Federico Lepe

For the last twenty years I have been devoted and immersed in the art of painting, creating different styles and themes that go from pure abstraction to formal realism with hybrid forms of expressions that go in between.
I have lived and/or exhibited in Barcelona, New York, Rome, Montreal, Siena, London, Brescia, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Atlanta, Miami, Chicago, Boston, Monterrey, San Luis Potosi, Dallas, Houston.
While growing up my household was always sorrounded by art, my mother and grandmother are artists and were constantly creating art in diverse techniques and mediums, so experiencing and seeing all these pieces enhanced my visual sensitivity.

In regards to abstraction I like to use the word "Enthropy", which is the clash of two systems that produce a certain type of chaos, which to me is a fascinating event.
I always try to produce an event in painting that resembles enthropy, a very dynamic situation that enhances movement, depth in composition, compelling use of colour and a balance that hangs by a thread.
Obtaining these elements will merit a work of art with a presence, it will command it’s own space.
Through the years I have immersed myself in a variety of techniques and themes, always searching for new approaches to express my restless inquisitive imagination..
In the art process I feel the need of constant renewal and descarding memory always helps because you can freshly engage with the raw materials and make them your own and they will gradually take a life of their own until the thing produced starts becoming an extension of myself.
After twenty years of artistic life adversity never goes away, this is a vocation and not a profession and in the worst of times contemplating a new creation heals and dissipates all the burdens.

p.s. I have created diverse commissioned art works for private and corporate collectors so I am willing to accept and create commissioned works.
Federico Lepe 2018.

BFA in Fine Arts; Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara UAG. 1990 - 1995.

2003- The Aldo Castillo Gallery, Chicago, Illinois; "Humanitarian Artist" art in motion artists for the arts.
2011- Progetto Tangram; Siena, Italy; Selected for the inclusion in "Dressing the Wine" Catalogue

2023- Galeria Yuri Lopez Kullins; “Salón de Mayo”; Madrid, Spain.
2019- Kenektid X Gallery; “Recycling is culture”; New York, NY.
2018- Foro 17; “Fruición”; Guadalajara, Jal. México.
2017- Galeria Diego Bernardini; “SubastAlianza”; La Loma San Luis Potosi.
2017- ArtFest 2017; ASFG; La Sauceda, Zapopan, Jal.
*2017- IOS Offices Americas; Guadalajara, Mexico.
*2017- Rose-Ville; (“COME”); Guadalajara, Mexico.
*2017- IOS Offices Corporativo Andares; Zapopan, Mexico.
2016- Museos de Tlaxcala; “colección pago en especie”; Tlaxcala, México.
2015- Galeria Aura; México D.F.
2015- Galeria B`Nai Or; San Miguel de Allende, México.
2015- Museos de Zacatecas ; “colección pago en especie “; Zacatecas, México
2014- Galería La Pigna. Palazzo M. Marescotti; “Arte Euro-LatinoAmericano”; Roma, Italia.
2013- Galeria Vertice; Salon de la pintura 2013; Guadalajara, Mexico.
2013- Club de Industriales; Salon de la pintura 2013; Guadalajara, Mexico.
2012- Galeria AD; Club Alpino Chipinque “Vírgenes y arcángeles”; San Pedro Garza García, N.L. México.
2011- Siena Art Institute; “Drawing Connections”; Siena, Italia.
2011- Progetto Tangram; “Dressing the Wine”; Brescia, Italia.
2011- Club Alpino Chipinque “Colectiva”; San Pedro Garza Garcia, N.L. México.
2011- Fbolko “Mistica Abstractionis”; Guadalajara, México.
2011- Gallery at River Oaks ; Houston, Texas.
2010- Centro de Arte Moderno CAM “Homenaje Aranguren” , Guadalajara, México.
2010- 3raMuestra de Arte Grupo Reforma, Factora Arte Galeria, Guadalajara, Mexico.
2010- 3raMuestra de Arte Grupo Reforma , MURAL, Guadalajara, Mexico
*2008 – Foro de Arte y Cultura. “Circuito de Expresión”, Guadalajara, Mèxico.
*2007 – Congreso CIISA;Hotel Fiesta Americana “ARTEconCIENCIA”, Guadalajara
*2007 – CINVESTAV Research Center of Advance Studies ; Guadalajara, Mexico.
2006 – O`Hare International Airport “The Abstract Mind Mural”, Chicago, IL.
2006 – Daley Center “The Abstract Mind Mural”, Chicago, IL.
2006 – Red Gate Gallery “London 2006”, Londres, UK.
2006 – F.M Art Auction. Hyatt Hotel. Miami. FL.
*2006– Crescent Alhambra, “Federico Lepe Paintings” Coral Gables, FL.
2006 – Neumann Association, “The Abstract Mind Mural”, Chicago, IL.
2006 – Museum of Science and Industry, “The Abstract Mind Mural”, Chicago,IL.
*2006 – Miami Center, “Federico Lepe Paintings” Miami, FL.
2005 – GaleriaZero, “Summer 2005”, Barcelona , España.
2005 – New England College of Finance (NECF) “Permanent Exhibition”, Boston, MA.
2004 – MIWAA- Midtown West Art Associates, “degrees of abstraction”, New York, NY.
2004 – Aldo Castillo Gallery , “Art At War”, Chicago, IL.
2004 – Amsterdam Whitney International Fine Art, “Catalyst of Dreams”, New York, NY.
2003 – Latin American Association (LAA), Atlanta. GA.
2003 – Galeria Kanarte, Mexico City.
*2003 – Coral Gables International Art Center, “Precise forms & colors” Miami. FL.
*2003 – Coral Gables International Art Center, “Precise forms & colors” Atlanta.GA.
2003 – Aldo Castillo Gallery “X Anniversary Art In Motion” Chicago, IL.
2003 – Amsterdam Whitney International Fine Art, “Electricité”, New York, NY.
2003 – The Chinese American Fine Arts Society, “Western Art”, Boston, MA.
*2002 – Coral Gables International Art Center, “Purely abstract”, Miami. FL.
2001 – Kara Kizer Gallery, Dallas, TX.
2001 – Galeria Kanarte. Mexico City.
*2001 – Coral Gables International Art Center, Miami. FL.
2001 – Agora Gallery, “Material & Concept”, SoHo- New York, NY.
*2001 – Galerie Gora, Montreal, Quebec.
2000 – Agora Gallery , “Hard & Soft Edges”, SoHo- New York, NY.
*1999 – Club de Industriales, Guadalajara, Mexico.
* one man shows

I have been influenced by Gerhard Richter and his dramatic use of color in his abstract series, I also admire his versatility in changing techniques and themes and agree with this posture, a complete artist must be able to dwell in diverse techniques and themes taking risks in the process. I am influenced by R.B. Kitaj and his use of composition and freedom of depiction of representation. Mark Rothko´s use of space, composition and color has been crucial to my abstraction.

abstract, contemporary art, color field, latinamerican art, abstract art, mexico