAMACO Antiques fair, Mexico city.
- “Néo-Portraits. Les Personnages de Gildo Medina”. Galerie Square’s, Paris.
2011
“Carnet de voyage”. Integral, México.
2010
- “Welcome to reality”. Vice Gallery Project room, CDMX.
- “Le miroir de Dionysos”. Galerie 13 Jeannette Mariani, París.
2008
“Beauty knows no pain”. Galería Sin Sitio, Madrid.
2007
“Eat my handbag, Puta!” Galerie Chappe, París.
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS (selection):
2020
“Spirituality in the Material” Complesso dello Spasimo, Palermo, Italia.
2018
“Objets Nomades”. Louis Vuitton, CDMX.
2015
- “DI.ME Diseño Mexicano En Londres” Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores,
- Londres. “Nixon Art Mosh”. Casa Lamm, CDMX.
2014
- “Play With Me. Mexico”. Casa del Lago, UNAM, Mexico city.
- Lane Crawford, Hong Kong.
- PINTA. Latin American contemporary art fair, London.
- “Manos por México. Intervention of the hand-chair / la Mano-Silla of Pedro Friedeberg by various artists”.
- Itinerant exhibition presented in Reyes Meza museum in Nuevo Laredo, Pinacoteca of Nuevo León and Franz Mayer museum in Mexico city.
- Winners of Quorum awards. Museo de Talavera de La Reyna, Puebla.
2013
Winners of Quorum awards. Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico city
2011
- Arte Vivo Auction. Fundación México Vivo, Museo de arte Moderno, Mexico city
- PINTA. Latin American contemporary art fair, London
2010
Hardcore Art Contemporary Space of Miami. London.
2009
“For rent”. Daniel Liebsohn gallery, Mexico city.
2005
International contemporary art fair FIAC. Exhibition of Coca-cola limited editions by Gildo Medina, Paris.
1997
“Destino común”. Gallery of Academia de San Carlos, Mexico city.
