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Jesus Mora
Jesus Mora a Mexican-Canadian artist was born in 1971 in a suburb near Mexico City. He comes from a family of craftsmen, carpenters, blacksmiths and artists. In 1995 he studied drawing and painting in “Casa de la Cultura de Chapultepec” and Unidad Cuahutemoc, Mexico. During a trip to Oaxaca, Mexico he got involve with Antonio Mandarin who taught him the technique to make “alebrijes” wood sculpture. Two years later he moved to Toronto, Canada and started his studies in Toronto School of Art and Ontario College of Art and Design. In 2002 he experienced 8 months in Florence, Italy where he did extend his knowledge in sculpture an art history. For the past few years he has participated in several art projects, festivals exhibitions and workshops. His work is expressed through painting, photograph, video, sculpture and performance and has been exhibited in Canada, Mexico, Italy and Germany.
