Career & Exhibitions.
Marcela Solana (MARCH) | b.1988 Guadalajara, Mexico
Marcela Solana is a Mexican artist known for her playful use of acrylics. Born in Guadalajara in 1988, when she discovered her artistic abilities she made it her mission to inspire & spread color through her art. She combines an array of aesthetics and techniques to create bold and almost hypnotic works, by portraying intricate images in this particular style.
Her collections Release, The Aftermath and Word to The Wise are her most personal and raw artworks yet; artworks which are based on her most turbulent and her darkest experience which she is opening about for the first time in her first memoir Entrégala a la Bestia.
Her career grew rapidly after her first solo exhibition in 2018 in her hometown of Guadalajara, taking her to exhibit her work not only nationally but internationally in countries like France, Switzerland, United States, Monaco, Japan and Spain. She is recipient of a bronze medal by the Mérite et Dévouement Français. Marcela has also been featured in multiple publications including British GQ, Vanity Fair, Elle Decoration, The World of Interiors UK and, House and Garden Magazine among many others.
EDUCATION
2024 - Sotheby’s Institute of Art (New York, UK)
2024 - Sotheby’s Institute of Art (London, UK)
2020 - MOMA: Modern Art & Ideas. Online, USA
2018 - Marie Forleo’s BSCHOOL: Modern Marketing & Business Strategies. Online, USA
2017 - UAL: Central St. Martins (London, UK)
2016 - UAL: Chelsea School of Arts (London, UK)
2012 - PARSONS: The New School for Design (New York City, USA)
2006 - ITESO: Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (Guadalajara, MX)
ACHIEVEMENTS
2023 - “Special Merit for DIG DEEP” by Light Space & Time Gallery (US)
2021 - “Most Inspirational Artist 2021” by Fenice Media (UK)
2020 - “Most Inspirational Artist 2020” by North America Business (UK)
2018 - “Bronze Medal” by Merité et Dévouement Français (France)
2018 - “5th Place” International Art Exchange (Spain)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2026 - Cámara de Comercio Guadalajara (Guadalajara, Mexico) HAPPENING
2023 - Bruna (Guadalajara, Mexico)
2019 - Galería Arte Talento (Guadalajara, Mexico)
2018 - Club Privado San Javier (Guadalajara, Mexico)
2018 - Club de Golf Sta. Anita (Guadalajara, Mexico)
2015 - Café Providencia (Guadalajara, Mexico)
CHARITY AUCTIONS
2024 - Arte Talento + Rodo Padilla. Guadalajara, MEXICO
2021 -MTQ Fundación. Guadalajara, MEXICO
2019 - Patronato de Cancerología de Colima. Colima, MEXICO
2019 - Fundación Andrés Guardado. Guadalajara, MÉXICO
2018 - Whinos for Rhinos. Maryland, USA
2017 - Club Rotario Guadalajara.. Guadalajara, MÉXICO
2015 - Galería TSOHO. Guadalajara, MÉXICO
ART FAIRS
2024 - Affordable Art Fair NYC (New York, USA)
2024 - Art3f International Art Fair (Monaco)
2024 - Art Market San Francisco (San Francisco, USA)
2024 - Art Wynwood (Miami, USA)
2023 - Context Art Miami (Miami, USA)
2023 - Art Market San Francisco (San Francisco, USA)
2022 - Aqua Art Miami (Miami, USA)
2022 - Volta (Basel, SWITZERLAND)
2022 - Art Market San Francisco (San Francisco, USA)
2021 - Scope Miami (Miami, USA)
2019 - Reveal Art Fair (Saratoga Springs, USA)
SELECTED GROUP PARTICIPATIONS
2024 - Van Gogh Art Gallery (Madrid, Spain)
2024 - Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (Tokyo, Japan)
2022 - Museo Regional de Guadalajara (Guadalajara, Mexico)
2022 - ArtServe Miami (Miami, USA)
2022 - MUFE Museum | Exhibition (Guadalajara, Mexico)
2022 - MUFE Museum | Urban Sculpture Intervention (Guadalajara, Mexico)
2021 - Pompano Beach Cultural Center (Pompano Beach, USA)
2021 - AMPI Art Pavilion (Guadalajara, Mexico)
2021 - SophArt Gallery (Mexico City, Mexico)
2021 - Peruzzi Gallery (Guadalajara, Mexico)
2021 - Pompano Beach Cultural Center (Pompano Beach, USA)
2020 - Ñomi Gallery (Guadalajara, Mexico)
2020 - MUPA (Mexico City, Mexico)
2019 - Art Design Gallery (Miami, USA)
2019 - Caminarte (Mexico City, Mexico)
2019 - Summer Gallery (The Hamptons, USA)
2018 - IAE International Art Exchange (Toutry. France)
2018 - IAE Castillo de San Felipe (Tenerife, Spain)