Roberto del Rio was born in Mexico City. From his earliest recollections, he sketched and translated his thoughts into color through which he realized that his real interest was focused on the creative and aesthetic. Self-taught, Roberto’s work is expressionistic. Del Rio set up a studio in Mexico City and began to paint without letting any external influence affect his style. He shut the door behind him and perfected his art and how he looked at the world.
Roberto Del Rio Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2012 Subject to Change/Sujeto a Cambio, Deborah Colton Gallery, Houston, Texas, United States
2010 Consular Forum Honoring Mexico 2010, Colton & Farb Gallery – DeborahColton Gallery, Houston, Texas, United States
Bacilli Dreams, Colton & Farb Gallery – Deborah Colton Gallery, Houston, Texas, United States
Special Guests, Block 7, Houston, Texas, United States 2008 Untitled, Taller LosAlacranes, Oaxaca, Mexico
2007 Treinta Minutos Antes, Galeria 13, Mexico City, Mexico
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2011 Mixing the Medium, Colton & Farb Gallery – Deborah Colton Gallery,Houston Texas, curated by Philip Beck and Philip Berry, the co-chairs of TheStudio Contemporary Arts Museum Houston.
NEOPOPSTREETFUNK 3, Gallery M2, Houston, Texas, curated by Nicky Davis Kevin Sechelski
2010 Black & White, and Red All Over, Canal Street Gallery, Houston, Texas
2009 Dia de Los Muertos, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, Texas
2008 Cajas Magicas, Art Auction, Mexico City, MexicoUntitled, RMS Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
2007 Untitled, Franz Mayer Museum, Mexico City, Mexico
Art Fairs:
2014 ArtAspen Art Fair, Deborah Colton Gallery, Aspen, Colorado, United States
The Dallas Art Fair, Deborah Colton Gallery, Dallas, Texas, United States
2012 The Dallas Art Fair, Deborah Colton Gallery, Dallas, Texas, United States
2011 The Houston Fine Art Fair, Colton & Farb Gallery – Deborah Colton Gallery,
Houston, Texas, United States. The Dallas Art Fair, Colton & Farb Gallery –Deborah Colton Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Private Collections:
Jose and Leticia Ortega, Jose Cuaik, Luis Vasquez, Jaime Camil, Daniel Olivares, Deborah Colton, Carolyn Farb, Lester Marks, Oleg Guerrand-Hermes, Kristy Daniel Evans, Francisco Pinel, Barry Barnes, Ricardo Morales, Mauricio Morales, Jose y Rocio Rodriguez Cacho, Alexia Camil, Gina Jaramillo, Prince D’ Phillip D., Isabella Camil, Roberto Contreras, Terry Hamann, Fernando Lopez, +
80 collectors (rights of Deborah Colton Gallery)
Education
2004 Universidad del Cine, A.M.C.I., Mexico City, Mexico, studied Filmmaking.
