Erik Jerezano
Erik Jerezano
Erik Jerezano, Distribution of Desire, 2020
ink on paper, 12” x 9”
Erik Jerezano was born in Mexico City in 1973. He is a self-taught artist who arrived to Toronto in 2001. Since then he has exhibited his work in galleries and artist-run centres across Canada, Mexico and Europe. He was awarded a Toronto Arts Council Emerging Artist grant, Ontario Arts Council Emerging Artist grant and his work was selected by the Drawing Center Viewing program in New York and the Art registry program of Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach California.
In the past, he was involved in community arts projects in Mexico City, where he collaborated on outdoor murals. In 2004, he and two other artists created Zotz Collective. The artists meet weekly to collaborate on multi-media works that include drawing, painting, collage, portable sculpture and the written word. Residencies include Baie-Saint-Paul Quebec organized by the Musee D'art Contemporain De Baie-Saint-Paul.
Erik Jerezano was born in Mexico City in 1973. He is a self-taught artist who arrived to Toronto in 2001. Since then he has exhibited his work in galleries and artist-run centres across Canada, Mexico and Europe. He was awarded a Toronto Arts Council Emerging Artist grant, Ontario Arts Council Emerging Artist grant and his work was selected by the Drawing Center Viewing program in New York and the Art registry program of Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach California.
In the past, he was involved in community arts projects in Mexico City, where he collaborated on outdoor murals. In 2004, he and two other artists created Z?otz* Collective, they are currently exhibiting at Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery until March 2021. The artists meet weekly to collaborate on multi-media works that include drawing, painting, collage, portable sculpture and the written word. Residencies include Baie-Saint-Paul Quebec organized by the Musee D'art Contemporain De Baie-Saint-Paul.