Artist Ernesto Walker

Ernesto Walker

About

Based in Monterrey (MX). His artwork is characterized by the exploration of abstraction, feeling attracted by the partially understandable way in which human beings behaves in society, his pieces always keeps some sort of a mystery, leaving the search for explanations in second place and promoting the exercise of contemplation as and end itself and not as a mean to something else. He has 5 solo and 12 group exhibitions, including 4 at an international level. Within another distinctions, he is recipient of the PACMyC fellowship given in 2009 by the Arts and Culture National Council of Mexico (CONACULTA) and the FINANCIARTE Fellowship given in 2011 by the State Arts Council (CONARTE). Since January 2011, he is college professor for the Arts Department of the Tec de Monterrey Institute. He was recently awarded 1st place of the Saatchi Drawing Showdown 2011 and will show his winning project at the SAATCHI Gallery in London.

Location: Monterrey, N. L., Mexico
Website: http://www.ernestowalker.com
http://Twitter @ernestowalker
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Work

- Art Professor | Tec de Monterrey University (01/11 – Present)
- Special Guest Relations Coordinator | Monterrey International Film Festival (02/09 - 09/11)
- Educative Services Headship | Glass Museum of Monterrey (01/07 – 12/08)
- Manager | Binni Rutie’ Contemporary Art Gallery (07/06 – 12/06)
- Workshop Instructor | Gómez Bremer Co. (Chihuahua, MX: 06/04)
- Workshop Instructor | Tec de Monterrey University (08/03 – 05/06)
- Jr. Investigator | NAFTA Audiovisual Media and Globalization Investigation Center, Tec de Monterrey University (01/03 – 05/06) … Read More

Education

- B. A. International Relations | Tec de Monterrey University (07/01 – 05/06)
Graduation with honors
- Student Exchange Program at Buenos Aires | Universidad de Belgrano (Argentine: 02/05 – 08/05)
Honorable Mention as plastic artist
- Digital electronics fundamentals | Escuela Electrónica Monterrey (02 - 06/08)
- Metalwork: Welding and fabrication | Art Students League of New York (USA: 10/09)
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