Mexico City, 1970

Biography

Gathering different materials and including multiple formal solutions, the works of Ricardo Rendón act as a complex diary where the actions are registered, documented and accumulated. In this sense, a sheet of paper, a wood board or the exhibition space is transformed into a setting determined by the creative experience, an ambient where the work is presented as a fact and evidence of the creative execution. 
The works of Ricardo Rendón are an appendix of construction or destruction practices that enunciate the moment where things happen, forms that propose the action as leitmotiv. (David Miranda 2007)
Ricardo Rendón has achieved international awards and recognitions, his works have been exhibited in the most important contemporary art forums and belong to contemporary art collections like Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation CIFO - Miami, The Jumex Collection - Mexico City, and Fondation Daniel Langlois - Quebec.Since 2005 he has been teaching at the National School of Arts “La Esmeralda“. He is member of the National System of Creators CONACULTA-FONCA since 2006. Lives and works in Mexico City.

Education

2004
BFA, National Arts School "La Esmeralda", CENART, Mexico City

2002
Laboratory of Interactive Devices, Multimedia Center CENART, Mexico City
Unstable Art Workshop, Multimedia Center CENART, Mexico City, 

2001
Open Source Multimedia Projects Workshop, Multimedia Center CENART, Mexico City
Video Workshop, National Arts School “La Esmeralda”, CENART, Mexico City 

1992
BA, Major in Graphic Communication & Design, Metropolitan University, Xochimilco, Mexico City

1990
Professional Photography, Mexican Photography Ateneu, Mexico City

Selected solo exhibitions

2010 
Formulating Experience, Diaz Contemporary, Toronto Canada
Espacios de Concetracion, Galeria Enrique Guerrero, Mexico City
Making Evidence, JGM. gallery, Paris, France
Making Evidence, Mitterrand+Sanz, Zurich, Switzerland

2009 
Prácticas De Operación. Nueveochenta Gallery. Bogotá Colombia.

2008                   
Zona en Construcción. Museo Experimental El Eco UNAM. Curator Guillermo Santamarina & David Miranda, Mexico City.
Open Window. Diaz Contemporary Gallery. Toronto Canadá.    
Trabajo Diario. VOLTA NY. USA.
Rupestre. Contemporary Arts International Festival, FIAC2008, Leon Mexico. Curator David Miranda.

2007 
Bitácora. Enrique Guerrero Gallery. Mexico City.
Mentalities for a flat space. ALDABA arte. Curator Paulina Lasa. Mexico City.

2006 
Measurements and Process. Diaz Contemporary. Toronto Canada.
Area de Trabajo. La Refaccionaria Gallery. Curator Edgardo Ganado Kim. Mexico City.
Caja de Herramientas. La Estación Gallery. Chihuahua Mexico.
Trabajo de Ampliación. Casa Vecina Gallery. Curator Iván Edeza. Mexico City.

2004 
Calle del 57. EL Particular Gallery. Mexico City.

2003 
Inmerso Foro Sonoro. Tamayo Museum INBA. Mexico City.

2001 
Orbitalidad.  Rotacion XVII. Science and Arts Contemporary Museum. MUCA ROMA UNAM.
Curator Iván Edeza. Mexico City.
Antibiotico Net art proyect. Centro de la Imagen CONACULTA. Mexico City.

2000 
Sentido Contrario. La Esmeralda Gallery. National Arts Center INBA. Mexico City.

Selected group exhibitions

2010 
Cimbra, Museo de Arte Moderno del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes (Conaculta-INBA), Mexico City
smART, The Freedom Tower at Miami Dade College, Miami
Constante. La Nueva Babilonia, Museo de Arte Zapopan, Zapopan Jalisco, Mexico

2009 
Grants & Commissions exhibition. The Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO). Miami USA.
MEXICO: EXPECTED/UNEXPECTED  Collection Agustin & Isabel Coppel:
TEA (Tenerife Space for the Arts) July - september 2009, Tenerife Spain. Curator Mireya Escalante
MEXICO: EXPECTED/UNEXPECTED  Current Alliances in Art
Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, Holland. Curator Mireya Escalante.

2008 
Narrative / Non-Narrative. The Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO). Miami USA.
Mexico: Expected / Unexpected. Maison Rouge, Paris Francia. Curator Carlos Basualdo.
XIV Bienal Rufino Tamayo. Rufino Tamayo Museum. Mexico City.
Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco. UNAM México D.F.
Fragmentación. Theo Notaras Multicultural Centre. Australia, Canberra.
International Art Festival JakArt@. Indonesia, Jakarta. Curator Lassla Esquivel.
The fine Line.  Museo de las Americas. Denver USA. Curator Patty Ortiz.

2007 
Triangle DUMBO Arts Exhibition. Triangle Arts Association. Brooklyn New York.
Virus Sonoro. Sala de Arte Público Siqueiros INBA. Curator Mauricio Marcín. Mexico City.
Crearte Urbano. Complejo Cultural El Aguila. Curator Gabriel Santamarina Lagunes. Madrid.
Habitantes Incómodos. Public space interventions. Curator Edgardo Ganado Kim. Mexico City.
Basura Seleccionada. Antiguo Casino Metropolitano. Curator David Goethe Pontón. Mexico City.
Sculpture group show. Diaz Contemporary. Toronto Canada.

