Txema Novelo

He is a graduate of the Vancouver Film School VFS, has a bachelor's degree from the University Center for Cinematographic Studies CUEC UNAM, and did a master's program in Film and Arts from the National Study of Contemporary Arts of France LE FRESNOY in Tourcoing. With his artwork he has participated in the 3rd SAPS Forum of Public Art, the Contemporary Art Fair MACO 04 / 06 / 11 and the 2nd SIVAM Visual Arts Contest in Mexico City. The Contemporary Art Fair ARCO 05 in Madrid, Spain, the FRIEZE 06 Art Fair in London UK, the VII International Call for Young Artists of the Luis Adelantado Gallery in Valencia, Spain, the Image Festival of Toronto 2002 / 2010, the Havana Biennial 03, the International Art Biennial of Mexico-California 09/10 and the 2nd Moscow Biennial of Young Art 2010. His work has also been exhibited individually and collectively in international museums and galleries such as the University Experimental Museum "El Eco", the Carrillo Gil Art Museum, the Centro Cultural España and the Museo Tamayo, all in Mexico City. The "Zamek Ujazdowski" Contemporary Art Museum in Warsaw, Poland, the "Reina Sofia" National Museum of Art and "La Casa Encendida" in Madrid, Spain and the "Fundación Telefonica" Art Space in Buenos Aires, Argentina among others. He has been an Artist in Residence at the International Fellowship program of HALLE 14 in Leipzig Germany, The Cité des Arts in Paris France, the European Media Artists in Residence Exchange at Bandits Mages in Bourges France and the Interdisciplinary Program of Artistic Residence at Casa Wabi, Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca in Mexico. His Films have been selected in International Film Festivals such as FICCO, DISTRITAL and the International Morelia Film Festival in Mexico. The International Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand in France, INDIELISBOA in Portugal and Tabor Film Festival in Croatia. He was a Berlinale Talent in 2018.