Biography
Born in Cholula in 1968, José Luis Montes discovered his passion for painting at the early age of 12, from that moment he began a non-regulated training that led him to start in the world of painting, experimenting with all the techniques described in the books that he finds in the libraries of the...
Born in Cholula in 1968, José Luis Montes discovered his passion for painting at the early age of 12, from that moment he began a non-regulated training that led him to start in the world of painting, experimenting with all the techniques described in the books that he finds in the libraries of the State of Puebla. Later he becomes a disciple of the painter Eduardo Villanueva who instructs him for several years in his workshop in the Barrio del Artista, in the same city of Puebla, it is here where he holds his first solo exhibition in 1991, later he will exhibit at the Cholula House of Culture in 1993, at the Santa Rosa Museum in 1995, at the Fiesta Americana hotel and at the Casa del Caballero Águila, both in 1997. He begins to work on these dates in a restoration workshop where he has the opportunity to discover and work with ancient techniques that captivate him and with which he still works today in his works, often combining them with current techniques. In 2000 he moved to live in Tulum, in Quintana Roo, where he participated for several years in the Sea Turtle Festival and where in 2007 he obtained the second prize in the Turtle Contest in Xcaret, in 2013 he participated at the Caribbean Festival. In 2016 he moved again, this time to Spain, where he participated in a group exhibition in Madrid at the Eka & Moor Gallery and at the FIG Bilbao at the hand of the Espai d'Art 32 gallery, which is still representing him in Spain. In 2017 he holds a solo exhibition in Casa de Cultura de Mieres, Asturias and in 2018 he held a new solo exhibition in La Revoltosa, Gijón. This same year he moved back to Mexico and settled in Tequisquiapan, Querétaro where he exhibited in the Plaza Pedregal in January 2019 and in December at the Centro Seis, in addition to participating in group exhibitions at the Rulfo Gallery in june
In sept 2021 he participed with Sala Marte gallery in the collective expo "Despojando la Normalidad" in City of México.
In June 2022, he participated in the collective exhibition Alas Verdes Volando en Libertad in favor of Alas Verdes Foundation, in defense of the green macaw.
In January 2023, he presents the exhibition "Natural environment, feminine principle" at the El Alacrán Galeria-Taller, in Cholula, Puebla.
Awards
2007
2nd place in the La Tortuga contest, Xcaret, Q.Roo, México
Group Exhibitions
2023
Por amor a Puebla, in the Senate of Mexican Republic
2022
"Green Wings Flying in Freedom", Puebla, México
2021
"Stripping away normality" Sala Marte Gallery art, CDMX, México
2019
“Painting in Wonderland” Galería Rulfo, Tequisquiapan, Qro
2016
Participation in Fig Bilbao_16 with Galería Espai d’Art 32, Bilbao, Esp
2016
Galería Eka & Moor, Madrid, 2016
2014
Casa de Cultura Tulum, Quintana Roo, México
2013
Participation in the Caribbean Festival, Quintana Roo, Mex
2010
Ecoglamour Tulum, Q. Roo, México
2010
Sea Turtle Festival, Tulum ( years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 y 2010)
Solo Exhibitions
2023
“Natural environment, feminine principle” El Alacrán Galería-Taller, Cholula, Puebla, Mex
2019
“Horses” Centro Seis, Tequisquiapan, Qro, México
2019
“Moonlight” Plaza Pedregal, Tequisquiapan, Qro,
2018
“Moonlight”, La Revoltosa, Gijón, Asturias, Spain
2017
"Dreams of color" Casa de Cultura de Mieres, Asturias, Spain
2007
"Moving" Casa de Cultura Tulum, Quintana Roo, México
1997
"Religius Artworks" Hotel Fiesta Americana, Puebla, México
1997
"Religius Artworks" Casa del Caballero Águila, Cholula, Puebla
1995
Santa Rosa Museum, Puebla, México
1993
Casa de cultura de Cholula, Puebla, México
1991
Barrio del Artista, Puebla, México
