Héctor García Moreno
Amidst Water and Mud is the first book of poems by Héctor García Moreno, who in addition to writing poetry and short stories, has ventured successfully into the visual arts.
Born in Mexico City in 1975, and a professional architect, he has been involved on building construction, and conservation and restoration of the Mexican architectural heritage. Héctor currently lives in the city of San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, working on projects of visual arts, architecture and literature.
He traveled abroad and was a resident artist in the workshops of Heinrich Scheidgen in Köln, Germany (2007) and Arnoud Schurmann in Rotterdam, Holland (2005).
About his pictorial work, they include his individual exhibitions at the World Trade Center in Mexico City (2008), the exhibition Convenio Plástico at the Alfredo Zalce Contemporary Art Museum in Morelia, Mich. (2006), and the exhibition Fauna Onírica at the Great Arcade of the House of Culture of Morelia, Mich. (2003).
He has also participated in multiple group exhibitions, among which are: Disforma: Around Abstraction, Clavijero Cultural Center, Morelia, Mich. (2016) / III Pedro Coronel Biennial of Zacatecas, Pedro Coronel Museum, Zacatecas (2012) / VIII Alfredo Zalce Painting and Etching Biennial, MACAZ (2011) / I Pedro Coronel Biennial of Zacatecas, Pedro Coronel Museum, Zacatecas (2008) / Michoacán-New York Collective, Manhattan, New York (2003) / Paul Gauguin Biennial of the Pacific, Autonomous University of Guerrero, México (2001).
On two occasions he has been a scholar of the Ministry of Culture of the State of Michoacán, receiving the scholarships for Young Creators (2005) and Creators With a Trajectory (2009).
Héctor García Moreno has obtained several prizes for the acquisition of his work, many honorary mentions, as well as national recognitions for his artistic and architectural work, a highlight being the Distinctive Medal at the 457th Anniversary of the City of Morelia, in the category of urban intervention (1998).
