Juan Manuel De la Rosa (1945–2021) was a Mexican painter, engraver and ceramicist who was known for his works on handmade paper. He studied lesser-known techniques for painting and papermaking from Japan, Egypt, Fiji, and France; his handmade paper is typically made of linen, cotton, or hemp. With these traditional approaches, he creates layers and adds new dimensions to his artworks.
Born in Sierra Hermosa, Zacatecas, Mexico, De la Rosa studied at the Autonomous University of Nuevo León and La Esmeralda in Mexico City. The Nuevo León government gave him a grant to study and work at Atelier Clot, the National School of Fine Arts in Paris, and the Dimitri Papageorgiou workshop in Spain. De la Rosa has taught courses in institutions in Argentina, Colombia, Japan, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela. His works have been exhibited at the Manuel Felguérez Museum of Abstract Art, Zacatecas, Mexico; the Amalgama Gallery, Brussels; and the Mexican Cultural Institute, Paris.
He died on 15 July 2021. He is survived by his three daughters Alejandra, Natalia, and Valentina, as well as his son Pablo Emiliano.
Early life and education Juan Manuel De la Rosa was born in Sierra Hermosa, a small village in the municipality of Villa de Cos, Zacatecas, in 1945. At the age of 17, he studied at the Arts Workshop at the Autonomous University of Nuevo León. In the years 1962 to 1963, he moved to Mexico City to continue his studies at the National School of Painting, Sculpture, and Engraving, "The Esmeralda". He also studied at the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature (INBAL). In the late sixties (1969), he moved to the shoal area to study at the University of Guanajuato. He won a scholarship to study at the Atelier Clot, the Bramsen, the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and Dimitri Papaguerguiu's workshop in Madrid.
Career He is a painter, engraver, and maker of paper and ceramics. Juan Manuel De la Rosa has throughout his career specialized studies on various techniques of making handmade paper in countries like Egypt, the United States, and Japan. He has also taught courses in this specialty at different institutions in various countries.
The painter presented the exhibition The Desert of Salt, on July 3 at the Headquarters of Art, located in the former Convent of San Francisco, Zacatecas. He has visited countries such as Venezuela, the United States, Switzerland, Belgium, Colombia, Argentina, Spain, and several states in Mexico. He has solo exhibitions since 1966 with its first exhibition in the Monterrey State Gallery. Since then, it has had more than 30 solo exhibitions in cities such as Aguascalientes, Puebla, Zacatecas Mexico City, Guanajuato, Morelia, Buenos Aires, Zurich, Madrid, Brussels, Caracas, San Francisco, and Bogotá.
Exhibitions Year Name Location City State Country2009 El desierto de la sal Cuartel del Arte Museo Pachuca Hidalgo Mexico 2008 La superficie es el papel Centro Cultural Estación Indianilla Mexico City Mexico DF Mexico 2007 Travesías Museo de Arte Abstracto Manuel Felguérez Zacatecas Mexico Desplazamientos y travesías Museo Francisco Cossío San Luis Potosí San Luís Potosí Mexico2005 El desierto y su corazón flotante Galería Metropolitana, UAM Mexico City Mexico DF Mexico Mexico Casa Natal de Ramón López Velarde Jerez Zacatecas Mexico.2004 El sueño del desierto Galería Arroyo de la Plata Zacatecas Zacatecas Mexico2002 Las nubes vegetales de Barichara Instituto de Mexico Madrid Spain Barichara, lo visible de lo invisible Colombia Venezuela Galería Arroyo de la Plata Zacatecas Zacatecas Mexico2001 Un corazón flotante Galería Arroyo de la Plata Zacatecas Zacatecas Mexico Galería Randall Erickson Palm Springs California United States2000 Estudio-Galería Puebla Puebla Mexico Instituto de Bellas Artes, San Miguel de Allende Guanajuato Mexico Corrientes Estudio Paraíso Argentina Galería Randall Erickson Palm Springs California United States. Galería Rahn Zurich Switzerland1997 Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Morelia Michoacán Mexico1996 Museo Sacro Caracas Venezuela Ex Templo de San Agustín Zacatecas Zacatecas Mexico Galería Irma Valerio Zacatecas Zacatecas Mexico Orbe Galerìa de Arte Cancún Quintana Roo Mexico 1995 Museo del Pueblo Guanajuato Guanajuato Mexico 1992 Librería Francesa Mexico City Mexico DF Mexico1990 Centro Cultural de Mexico Paris France1987 Iturralde Gallery La Jolla California United States1982 Galería López Quiroga Mexico City Mexico DF Mexico1981 Galería Viva Mexico Caracas Venezuela1980 Galería Viva Mexico Caracas Venezuela Galerìa Miro Monterrey Nuevo León Mexico1979 Galería Kin Mexico City Mexico DF Mexico1977 The Mexican Museum San Francisco California United States1976 Galería Misrachi Mexico City Mexico DF Mexico1974 Galería Miró Monterrey Nuevo León Mexico1973 Galería Mendoza Caracas Venezuela1972 Galería Edvard Munch Mexico Galería Lepe Puerto Vallarta Jalisco Mexico1971 Galería de Arte Grabado Caracas Venezuela1969 Galería Antonio Souza Mexico City Mexico DF Mexico1966 Galería Forma Monterrey Nuevo León Mexico
References
External links At Museograbado At AP Galeria At protocolo.com.mx Biography at Rogallery.com At George Art Prints