Mateo Serna Zapata

Mateo, a lens-based artist, was born in Colombia and raised in Miami. His artistic practice revolves around the idea of collaboration as a means of societal progress. Through a collective and collaborative conversation between himself and his subjects, Mateo strives to shed light on perspectives that often go unnoticed in reality.

Working closely with dancers and utilizing the human anatomy as a foundation of geometry, Mateo captures the essence of movement in his artwork. He skillfully presents contradictory compositions that challenge the viewer's perception, inviting them to question their own understanding of the world. In this way, collaboration becomes paramount, as the audience becomes active participants in the ongoing conversation.

Alternative Photography - Penumbra Foundation | New York, NY - 2020
BFA - New World School of the Arts | Miami, FL - 2018

2023
Blue Chips | Club Gallery | Miami, FL BluPRNT | Bridge Red Studios | North Miami, FL

2022
MAYAIMI (Sweet Water) | Deering Estate | Palmetto Bay, FL

2021
A Pandemic Picture Show | The Glenn Gallery, FIU | Miami, FL Casa Lakou | Copperbridge Foundation | North Miami, FL Relax | Analog Forever Magazine | Online Group Exhibition Healing the Earth | ArtToSaveLives Contemporary | Ft. Lauderdale, FL
White | Blank Wall Gallery | Athens, Greece
Superficie | ScreenDance Miami Festival | Miami, FL

2020
The Gaze | The Sagamore Hotel | Miami Beach, FL
Everyone Has a Story to Tell! | The Sagamore Hotel | Miami Beach, FL
The Print Swap – Jose Brooks | Blank Wall Gallery | Athens, Greece
Superficie | C-Res enmovimiento | Santiago, Chile
Superficie | Daniel Lewis Dance Sampler | Miami, FL
Sun Pours Daylong | The Sunny Project | Miami Design District, FL
Corporal DADE | Museum of Contemporary Arts | North Miami, FL
The Space in Between | Bakehouse Art Complex | Wynwood, FL
Behind the Fragments | Radix Studio | North Miami, FL

2019
After Dark | Praxis Gallery | Minneapolis, MN
Smash & Grab | Locustprojects | Miami, F...