Fabiola Porras
Visual/Media 

I am Mexican, born in Mexico City. Since childhood, I've had an innate artistic inclination. On one hand, I studied classical ballet, which gave me access to music and dance, and on the other, it was my introduction to painting, starting when I was three years old. My mother was a head nurse and nursing instructor, so I had many medical books at my fingertips, and I especially loved the anatomy books with their amazing illustrations. I loved flipping through them, drawing and coloring them, and even signing them. The best part of all this is that people supported me instead of scolding me. This sparked a love of books in me, and during my academic years, I became fascinated by mythology and archaeology. In high school, I was very interested in the life and work of Leonardo da Vinci, with his knowledge of anatomy, drawing, painting, sculpture, machines—design in general. This motivated me to study and complete a degree in industrial design at the Universidad Iberoamericana. This allowed me to create designs based on Mexican archaeology, which led me to found the company Bacabjuguetes, with my own designs of toys and characters based on Mayan culture. Since 2019, I have decided to dedicate myself full-time to my passion, which is painting. Through painting, I express what I have in mind to share; it's a dialogue with something that is special, interesting, or beautiful to me. My work may include mythological, archaeological, historical, and/or cultural motifs that have been very important to me throughout my life. In other words, it's not just about creating a combination of colors and textures on a canvas, but also about contributing something more than just aesthetics.

Location

Vancouver

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Group Exhibitions
2024 Monaco Yacht Show Catalog, Monaco.
2023 Artexpo Spring Rome 2023, Rome, Italy
2022 Arte Paris 2019 Picasso Prize, September 6-8, 2019, Paris-Espace Thorigy-Le Merais, Paris, France
2020 Participation in the 24th Innsbruck Contemporary Art Fair, January 2020, Innsbruck, Austria
2020 Al Fahidi Cultural Center, October 19-24, 2020, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2019 Biennale Di Atene, December 5-13, 2019, Italian Cultural Institute, Athens, Greece
2019 Caput Mundi Arte - Gulio Cesare Prize June 15/22, 2019 Rome-Palazzo Ferrajoli Rome, Italy.
2019 Digital Exhibition In Primo Vasco Da Gama Award 11/18 May 2019 Atelier Natalia Gromicho-Lisbon Lisbon, Portugal