S Gallery, 2023, Madrid (2023)
Horacio Quiroz
Exploring the human psyche through lithic painting, a dreamlike fusion of the organic and mineral.
About the artist
Horacio Quiroz is based in Mexico City. After working for several years in the advertising industry, I began my self-taught painting career in 2013. I graduated in Graphic Design from Universidad Iberoamericana, after which I worked for almost twelve years as Creative Art Director for several renowned international advertising agencies, such as Publicis Mexico and Zeta Advertising. During this time, I handled local and international accounts. As an advertiser, I learned to work under pressure on multiple projects simultaneously, gaining a deep understanding of how the industry works through interactions with clients, planners, brand managers, designers, producers, models, etc. Despite working full-time as an advertiser, my artistic training never stopped, as I was always learning from the work of other art directors and great photographers, with whom I was fortunate to work both here in Mexico and abroad. In 2013, driven by my passion for visual arts, I decided to leave advertising behind and dedicate myself entirely to artistic activity, to somehow reconnect with the spontaneity I had in my childhood. Therefore, in the last six years, I have embarked on a new professional career.
Featured events
ENEAS (Exposición comisariada por Saisho y Eneaverso) (2025)
S Gallery, 2023, Madrid (2023)
ENEAS (Exposición comisariada por Saisho y Eneaverso) (2025)
Solo exhibitions
2025
- El peso de lo inmaterial - Galeria Yusto Giner, Madrid / Marbella
2024
- COSMIC DEBRIS JD Malat Gallery, London
2023
- S Gallery, 2023, Madrid
2022
- RE-CONSTRUCTORES / RE-BUILDERS (SEPT 2022), Galería Enrique Guerrero, México City
- Medusa's Retinas, Galería Enrique Guerrero
2020
- DISTURBINGLY LIVELY Galería Colector, Monterrey NL, México
2018
- POLARITIES Booth Gallery, New York City USA
2016
- SNEAK PEAK INTO LOVE AND FEAR, Galería Progreso, México City
Collective exhibitions
2025
- ENEAS (Exposición comisariada por Saisho y Eneaverso), ENEAS
- GROUP SHOW Robineau Art, Moscow Russia
- GROUP SHOW - Ruzy Gallery, Istambul, Turkey
2024
- ICH SELBST, WENN ICH ECHT BIN Colector Gallery, Monterrey NL, México
- HERE & NOW JD Malat Gallery, London
- SUPEREROGATORY STRUCTURES Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica California, USA
2023
- FUTURE FAIR´S 4RD ANNUAL, Rocket Science, Chelsea, New York, USA
- Ephemeral pleasures" Richard Heller Gallery, Los Angeles
2022
- LOST IN A SPECTACLE Woaw Gallery, Beijing, China
- MATERIAL ART FAIR Galería Enrique Guerrero, México City
- MATERIAL ART FAIR Annka Kultys Gallery, London
- SPRING/BREAK ART SHOW NY
- ESTACION MATERIAL GUADALAJARA, Galería Enrique Guerrero, México City
- IMAGINING REALITY, Future Gallery, Berlin, Germany
- FUTURE FAIR´S 3RD ANNUAL OLINE EVENT, Rocket Science, New York, USA
2021
- Copro Gallery, Los Angeles California, USA
- 2021 LUCID DREAM
- LEND ME YOUR EYES Aux Gallery, New York City USA
- POLICHROMATIC Daniel Raphael Gallery, London, UK
- ART ON PAPER NEW YORK Aux Gallery, New York City USA
2020
- CLÍMAX ENTRE LO SUBLIME Y EL ÉXTASIS Territorio, Emilio Dondé 10, México City
- CASA PIXAN 2 Bucareli 69, México City
- BIOCENO Museo de la Cancillería, México City
- ART COLLECTOR STARTER KIT SHOW Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles California, USA
2019
