Amador Montes (Oaxaca, 1975) is one of the most rapidly advancing contemporary artists of recent years. He has established himself in one of the most important art scenes in the country: Oaxaca.

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His work is defined by the textures, colors, and forms that time and environment leave on objects — spills, layers, and incrustations of diverse materials that seek to reveal a part of the world visible only through the artist's eyes, one that belongs to a constellation existing solely within his imagination. Fantastical birds and more familiar ones, insects, teapots, sorcerers, chairs, flowers, and letters combine to create the most moving scenes of his childhood. His works are a tribute to the emotions that overwhelmed him while sharing his childhood with his mother and keeping alive the stories of his father — to whom he returns with every canvas, in a constant attempt to make them live beyond time, so that they may always accompany him.

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His works have been exhibited in Mexico at venues including: the Museo Internacional del Barroco; the Botanical Garden of Bosque de Chapultepec; Centro Cultural Santo Domingo; Museo de la Filatelia de Oaxaca; Museo Nacional de la Estampa; Museo Casa del Risco; Museo Universitario Casa de los Muñecos; Museo Regional de Guadalajara; Museo de los Pintores Oaxaqueños; Museo de Arte de Querétaro; Museo de Arte del Arzobispado; and Museo Fernando García Ponce –MACAY–, among others. Internationally, his work has been exhibited at the United Nations Headquarters and Amsterdam Whitney Gallery in New York; Art of the World Gallery in Houston, Texas; Vatican City; the Embassy of Mexico in Spain; UK universities including Exeter, Birmingham, Manchester, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and The Future Gallery; Pierhead in Wales; the Ateneo de Sevilla; the International Museum of Art and Science in Texas; the Art3F International Contemporary Art Fair in Monte Carlo, Monaco; SoHo Galleri in Västerås, Sweden; and the Instituto Cultural de México in Washington D.C., among others.

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His career is documented in the following publications: Amador Montes, Parte de mí se queda hoy aquí…, Magos y Magia, Antagónico, Revisión de Taller, El otro muro, Proyecto El otro muro, Nautilus, Joyas Prestadas, Comiendo Amor, Crónicas Personales, Aromas, and Amador Montes: Artífice Oaxaqueño.