Mexico, 1958.
Francisco Mata Rosas has a strong and respected career in Mexican photography. He is a master of the urban Mexican documentary and his photography is distinguished for its great sense of humor, which in turn portrays daily Mexican life in detail. He has belonged to the National System of Art Creators of Mexico (FONCA) since 2000. He is also part of the Art Researchers Network, of the board of the Pedro Meyer Foundation, of the FotoMuseo Cuatro Caminos in Mexico, and to the Latin American Studies Association in the United States. In 2016, he was awarded the National Medal of Merit in Science and Arts in the visual arts category. He has participated in over 130 group exhibitions and over 80 solo shows in 50 countries including Argentina, India, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, China, Spain, Mexico, France, Holland, Hungary, England, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Morocco, Paraguay, Peru, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela, and South Africa, among others.
Collections · His photos are part of the following collections: Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Southwest Texas State University, Wittliff Gallery of Southwestern and Mexican Photography, USA; Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Japan; Mother Jones Fund for Documentary Photography, San Francisco, USA; Light Factory, Louisiana, USA; Mexican Council of Photography, Mexico; Permanent collection of the House of Culture of Juchitán, Oaxaca; Metropolitan Gallery, UAM, Mexico; Cultural Center of the Embassy of Mexico in Paris, France; Salon de la Plastica Mexicana, Mexico; Frida Kahlo Gallery, UVYD, Mexico; Photo library of Veracruz, Mexico; Margolis Foundation, Tucson, USA; Photographic Club of Mexico, A.C .; Guangdong Musueum of Art, Guangzhou, China; Center for Latin American Cultural Studies, University of Manchester, England; Photography as Art Gallery, Fredericksburg, Texas, USA; Mariana Yampolskiy Foundation, as well as various private collections.
