Carmen Huízar

Jalisco, Mexico, 1995
Lives and works in London

Education
2023-2025
· Master in Fine Art, Goldsmiths University of London, London, United Kingdom
2013-2017
· BFA (Honors) by Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado “La Esmeralda”, Mexico City


Awards, fellowships and grants
2023   · Grodman Scholarship for the Promotion of Jalisco Artists, Mexico.
· Support for mexican cultural and art professionals for postgraduate studies abroad (FONCA-CONAHCyT), Mexico. 
· The Fundación Jumex Scholarship for postgraduate studies abroad, Mexico.
2022   · Youth award from the state of Jalisco in the Cultural category, Guadalajara, Mexico.
·nohacernada.org selected to make a project with ESPAC at Material Art Fair 2022, Mexico City.
2021    ·The Fundación Jumex Sponsorship for Feminisms and Dissidences editorial collection of nohacernada.org and Miau editions, Mexico.
· nohacernada.org selected to be part of the first generation of Material Art Fair Projects
2020   · Fondo de Apoyo PAC/covid, nohacernada.org, Mexico City. 
2019   · Jóvenes Creadores PECDA Jalisco, Paiting category, Guadalajara, MX.
2016   · Jóvenes Creadores PECDA Jalisco, Engraving category, Guadalajara, MX.


Solo shows
2022   Espectadora Específica, Salón Acme, Pequod.co, Mexico City. 
2019    Una Línea Perfecta, Universidad de Guadalajara, Colotlán, Jalisco, Mexico. 
2018    Reglas Básicas de Seguridad Vial, RRD Vicente Guerrero, Mexico City.
2016    Silencio, Orden, Limpieza, Salida; Tepetongo Balneario Crítico, Mexico City.
2015    5kg de carne de puerco,Pandeo, Mexico City.


Group Shows
2022  · La Casa que nos inventamos, Contemporary Art from Guadalajara, curated by Viviana Kuri, Oklahoma Contemporary, OK, EUA.
·2.1 Jaliscos, Galería de Arte Mexicano, curated by Paulina Ascencio, Mexico City.
2019   · Cambio de párrafo, Revista Artes de México, Mexico City. 
2018   · Oficio y Materia, curated by Viviana Kuri, Museo de Arte de Zapopan, Guadalajara, MX.
· Kiosko, curated by Eva Posas, Fundación Alumnos 47, Mexico City.
· no me puedo resistir, Pandeo in collaboration with MUU Helsinki, Mexico City. 
2017   · Bienal Artesano / Artistas, Museo de Arte Popular, Mexico City.
· Notas para una educación (económico-)sentimental, curated by Julio García Murillo, Museo Universitario del Chopo, Mexico City.
· Libertad por el sabor, organized by Biquini Wax, El Colegio Nacional, Mexico City.
· Recomendaciones Mínimas para caminar de espaldas, curated by Fabiola Iza and David Miranda, ExTeresa Arte Actual, Mexico City.
2016   · No te pregunté, curated by Mauricio Marcín, Museo Experimental el Eco, Mexico City.
· Bienal Internacional de Obra Chiquita, NIXON, Mexico City.

Published Artist Books
2021    Sin hacer daño a la persona, published by Gato Negro Ediciones, Mexico City.
2017    No haga caso de malos mexicanos, published by Gato Negro Ediciones, Mexico City.

Residencies 
2021    Tiempo compartido (nohacernada.org), Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, CDMX.


nohacernada.org
Collective artistic, curatorial, editorial practice
by Daniela Flores Arias and Carmen Huízar

Publishing 
2024  · Te, photobook by Sonia Madrigal, coedited by nohacernada.org, Miau Ediciones and Gato Negro Ediciones.
· The Nameless Body, drawing book by Jimena Medina, coedited by nohacernada.org, Miau Ediciones and Gato Negro Ediciones.             
2023  · Cuerpo Hablante, group exhibition published by ESPAC, CDMX.
2021   · Un Cachondeo tirano, artist book by Anais Vasconcelos, coedited by nohacernada.org, Miau Ediciones and Gato Negro Ediciones.
· La Códiga, artist book by Betzabeth Torres, coedited by nohacernada.org, Miau Ediciones and Gato Negro Ediciones.

Curated exhibitions
2023   · Solo show by Julieta Beltrán, Salón Acme, Mexico City.
· Booth in Material Art Fair, Projects section, Mexico City.
2022   · Booth in Estación Material, Projects section, Guadalajara, Mexico.
· Booth in Material Art Fair, Projects section, Mexico City.
2021    · Booth in Estación Material, Projects section, Guadalajara, Mexico.
· Hacer algo de la nada, group show in the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Mexico City.
2020  · Encarno todo lo que temes y odias, postal mail exhibition, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Zapopan, San Miguel de Allende, Mérida, Oaxaca, Hermosillo, Guadalupe, Córdoba, Salt Lake City, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Viena and Maastricht.
· L/M/M/J/V/S/D, digital project in nohacernada.org website
· Relamida, group exhibition in collaboration with clavel, Mexico City. 
2019   · Perros de por mi casa, Betzabeth Torres solo show, Galería A4, Hidalgo, Mexico
· Mi trabajo será la obra, group show in Marcablanca library, Madrid, Spain. 
· Urbanismo hostil, Blanca Reyes solo show, Casa Equis, Mexico City.
· Fortuna, KasheyShirota collective happening, Mexico City’s Underground.
· Art is viewer-specific, not site-specific, digital project, nohacernada.org website.
2018  · Drawing cycle, digital project, nohacernada.org website.
· Borrowed spaces: Miguel Camacho: Malxamén, Mexico City. 
2017   · Borrowed spaces: Antonio Bravo, Galería Progreso, Mexico City.
· Borrowed spaces: Julieta Gil, Parroquial Room, Mexico City.
· Borrowed spaces: Carlos Martínez, Aeromoto, Mexico City.
· Borrowed spaces: Xanath Ramo, RRD Vicente Guerrero, Mexico City.
· Borrowed spaces: Alina Sánchez, Gato Negro Ediciones, Mexico City.
2016   · Blancos, solo show by Circe Irasema, rented space, Mexico City. 
· □□□ □□□□□, solo show by Luis Campos, rented space, Mexico City.
· Bananas,solo show by Gina Mier, rented space, Mexico City.
· Perros chido-guay, solo show by Carleti, rented space, Mexico City.
· Gente que escucha Niche, solo show by Paulina Lozano, rented space, Mexico City.
· ¡Adelante!, solo show by Michelle Sáenz, rented space, Mexico City.
· Procrastinación curada, digital project, nohacernada.org website.
· Estudio Sobre el Estatismo (<), solo show by Omar Bocanegra, rented space, Mexico City.
2015    · Inducción, Sofía Ríos, Pandeo, Mexico City.
· 101, Miguel Camacho, Pandeo, Mexico City.

Classes, workshops, lectures
2024    No es lo que sucede sino cómo lo manejas, workshop for  Museo Jumex Public Program. 
2020   Pausa para la escritura, Collective writing workshop with  Ana García, Fernanda Dichi, Ana Torres Valle Pons, Sofía Hinojosa, Daniela Flores and Carmen Huízar, with the Patronato de Arte Contemporáneo support.