Secret II Sculpture

RAFAEL CÁZARES, (Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico, 1971). 53 individual exhibitions and has participated in 46 group exhibitions. His glass and aluminum recycling techniques have taken him around the world (Germany, Austria, Cuba, France, Indonesia, Mexico, Singapore and the USA). He has more than 10 years of experience in the field of cultural promotion and management, as well as in the administration of projects and social organizations. He received the awards: Tlaxcala 2000, Agustín Rivera for Drawing 1993 and First Prize for Young Art 1994 in Querétaro, Prize for Painting Tlaxcala 2000. He has been a fellow of the Tecnológico de Monterrey to study Architecture, and has obtained scholarships from Tlaxcala institutions for artistic production. He edited the book TLAXCALA 400, and collections of poems such as "Psalms of the heart", "Construction time", "Seed of ficus" and "Be a lamp". He made covers of books and magazines such as Casa del tiempo de la UAM. During 2004 he was a distinguished guest at the Honhardt Castle in Germany within the Artist in Residence program. He founded a NETWORK of cultural organizations in Tlaxcala for community cultural development He currently directs the WATER GALLERY, a cultural space for raising awareness and gathering the gaze of the arts on water issues. Rafael Cázares received the 2001 silver ALUX granted by the SÍNTESIS organization each year to renowned personalities.