Marco Antonio Lopez Prado is essentially a painter and engraver. In recent years he has ventured into the realm of sculpture, ceramics and art object.
Born in Aguililla, Michoacan, in the Tierra Caliente, the artist has won several national and international awards, exhibiting his work both individually and collectively in many forums in the country and abroad. He was also director of the Casa de la Cultura de Morelia and director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Alfredo Zalce.
Studies
Between 1974 and 1977 studied drawing and ceramics at the School of Fine Arts People of the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH) in Morelia, Michoacan. Later studying for a degree in Visual Arts at the National Arts School (formerly Academy of San Carlos) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City.
Solo Exhibitions
He has made over 30 solo exhibitions, among which are:
- "Crossings", painting, sculpture, ceramics, installation and object art at the Museum of Contemporary Art Alfredo Zalce, Morelia (2011)
- "No date", painting, sculpture, ceramics, installation and object art, in the Popular School of Fine Arts, Morelia (2010)
- "Temples and sand" painting exhibition in the Popular School of Fine Arts, Morelia (2004)
- "Arenas and Textures" art exhibit in the Popular School of Fine Arts, Morelia (2002)
- Exhibition of ceramics and clay sculpture at the House of Handicrafts of Morelia (2002)
- "The intensity and Awe", painting and sculpture at the gallery Michoacanos Masters of the House of Culture of Morelia (2002)
- Painting in the Old Jesuit College, Pátzcuaro (1997)
- "Transformed Mud" ceramic sculpture at the Museum of Anthropology of the city of Colima, Colima (1995)
- "Retrospective", painting, 1985-1995, in the Casa de la Cultura del Valle de Zamora, Zamora (1995)
- Painting and ceramics at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes (1994)
- "Reflections" Painting and Ceramics in the Museum of Contemporary Art, Alfredo Zalce, Morelia (1993)
- Lithography and painting in the Casa de la Cultura de Colima, Colima (1988)
- Exhibition in the cities of La Piedad, Sahuayo, San José de Gracia, Jacona Zacapu Zamora, Michoacán (1984)
- "La Tierra Caliente through the painter," lithographs at the Regional Museum of Patzcuaro (1983)
- "Lithographs On Death" at the Teatro Calderón in the city of Zacatecas, Zacatecas (1983)
- Paintings in the gallery "Luis Nishizawa" at the National School of Plastic Arts (UNAM), Mexico City (1982)
Awards:
- Acquisition Prize in Painting at the Second Biennial "Alfonso Michel", Colima (1995)
- Honorable Mention in Painting at the First Biennial of Painting and Printmaking "Alfredo Zalce" Morelia (1993)
- Honorable Mention in Painting at the National Contest "Cutzamala 88", Guadalajara (1988)
- Painting Prize at the State Competition in the Feasts of October 22 in Apatzingan (1987)
