Education
2022–2024 – Certificate in Audio Engineering, HOFA College, Germany
1994–1998 – Visual Arts, Faculty of Art and Design, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM, FAD), Mexico City
1993–1994 – French Culture and Art History, University of Paris-Sorbonne, Paris, France
Artistic Career
Pablo Serrano is a visual artist and producer whose practice encompasses painting, editorial illustration, music, video production, and stage design. His career integrates visual arts and sound production through interdisciplinary projects and institutional collaborations.
2023–2025 | Music & Video Production
Composed, mixed, and mastered his debut album at Funkhaus (Berlin), under the direction of producer Brian Trahan.
2021 | Grant & Recognition
Awarded the Hier spielt die Musik production grant in Berlin.
2017 | Visual Arts Commission
Created a series of 22 portraits of the National Prize for Science and Arts laureates, commissioned by the IPN University (Mexico City).
2013–2014 | Production & Visual Design
Developed the multimedia performance Alicuanta, presented at Le Gesù Theatre (Montreal, Canada) and at Aluna Theatre’s International Festival of Performing Arts (Panamerican Routes Festival, Daniels Spectrum Theatre, Toronto, Canada).
2000–2015 | Editorial Illustration
Illustrated numerous children’s and young adult books for CIDCLI Publishing House, including Alas como cuchillos, La Ilíada, Historia de la Malinche, Mi mano, El rey poeta, and Juego de dedos. Several of these titles received national and international awards.
2000 | Public Art
Executed the mural for the Chapel of Nuestra Señora de las Aguas (San José de Jofre, Guanajuato, Mexico).
Painting & Exhibitions
Developed solo and group exhibitions in leading Mexican contemporary art institutions, including the Museo Tamayo and the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Oaxaca (MACO).
Awards and Distinctions
2016 – White Ravens Award (Illustration)
2015 – Official Nomination, BIB Japan (Illustration)
2014 – Official Nomination, XVI Rufino Tamayo Biennial of Painting, Museum of Contemporary Art Rufino Tamayo, Mexico City
2013 – Official Nomination, Biennial of Illustration Bratislava (BIB), Bibiana International House of Art for Children, Bratislava, Slovakia
2013 – La Ilíada, CIDCLI Publishing House, Mexico – CANIEM Publishing Award, Fiction for Adults and Young Readers
2006 – El rey poeta, CIDCLI Publishing House, Mexico – Ministry of Education Award and The New York Public Library Award (USA)
2005 – Honorable Mention, IX Prize for the Best Illustrated Children’s Book 2005, Juego de dedos, Mexico City
2002 – Honorable Mention, XXII National Young Art Competition, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Solo Exhibitions
2026 – Rote Serie, Schaufenster - Culterim Spaces, Berlin, Germany. (Upcoming 1.11.2026)
2014 – Persistencia del tiempo, Museum of Contemporary Art of Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
2013 – Territorios Ocupados, Eje Cultural Center, Mexico City
2012 – Cosmos, University Museum of the Chopo, Mexico City
2010 – Miniaturas, Casa Serrano Museum, Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico
2008 – Las Columnas de esta casa, Agustín Rivera Museum, Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico
2007 – Cuerpo Presente 2, University Gallery of Aguascalientes, Mexico
2006 – Cuerpo Presente, Museum of the City of Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
2002 – Experiencias de la Brevedad, Jimena y la Fábrica Gallery, Mexico City
2001 – Entre el Agua y la Tierra, Nunduva Gallery, Oaxaca, Mexico
Group Exhibitions (Selection)
2020 – Zona Maco, Artbaena, Mexico
2019 – Drei Blicke, Studio Schröder, Berlin
2015 – Grupo de los Dieciséis, La Troje Gallery, Hacienda de los Morales, Mexico City
2014–2015 – BIB Japan (traveling exhibition):
Hiratsuka Museum of Art (Kanagawa), Kawara Museum of Art (Aichi),
Chiba City Museum of Art (Chiba), Ashikaga Museum of Art (Tochigi),
Urawa Museum of Art (Saitama)
2014 – XVI Rufino Tamayo Biennial of Painting, Museum of Contemporary Art Rufino Tamayo, Mexico City
2013–2014 – Pequeño Formato y Obra Gráfica, Arte Hoy Gallery, Mexico City
2012 – Dr. Alfonso Pérez Romo Biennial, University Gallery of Aguascalientes, Mexico
2011 – Grupo de los Dieciséis, La Troje Gallery, Hacienda de los Morales, Mexico City
2006 – Artemergente, Nuevo León Cultural Center, Monterrey, Mexico
2005 – José María Velasco, 47 Contemporary Painters, IPN University, Mexico City
2004 – 20 Jaguar, Arte de Oaxaca Gallery, Oaxaca, Mexico
2002 – XXII National Young Art Competition (traveling exhibition):
Nuevo León Cultural Center; Monastery Church, Guadalajara; Jesús Gallardo Gallery, León;
City Museum, Querétaro; Iberoamerican University Gallery, Puebla;
Fine Arts University Gallery, Veracruz; Cultural Center, Aguascalientes
2001 – 26–36 Jóvenes Propuestas, Ministry of Finance Museum, Mexico City
1997 – La transmutación de los elementos, National University of Fine Arts (UNAM), Mexico City
