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Gabriel de la Mora

(Colima, Mexico 1968).
Lives and works in Mexico City.

    Studied Architecture at Anahuac University in Mexico City (1987-1991), and graduated with honours in with an MFA in Photography, Video and Painting at Pratt University (2001-2003) in New York.

    A selection of his different prizes and awards include First prize, III Bienal de Pintura de Occidente Alfonso Michel (1997) in Colima, Mexico, 2000 Grant, Jóvenes Creadores 2000, Colima, Mexico, 2001 Fulbright García Robles Grant, Visual Arts section and Jacques and Natasha Gelman Grant. In 2005 First prize, VII Bienal de Monterrey FEMSA, Monterrey, Mexico. and First prize, SIVAM (Sociedad Internacional de Valores del Arte Mexicano A.C.), Mexico City.

    His work is in various public and private collections nationally and internationally: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, El Museo del Barrio, New York, Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, Fundación/Colección JUMEX, Mexico City, Art Museum of the Americas, Organization of American States, Washington, D.C., Colección FEMSA, Monterrey, Mexico, Colección WTC ARTFEST, Mexico City, Colección SIVAM, Mexico City, Museo del Palacio del Arzobispado, Mexico City, Centro Gallego de Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Museo Jaureguia, Irusita, Navarra, Spain, Secretaría de Cultura del Estado de Colima, Colima, Mexico, Colección Universidad de Colima, Colima, Mexico.