Raul Pina was born in Mexico in 1961. He studied at the Esmeralda School of Fine Art, Mexico's most prestigious art school. He worked in Mexico City until 1997 when he moved to London where he now lives and works. Exhibitions in Mexico include "Homage to Joseph Beuys" and "Tabla Geografica", a fundraising exhibition organised by Francisco Toledo. His work has been commended in the 1993 Orozco Biennale and was selected in the 1996 Tamayo Biennale. The following year his performance "The Death of Saturn" was selected for the 1st Three-dimensional Biennale in the National University of Art, Mexico City. His work is also in collections in the University of Hertfordshire and the University of Essex Collection of Latin American Art.
RECENT INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS
2009 SWEET-SWEARING
Performance collaboration with the Cowboys from Hell
Alter Modern Trienale,Tate Modern, London.
2008 THE MOTHER OF SPIDER MAN - Performance
Calvert 22 Gallery, Calvert 22, London E6.
2004 DRAWINGS FROM THE SWORD - Drawings
Café Macondo, Unit B2, 9 Hoxton Square, London N1.
2003 JOURNEY TO THE MOON – PERFORMANCE
Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre, London SE1.
Hosted by 198 Gallery
2002 DRAWINGS FROM THE EARTH TREMOR
1 the Arcade, 829 Wimslow,Road, East Disbury, Manchester.
2002 CHOCOLATE GOTHIC - Video Installation and Paintings
London Biennale
Vauxhall St. Peters Heritage Centre, Vauxhall, London.
2001 SIGNO - Video Installation
Espacio de Arte Contemporaneo El Gallo, Salamanca, Spain.
2000 MIRROR - Performance - London Biennale
291 Gallery, Hackney, London E2.
2000 EL CONEJO ESTA O ES MUERTO - Installation
Albert Sloman Library, University of Essex, Colchester.
1999 THE CHOCOLATE WAY - Installation
Margaret Harvey Gallery, University of Herts., St. Albans, Herts.
1998 DOS CONEJO - Installation
Bedford Hill Gallery, Borough, London SE1.
1997 THE POTATO EATERS - Painting & Sculpture
Galeria Arte -Espiral, Tabasco7, Mexico City, Mexico.
1996 TABLES IN THE STREET - Intallation
Vicente Suarez 41, Mexico City, Mexico.
1996 SATURN - Paintings
Café La Gloria, Vicente Suarez, Mexico City, Mexico.
1996 DOG - Installation
Salon de los Aztecas, Zitacuaro 9, Mexico City, Mexico.
1996 MAGNA MATER - Painting & Performance
Galeria la Tribu, Pachuco, Hidalgo, Mexico.
1996 VENUS - 100 Watercolours
E de T Café, Orizaba 161, Mexico City, Mexico.
1995 JUDGEMENT OF THE SPECTATOR - Installation
El Parian, Orizaba, Mexico City, Mexico.
RECENT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009 THE FAIRY TALE ART COLLECTION - Drawings
The East Room, 2a Tabernacle Street, London, EC2A.
2008 FRESH AIR MACHINE – Painting
Calvert 22 Gallery, Calvert 22, London E6.
2008 CLIMATE 4 CHANGE – Performance Installation
Circle Community Projects
341 Finchley Road, Camden, London NW3.
2007 BACK TO HACKNEY – Painting and Performance
255 Mare Street, London E8.
2007 ANGEL OF DOG - Sculpture
Mezkalito Gallery, 12 Hollybush Gardens, Bethnal Green, London E2.
2007 DIONYSIAN DUTY – Paintings
Mezkalito Gallery, 12 Hollybush Gardens, Bethnal Green, London E2.
ADDRESSED TO THE HAT- Paintings
Mezkalito Gallery, 12 Hollybush Gardens, Bethnal Green, London E2.
THE SUN IN URANUS - Drawings
Las Vegas Tattoo Co, Mare Street, Hackney, London E8.
2000 SCULPTURE PARK
Blenhein Gardens, Brixton, London.
1998 RISING SCUM
Fabco Warehouse, Brixton, London.
1997 THE DEATH OF SATURN - Performance
1st Three-dimensional Biennale, National Art Centre, Mexico City, Mexico.
1996 GEOGRAPHICAL BOARD
Café La Gloria, Mexico City & Contemporary Art Museum, Oaxaca, Mexico.
1996 V COLOMBIAN CULTURAL WEEK
Centro Cultural Casa Lamm, Mexico City, Mexico.
1996 VIII RUFINO TAMAYO BIENNALE
Contempoary Art Museum, Oaxaca & Rufino Tamayo Museum, Mexico City, Mexico.
1994 ART IN HIDALGO
Fernando Gamboa Contemporary Art Museum, Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico.
1993 II OROZCO BIENNALE
C.C.Institute, Guadalajara, Mexico.
1992 PRO DIA MUNDIAL DEL ARTISTA
Ex-Teresa Contemporary Art Museum, Mexico City, Mexico.
1990 YA JUVENTUD YA
La Quinonera, Mexico City, Mexico.
1988 14 WORKS ABOUT JOSEPH BEUYS
Museo del Ex-Convento Desierto de los Leones, Mexico City, Mexico.
1987 VIII ENCUENTRO NACIONAL DE ARTE JOVEN
Cultural Centre, Aguascalientes & National Auditorium, Mexico City, Mexico.