GERARDO CAMARGO-PEREZ

About the Artist

Gerardo Camargo was born in 1974 in Mexico City. When he was twelve years old, he began working as a cartoonist for a local political newspaper. He apprenticed with several established artists in their studios and took some classes at the University of Morelos, but he is essentially self-taught. Camargo's first solo exhibit was in 2002. Shortly afterwards, he was selected by the Mexican National Council for Culture and the Arts as a Promising Emerging Artist from the state of Morelos. In 2004, he co-founded Zarco Gallery, an independent space for contemporary art in Cuernavaca. Through exhibitions, round-table discussions, and classes, Zarco connected the surrounding community with emerging and established Mexican artists as well as visiting artists from the United States and France. Camargo's work has been showed in galleries and museums in Mexico and the US, and is a part of numerous private collections.