Filogonio Naxin

April 5, 2024 - May 31, 2024

about the Artist

Filogonio Naxín, b. 1986 in Mazatlán Villa de Flores, Oaxaca, is a visual artist, indigenous culture promoter, and Mazateco language speaker working with painting, drawing and printmaking. He graduated from Benito Juárez Autonomous University of Oaxaca in 2012, with his Bachelors of Plastic and Visual Arts from the Faculty of Fine Arts.

His work has been featured in over thirty solo exhibitions at institutions such as the National Folk Art Musuem of Mexico, Los Pinos Cultural Center, National Museum of Anthropology;Mexico, and the National Museum of Global Cultures; Mexico.

His illustrations have been published in Mexican Archeology Magazine, Playboy, and a series of illustrated books for the Mexican Ministry of Culture focused on indigenous languages.

The public can visit the gallery Tuesday-Friday from 11AM to 5PM, and Saturdays 1PM to 5PM.

“Naxín's world” is as dynamic as his life. Though he has been shaken by intense change, he has known how to respond to the transformations without losing his sense of identity or sight of his goals. He has adapted his work to each stage of his life. He has created a symbolic language capable of engaging with a range of discourses and through which he assumes his position in his lived world, in the world he has created.

Dr. Alfredo López Austin