2006 
Esquiador en el fondo de un pozo. La Colección JUMEX. Curator Michel Blancsubé. Mexico City.
LIMBO. Museo Carrillo Gil INBA. México D.F.
In Sensu Cosmico. RIM project El Atrio. Curator Gabriel Escalante. Mexico City.
12 12 Lacoste. Curator Ana Elena Mallet. Mexico City.
Come Closer. Espace piano nobile. Curator Paola Santoscoy. Geneve Switzerland.
Balastras. Galería La Refaccionaría. Curator Edgardo Ganado Kim. Mexico City.
Relativo. Science and Arts Contemporary Museum. MUCA ROMA UNAM. Mexico City.
Un minuto por favor... Casa Taller José Clemente Orozco. Curator Patrick Charpenel. Guadalajara, México.
SIVAM Artes Visuales premio 2006. Mexico City.
Grupo de los 16. Mexico City.

2005 
Declaraciones. Contemporary video from Mexico. ARCO. Reina Sofia National Arts Museum.
Curator Guillermo Santamarina. Madrid Spain.
Come Closer. Künstlerhaus Bethanien. Curator Paola Santoscoy. Berlín.
9th Video/Arte/Electrónica International Festival (VAE9). Perú.
Mexico 70's. Casa del Lago UNAM, Bosque de Chapultepeq. Mexico City.

2004 
Escalera al cielo. Contemporary video program. Curator Guillermo Santamarina. MACO. Mexico City.
Biopsia. Central Gallery of National Arts Center CAN INBA, Curator Iván Edeza. Mexico City.
Puntos de Colision. Sound interventions. National Arts Center CNA INBA, Mexico City.
Bienal de Musica Electroacustica Sismo04. Sala Nezahualcoyotl UNAM. Curator Manuel Rocha. Mexico City.

2003
Repertorio Sistematico de Consulta Rapida. CANAIA Gallery. Mexico City.
Mutek. Sound art Festival. Tamayo Museum and El Claustro de Sor Juana. Mexico City.
Sound Image. Laboratorio Arte Alameda Museo INBA. Curator Priamo Lozada. Mexico City.
e-M@xico. Tamayo Museo INBA. Curator Arcangel Constantini. Mexico City.
Pasajes. Tamayo Museo INBA. Mexico City.
Still Life – Naturaleza Muerta. Curator Paola Santoscoy. Carrillo Gil Museum. Mexico City.
Tiempo Presente. Art & Idea Gallery. Curator Benjamin Diaz. Mexico City.
Ciencias Ficticias? Xteresa Arte Actual Museo INBA. Mexico City.

2002 
Festival L.A. Freewaves. Los Angeles USA.
Festival Lascas New Mexican Art. Quebec Canada.
Generacion XYZ Gallery Unit 1408 / Fitzroy Terrace. Toronto, Canada.
Neti::Neti. Salon Mexico, Mexican Institute - Spain Embassy. Curator Gabriel Santamarina Lagunes. Madrid, Spain.
Inmediato. Centro Cultural Ollin Yoliztli. Mexico City.
Mexartfest / Asia. Mexico City, Japan y Corea.
4as. Jornadas De Nivelacion Del Oxigeno. Xteresa Arte Actual Museo. Mexico City
Luz y Fuerza. Video show. Espacio Negro Gallery, CNA INBA. Mexico City

2001 
Domestica – Toño. Casa De La Cultura Antonio Rodriguez Gallery. Mexico City     

1999 
Infancias Botanicas. Viveros De Coyoacan. Mexico City
International Biennal of Photography 99. Centro de la Imagen CONACULTA. Mexico City

Awards

2009 
Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation CIFO production grant. Miami USA.
La Colección JUMEX.  México D.F. Production grant.

2008 
Artist Pension Trust. New York.
XIV Bienal Rufino Tamayo. Rufino Tamayo Museum. Mexico City.

2007 
Bienal FEMSA 2007. Monterrey México.

2006 
National System of Creators Grant (SNC). FONCA. Mexico City
Triangle Art Trust Artist's Workshop - New York. New York USA.
Drake International Artist Residency Program. Toronto Canadá.
Sociedad de Valores de Arte Mexicano SIVAM Artes Visuales Premio 2006. Mexico City
La Colección JUMEX.  Beca de producción. México D.F.

2005
Triangle Art Trust - KM.0 URBANO Art Residency. Santa Cruz, Bolivia
La Colección JUMEX.  Production Grant. Mexico City
FONCA Grant. Special Projects Grant. Mexico City
PROG:ME 2005 Art Festival. Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

2003 
Videobrasil 2003 Art Festival. Multimedia. Sao Paulo, Brasil

2002 
Transmedia Art Festival. 15 Seconds Of Fame. Toronto Canada
File 2002 Art Festival. Honorific Mention. Sao Paulo Brasil
FONCA Grant Jóvenes Creadores - Multimedia. FONCA. Mexico City
Yucatán Fine Arts Biennal. Video and Instalation. Mérida, Yucatán Mexico
1st Electronic Arts Festival, Villa de Móstoles. Móstoles, Madrid Spain
Vidarte 2002 Art Festival. Multimedia. Mexico City

2001 
Videolisboa 2001 Art Festival. Lisboa Portugal
SIART 2001 International Fine Arts Award. Installation. La Paz, Bolivia
Omnilife Award. Honorific Mention. Installation. Guadalajara Mexico

2000 
Multimedia Projects Grant. Multimedia Center, National Arts Center CNA. Mexico City

1999 
International Biennal of Photography 99. Centro de la Imagen. Mexico City

Selected public collections

Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation CIFO. Miami USA.
Bank of America. NY USA.
Manja Collection. Geneve Switzerland.
Isabel & Agustin Coppel Collection. Mexico City.
The JUMEX Collection.  México City.
César Gaviria Collection. Bogotá Colombia.
Museo Laboratorio de Arte Alameda. México City.
Fondation Daniel Langlois. Quebec, Canadá.,
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo. Santa Cruz Bolivia.
Lacoste. Paris, Francia.
Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango - Museo de Arte del Banco de la República, Santafé de Bogota Colombia.