LUIS RENTERIA
Luis Renteria (Guadalajara, Mexico 1991) is a multidisciplinary artist educated in cinematography, with a focus on animated film. He lives and works between Barcelona and Guadalajara. He studied Textile Art at the Massana School and a Master in Research and Artistic Production at the University of Barcelona.
In his work, he uses traditional techniques and references to popular art to address issues of social relevance through fiction and fantasy.
He has received grants from the programs PECDA Jalisco 2021, FONCA Young Creators 2022, and FOCINE 2022 from the Mexican Institute of Cinematography.
He has been a resident at the Hørvævsmuseet (2023), the Linen Museum in Denmark and the Fabra i Coats (2024) in Barcelona.
His work has been featured in several national and international exhibitions, including the FAD Art Awards 2023 at the Disseny Hub in Barcelona.
RESIDENCIES
2024 Fabra i Coats, Fàbrica de Creació. Barcelona, Spain.
2023 Hørvævsmuseet, The Flax Weaving Museum. Glamsbjerg, Denmark.
AWARDS AND SELECTIONS
2022 Selected for the Editorial Production Factory. National Centre for the Arts México CENART. Tejidos imposibles editorial project.
2022 FOCINE Mexican Film Development Programme. Mexican Institute of Cinematography IMCINE.
Support for the pre-production of short animation films. Amarillito project.
2021 Young Creators Grant, FONCA. Mexican Ministry of Culture. The thread of the time: textile project.
2021 Tejidos imposibles. Project selected for development in Horizontes Jalisco programme. Ministry of Culture of Jalisco, México.
EDUCATION
2024 Master in Production and Artistic Research Universitat de Barcelona
2020 Higher Diploma in Visual Arts and Design for Textile Art Massana School, Art and Design Centre
2016 Graphic Design Postgraduate Course IDEP Barcelona, Image and Design Higher School
2015 Audiovisual Media Studies Degree, Specialization in Animation. CAAV Audiovisual Media University
EXHIBITIONS
2024 Weaving Identities. Group exhibition. Sorondo. Barcelona, Spain.
2024 Prólogo. Group exhibition. Sorondo. Barcelona, Spain.
2023 Art FAD Awards. Design Museum of Barcelona.
2023 Un cuerpo. Group exhibition. Lugar usual. Madrid.
2023 Creación en movimiento. Group exhibition. Los Pinos Cultural Complex. Mexico City, Mexico.
2022 Un m2 de área(s) verde(s). Group exhibition. Hotel Demetria. Guadalajara, Mexico.
2021 Pushing the limits. Group exhibition. European Textile network.
2020 I’m not your grandma. Group exhibition. Beaskoa Gallery. Barcelona, Spain.