Jesus Mora

Mora's work is expressed in paintings, photography, video, sculpture and performance where the ancient iconography (Aztec and Mayan) is an important factor in every one of his pieces. His effort has been recognized by Ontario Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, CONACULTA, John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in 2011 and Pollock & Krasner Foundation.

01-04 Ontario College Of Art & Design, Diploma Drawing & Painting, Toronto
02-03 Ontario College Of Art & Design, Florence program, Italy
1999 Toronto Board of Education, Illustration & Cartooning with Mark Thurman, Toronto
1999 Mentor Antonio Mandarin, Learning “alebrijes” technique, Oaxaca, Mexico.
1998 Toronto School of Art, Life Drawing and Life Painting, Toronto
1996 Casa de la Cultura, Drawing & Painting, Mexico
1996 Unidad Cuahutemoc, Drawing, Mexico
1992 Kodak, Black & White Photography, Mexico
1991 UNITEC Mexican Technological University, Marketing Degree, Mexico

2017 Temporary Exhibition Room at Fuerte San Cristobal, “Popol Vuh/ Pop Wuj”, Lempira, Honduras. 
2016 Toronto Center for the Arts, Meridian Arts Centre, “Cosmovision Maya”, Toronto, Canada.
2016 National Identity Museum (MIN), Popol Vuh/ Pop Wuj, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
2015 José Gorostiza Gallery, “Popol Wuj / Entre la memoria y la creatividad ”, Méxican Embassy, Guatemala.
2014 National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology of Guatemala, “Pop Wuj”, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
2013 Mezanine Cine Teatro Universitario Joaquín Lanz, “Entrelazados” UAC, Campeche, Mexico.
2013 Peter Mackendrick Gallery, “Retrospective”, Toronto, Canada.
2013 Articsók Gallery, “Encounters”, Toronto, Canada.
2011 Spence Gallery, “Worlds within worlds”, Toronto, Canada.
2010 Casa de la Cultura Tulum, “Memorias acarreadas por el viento”, Q. Roo, Mexico.
2008 Studio Taller, “08”, open Studio, Toronto, Canada
2006 Apostolis Gallery, “Prospectos”, Toronto, Canada
2005 Centro Cultural Agora del Parque Naucalli, “Contornos”, Mexico
2005 Gallery 1313, “AlterNatives”, Process Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2005 Canadian Heritage Ontario Region office, "Fluid Expression" Toronto, Canada