Bio

Portrait of Fer Ricárdez

Fernando Manuel Ricárdez Lara (León, Guanajuato, 1995) is a computer systems engineer from Universidad La Salle Bajío. He combines technological training with an artistic practice focused on disability, illness, and memory. His work transforms personal experiences, such as the diagnosis and surgery of a macro pituitary adenoma, into pictorial narratives that move between the surreal and the autobiographical. In 2025 he received the PECDA Guanajuato grant, was selected for the Pérez Romo Biennial and the XV Joaquín Clausell National Painting Biennial, and earned an Honorable Mention at the XI University Biennial of Contemporary Art. His exhibitions include solo and group shows in Mexico and abroad, highlighted by his first solo presentation at the Congress of the State of Guanajuato.

Curriculum Vitae

Recognitions & Awards

  • 2025 - Program for the Stimulus to Creation and Artistic Development (PECDA), Government of Mexico / Guanajuato
  • 2025 - Honorable Mention, XI National University Biennial of Contemporary Art, UABC, Tijuana
  • 2025 - Co-responsibility Grant for Artistic, Cultural & Creative Talent Incubation, IMJU León
  • 2024 - First Place, "Sin Barreras" International Art Competition, Argentina

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2026 - 'Beyond Diagnosis', Envision Art Gallery, Wichita, Kansas, USA, July-August
  • 2026 - 'Clinical Vestiges', Museo de la Ciudad de San Francisco del Rincón, Guanajuato, Mexico, March-April
  • 2025 - 'Fragments of a Spinal Memory', Centro Cultural Santa Fe, Congress of the State of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico, May-June

Selected Group Exhibitions

  • 2026 - Dr. Pérez Romo Painting Biennial, Autonomous University of Aguascalientes (UAA), Aguascalientes, Mexico
  • 2026 - Tránsitos: A Land That Overflows, Mi Museo Universitario, Universidad La Salle Bajío, León, Guanajuato, Mexico
  • 2026 - TRÁMITE — TOMO 0010, Garage Guanajuato, Querétaro, Mexico
  • 2025 - XI National University Biennial of Contemporary Art, Sala de Arte Álvaro Blancarte, Tijuana, Mexico
  • 2025 - XV Joaquín Clausell National Painting Biennial, UACAM, Campeche, Mexico
  • 2025 - Dr. Pérez Romo Painting Biennial, Autonomous University of Aguascalientes (UAA), Aguascalientes, Mexico
  • 2025 - 62nd Art of Possibilities Art Show & Sale, Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, Minnesota, USA
  • 2024 - Sin Barreras International Art Contest, Argentina

Education & Training

  • 2024-present - Private painting instruction with Oliver Esquivel Morales
  • 2024-present - Private painting instruction with José Juan Castro Escobedo
  • 2024-2026 - Art workshops, Universidad de Guanajuato
  • 2015-2019 - Software Engineering and Computer Systems, Universidad La Salle Bajío