Javier Marin

Born in Michoacán, Mexico (1962) Javier Marín is regarded as one of the country’s most prominent living artists having exhibited his work in over 90 solo shows and 200 group shows across the world.

His work can be found in major public and private collections such as the Museo de Arte Moderno (Mexico City); Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey; Museo del Barro, in Caracas; Museum of Art and Latin American Museum, in Florida; the Blake-Purnell Collection, in New York; Costantini Collection in the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires; Ersel Collection, in Turin; and the Art Collection of the Prince of Monaco, among others.

He has received numerous prizes and recognition, including First Prize at the Third International Beijing Biennale (2008) and the title of Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau (2009) by the Queen of the Netherlands.