AAHD Gallery Exhibitions: Agustín Solórzano and Rodrigo Lara Zendejas

The AAHD Gallery is excited to announce the opening of Contained Memories by Agustín Solórzano (214 Riley Hall) and 9/100 Works (216 Riley Hall) by Rodrigo Lara Zendejas. The show is open from Oct. 14, 2024 to November 8, 2024.

Agustín Solórzano

Solórzano, an architect and artist born in Irapuato, Mexico, in 1973, has made a significant impact in both architecture and visual arts. As co-founder of Solórzano Fischer S.C. in San Miguel de Allende since 2013, he demonstrates skill as an architect and leader. He has been an adjunct professor at ITESM Campus Querétaro since 2013, with notable roles at Herzog & de Meuron in Switzerland, Coop Himmelblau and Gunther Domenig in Austria. He has participated in individual and group exhibitions both nationally and internationally and collaborated with the Tec team in the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao's 2022 exhibition “Motion, Autos Art, and Architecture” curated by Norman Foster. Graduating from ITESO in 1997, his presence in biennials and publications underscores his impact in the visual arts, solidifying him as a multifaceted and visionary talent.

Rodrigo Lara Zendejas

Born in Mexico in 1981, Rodrigo Lara Zendejas is the Assistant Professor and Area Head of the Ceramics Department at the University of Notre Dame. He received an MFA from School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) in 2013 and his BFA, Summa Cum Laude, from the Universidad de Guanajuato in Mexico in 2003. Lara has had solo exhibitions at institutions such as the Museo de Arte Moderno in the state of Mexico; Museo de la Ciudad in Querétaro, Mexico; Hyde Park Art Center in Chicago; the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago; C.G. Boerner in New York City; Centro cultural Ignacio Ramírez El Nigromante in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico; Kruger Gallery in Marfa, Texas; Test Site Projects in Las Vegas; Governors State University, IL; among others. He has been in such residencies as MASS MoCA, Cerámica Suro, ACRE, Ragdale, and Cross Currents: Cultural Exchange. Lara has two monographs of his work, Máscaras y Artefactos and Memorials. He won the first prize in sculpture at the Premio Nacional de las Artes Visuales in Mexico in 2010. He has received several awards including: Make a Wave Award, 3Arts, Chicago; Individual Artists Program Grants, DCASE, Chicago; Proyectos Especiales FONCA, Mexico City; Emerging Artist Grant, Joan Mitchell Foundation, New York City; Jóvenes Creadores, FONCA, Mexico City; Extraordinary Abilities Visa (O-1), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; James Nelson Raymond Fellowship, 2013 SAIC Fellowship Competition; PECDA Estudios en el extranjero, IQCA, Queretaro, Mexico; International Graduate Scholarship, SAIC; and the John W. Kurtich Travel Scholarship, SAIC, Berlin/Kassel, Germany, among others. Currently, Lara lives and works in Chicago.