Belinda Garen was born in 1979 in Mexico City. She studied Art History at the Centro de Arte Mexicano, her interdisciplinary education includes history of religions, literature, art, iconography and philosophy, all of which nurture her work and visual exploration. In 2003 she studied photography at the Canadian Photographic Center in Toronto, Canada. Back in Mexico, in 2005, she studied Photography History and then she studied a master degree in Modern and Contemporary Mexican Art and another one in International Contemporary Art.
Among her personal and collective exhibitions, the most important are: Galería Patricia Conde-CDMX, Paris Photo Los Angeles, Miami Basel, Fountain Art Fair Miami, Open Realization Contemporary Art Center 798 Beijing, China, Museo Franz Mayer CDMX, Museo de la Estampa-Toluca, Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público CDMX, Hotel W (Fahrenheit magazine). Her work has been published in magazines such as Caras, Hola, Quien, Fahrenheit, and others.
She is currently developing art projects with social responsibility; as well as an investigation and production of an expansive photography series, in which she explores video temporality within 2D images, photo-sculpture as well as many photo-performance series.
Profesional studies
2011
Master in International Contemporary Art, Centro de Arte Mexicano, CDMX.
2010
Master in 20th Century Art, Centro de Arte Mexicano, CDMX.
2005
Photography History diploma, Centro de Arte Fotográfico Saúl Serrano, CDMX.
2004
Photography, Escuela Activa de Fotografía CDMX.
Photography, Colegio Americano de Fotografía, CDMX.
2003
Photographic portrait diploma, Canadian Photographic Center, Toronto, CAN.
Fashion photography diploma, Canadian Photographic Center, Toronto, CAN.
Product photography diploma, Canadian Photographic Center, Toronto, CAN.
Digital photography diploma, Canadian Photographic Center, Toronto, CAN.
Photoshop diploma, World Photo School, Toronto, CAN.
2002
Religion Compared History diploma, Museo Nacional de Antropología e Historia, CDMX.
Philosophy diploma, Museo Nacional de Antropología e Historia, CDMX.
Art History diploma, Museo Nacional de Antropología e Historia, CDMX.
Art History degree, Centro de Arte Mexicano, cdmx.
Publications
2012
Personal exhibition catalogue, Galería Patricia Conde, CDMX.
2010
Arte Vivo auction catalogue, Fundación México Vivo, CDMX.
Cajas Mágicas auction catalogue, Fundación MEXFAM, CDMX.
Fotografía en México, Arte al día, special number N. 43, CDMX.
2009
50 Mujeres exitosas, edited by BDF México for Nivea.
2008
Top 10 editorial photographers, CARAS magazine, edited by Televisa, CDMX.
2004
Celebrities special number, Fahrenheit Arte Contemporáneo, CDMX.
Exhibitions
2014
Collective exhibition, Galería Patricia Conde, Zona MACO, CDMX.
Collective exhibition, Paris Photo, Los Angeles, CA.
2013
Bottle for Negra Modelo’s special edition, Arte para tus sentidos. Grupo Modelo, CDMX.
Collective exhibition, Miami Basel, Miami, FL.
2012
Individual exhibition, Galería Patricia Conde, CDMX.
2010
Arte Vivo Auction, Fundación México Vivo, Museo de Arte Moderno, CDMX.
Cajas Mágicas Auction, Fundación MEXFAM, Club de Industriales, CDMX.
2009
Collective Performance exhibition, Fountain Art Fair, Art Basel Miami, FL.
Lung, International Performance Festival, Open Realization Contemporary Art Center, Beijing, China.
Diferentes formas de pensar el arte con responsabilidad, Museo Franz Mayer, CDMX.
Esther Misrachi auction, Hacienda de los Morales, CDMX.
Luz y oscuridad, Collective exhibition, Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público, CDMX.
2008
Sensible, collective photography exhibition, Museo de la Estampa, Toluca, MEX.
2007
UNO, Galería .uno & aad, CDMX.
2005
Enjambre, Casa de la Cultura de Tlalnepantla, MEX.
Escape Espiritual, Casa de la Cultura de Tlalpan, CDMX.
Evolution, un nuevo ser, Clínica de Rehabilitación k x a negra, CDMX.
2004
Celebridades, Phptography and performance collective show, Fahrenheit magazine, Hotel W, CDMX.
Collections
Acervo Fotográfico de la SHCP
Acervo Museo de la Estampa del Estado de México
Colección Privada José Luis Martín
Colección Privada Agustín Barrios Gómez
Colección Privada Rodrigo González, CIE
Colección Privada José Pinto
Colección Privada José Francisco Aguilera