- JUSTLX, LISBOA CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR Heartbeats Art Gallery, Museu da Carris, Lisboa Portugal
- CONJOINED VS GROTESQUE Copro Gallery, Los Angeles California, USA
- ON PAPER Booth Gallery, New York City USA
- BLAB SHOW Copro Gallery, Los Angeles California, USA
- CASA PIXAN 1Bucareli 69, México City
- ARTE VIVO, ART AUCTION EXHIBITION Museo de Arte Moderno (MAM), México City
- SMALL WORKS Booth Gallery, New York City USA
- THE ANIMAL THAT THEREFORE I AM La Cápsula, Zurich Switzerland
2018
- GENESIS Galería el Otro Mono, Cuernavaca Morelos, México
2017
- LA MOSTRA Polyforum Siqueiros, México City
- FORBIDDEN THINKING Last Rites Gallery, New York City USA
- SUMMER 17 Arch Enemy Arts, Philadelphia USA
- SMALL WORKS 2017 Beinart Gallery, Melbourne Australia
- MUERTE LENTA Centro Cultural del México Contemporáneo, México City
- MEMORIA INVOLUNTARIA Galería K2, San Pedro Garza Garcia Mty, Nuevo León, México
2016
- SALÓN ACME No.4, Proyecto Público Prim, México City
- PINTURA Y FOTOGRAFÍA CONTEMPORÁNEA, Parque Lincoln, Design Week 2016, México City
- SECRET NIGHTS 03, Museo Británico Américano, México City
- SER SENSIBLE, La Quiñonera, México City
- SOLSTICIO Galería K2, San Pedro Garza Garcia Mty, Nuevo León, México
2015
- 2015 PINTURA Y FOTOGRAFÍA CONTEMPORÁNEA, Parque Lincoln, Design Week 2015, México City
- Galería Universitaria, IBERO, México City
- ANTROPOMETRÍAS.
2014
- YO CONTENIDOCECUT, Tijuana, México
- FADE AWAY AND RADIATE, Hotel W, México City
- TOCA CONMIGO (Play me, I´m yours México).Plaza RÍo de Janeiro, México City
- UNDERDOGS, Galería Diagrama, México City
Biennials and festivals
2020
- KRONOS CONTEMPORARY ART FESTIVAL Arts Santa Monica, Heartbeats Art Gallery, Barcelona Spain
2017
- 2016 XVII BIENAL DE PINTURA RUFINO TAMAYO, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Oaxaca
- XVII BIENAL DE PINTURA RUFINO TAMAYO, Museo Rufino Tamayo, México City
Fairs
2025
- 2025 UVNT ART FAIR Galeria Yusto/Giner, Madrid Spain
- CONTEMPORARY ISTAMBUL - Ruzy Gallery, Istambul, Turkey
2024
- CAN ART IBIZA Duran Mashaal Gallery, Toronto, Canada
- UVNT Art Fair, S Gallery, Madrid
- ZONA MACO Galeria Enrique Guerrero, México City
- KIAF SEOUL Galeria Yusto/Giner, Madrid Spain
2023
- ZONA MACO, Galeria Enrique Guerrero, México City
- ART TORONTO (PRÓXIMAMENTE EN OCTUBER), Duran Mashaal Gallery, Toronto, Canada
- Art Taipei, 333 Gallery (Próximo Noviembre 2023)
2022
- ZONA MACO Galeria Enrique Guerrero, México City
- Spring Break Art Show, Los Angeles, EEUU
- Misa Art Market, París, Francia
2021
- LA ART SHOW 2021 Copro Gallery, Los Angeles California, USA
2020
- URVANITY ART FAIR COAM, Heartbeats Art Gallery, Madrid Spain
- LA ART SHOW 2020 Copro Gallery, Los Angeles California, USA
2019
- SALÓN ACME No.7 (Bodega Acme) Proyecto Público Prim, México City
- JUSTMAD X, MADRID CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR Heartbeats Art Gallery, Palacio Neptuno, Madrid Spain
- Ovalo Galería, Vancouver Convention Centre East, Vancouver Canada
- 2019 ART VANCOUVER, INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR
- LA ART SHOW 2019Copro Gallery, Los Angeles California, USA
2018
- SALÓN ACME No.6 (Bodega Acme) Proyecto Público Prim, México City
2017
- SALÓN ACME No.5 (Bodega Acme) Proyecto Público Prim, México City
Awards, grants and residencies
2021
- PLOP RESIDENCY Cob Gallery, London, UK
Collections
- Colección MUSEO DE LA CANCILLERIA, México City, México
- Colección MER (SPAIN)
- Colección BETH RUDIN DE WOODY COLLECTION, Florida, USA