Education
2017, VI Curso de Realismo y Figuración. Master Antonio Lopez. Ibañez Museum, Spain.
2006-2009, Master in Visual Arts. Academia de San Carlos, National Art School, National University of Mexico.
1993-1998, Bachelor in Art Restoration, National Restoration School ENCRyM, Mexico.
2007, “Art Educator Program”, presented by Don Nederhand.
2000, “Drawing with the Mexican Master José Luis Cuevas”.
1994, “Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology IV”. Featured by Mexican government, INAH; Smithsonian Institution and The Getty Conservation Institute.
Teaching and Conferences
2022 , The creation of Historical Portraits on Contemporary paintings , Studio Incamminati, Philadelphia Art Academy, The Bennett Art Collection and Dan Thompson.
2019 , Barroque Painting on Contemporary Art, Oakton Community College.
2011, Mexican Baroque oil painting and uses in XXI century, Mexican Consulate in Miami
2010, Studies in Mexican oil painting in the seventh century, ECESA Ottawa, Canada
Mexican Baroque oil painting and uses in XXI century, Lutheran University of California
2006, Mexican baroque painting workshop, Gallery 13, Minneapolis.
2005-2004 Associate Professor in the Textile Restoration area, National Restoration School ENCRyM, Mexico.
Catalogues and Books
2025 London Art Biennale, Catalogue.
International Artist Magazine, People and Figures Challenge No. 147, Finalist. Issue 163 June/July 2025. p.16
Trascending Tradition: Selected Works from The Bennett Collection of Women Realists. Catalogue.
2024 62nd Mid-States Art Exhibition, Evansville Museum. Catalogue.
2023 Art Theorema 3, Fondazione Imago Mundi Collection. Catalogue.
2022 Manifesto Art Magazine. Artista en Portada, Carmen Chami. Plástica Mexicana Principios S.XX/Mexicanas en las Plástica. March, No 1, Vol. 1.
2020 Dolores Mercado and Erik Castillo. Adláteres and the Unexpected Journey, works by Carmen Chami. Catalogue published by Aldama Fine Art for the homonym exhibition at the National Mexican Art Museum of Chicago.
2019 PA. Painting the Figure Now II. Catalogue for Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art and the ZHOU B Art Center.
Pintando Hoy. Museu Europeu d’Art Modern. Catalogue.
2018 Avelina Lésper. El Placer de lo Cotidiano, Pintura Mexicana Contemporánea/ Quotidian Pleasures, Mexican Contemporary Painting; Carmen Chami y el Yo cotidiano. Aldama Fine Art et El Camino Art Fund. Grupo Editorial Formato. Book.
2017 Gerhard Habarta, Lexikon phantastischer Künstlerinnen, Edition Fantart, Austria. Book.
Fifty Great Figurative Artworks, Curated by Steven Da Luz, PA, Issue 89, November.
2016 Lupina Lara Elizondo. Compendio de Creadores Mexicanos, Tomo III. Promoción de Arte Mexicano. Book.
2016 Sofía Neri Fajardo. Evociaciones 2016 Five contemporary mexican women painters. Aldama Fine Art catalogue.
2014 Gonzalo Vélez. Evocaciones 2014. Aldama Fine Art catalogue.
2012 Eugenia Macías Guzmán, José Ignacio Aldama. ESRATAGEMAS Carmen Chami. Aldama Fine Art catalogue.
2011 Yucatan Visual Arts Fifth Biennal, Yucatan Contemporary Art Museum.
2010 Pedro Coronel Second Biennal. Pedro Coronel Museum.
Gomez Palacio Second Biennal. Gomez Palacio Contemporary Art Museum.
2009 Alfredo Zalce Seventh Biennal, Zalce´s Museum.
Articles, Interviews and Reviews (selection):
2025 Karla García Gil, "Mujer Arte y Transformación, la pintura como testimonio: Carmen Chami". Marzo/Abril 2025. b2vmx/media. Magazine, pp.18-19.
2021 Chris Miller, “Carmen Chami at National Museum of Mexican Art”, New City Art Review. October.
2017 Lorena Kloosterboer, Woman as Warrior. Zhou B Art Center Chicago. Poets and Artists.
Chris Miller, "Wonder Woman: A review of Woman as Warrior at the Zhou B Art Center" Art Newcity. Chicago.
2016 Armando Muñoz, “Pintoras mexicanas evocan innovación y disciplina”. El Economista. Marzo 14.
2015 STUNAM. “Ataques irrefrenables a periodistas”. Revista Foro Universitario, 5ª. Época No. 2. Marzo.
2014 Avelina Lésper. “Carmen Chami”. Milenio. November 14.
2013 Concepción Moreno, “La que pinta fantasmas”. El Economista, March 12.
Erick Sandoval, Diego Decont, “Carmen Chami”. Neuroblasto Magazine. August. 7.12
Jeannette Porras, “Carmen Chami: Making the old new”. Escala Magazine, october. 279.
2011 Magazine Cover, “Lady Equus”. Gaceta UNAM. January. 4034.
Public Collections
Mexican Presidency of Mexico. President Peña Nieto Official Portrait. Presidents National Gallery, National Palace.
Presidency Library (miniatures collection)
National University of Mexico (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. UNAM)
Marines Historic Museum of Mexico
Death National Museum of Mexico
Complejo Cultural Los Pinos
Private Collections
Muskegon Museum of Art, USA
Museo Kaluz
The Bennett Art Collection for Women Realist
Harris Theater, Chicago
Fundazione Imago Mundi
Milenio Group
Mexican Association of Engineers in Electrical and Electronic Cominucations. AMICEE
Grants and Awards
Grant, Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte. 2016-2019. FONCA.
First Prize, Intervenciones en Alianza, 2011.
Honorific Mention in the Zalce’s Seventh Painting Biennal. 2009.
Honorific Mention in the National Conquest Women in Art 2009.
Honorific Mention, Best Research Papers, Paul Coremans Prize. 2004.
Grant, FONCA Morelos, 2000-2001.
Collaborations
The Lunar Codex.
Documentary Film, “El Pensamiento del Arte”, directed by Lorenzo Lagrava and Arturo Seizmer. 2017.
LP Cover “Life and Umbrella”, Javier Red and Imagery Converter 2023.
LP Cover “Desafío Candente”, Gustavo Cortiñas Music, 2020.
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions (selection)
2020 Adláteres and the Unexpected Journey, National Mexican Art Museum, Chicago.
2017 Silent Witnesses, Dorotea Thiel gallery, South Holland, Illinois.
2015 En el Diván, Town Museum of Guanajuato, Mexico.
2014 Parábolas de un itinerario fortuito, Center for the Arts and Culture; Aguascalientes, Mexico.
2012 Estratagemas, Aldama Fine Art, Mexico City.
2006 Alchemy: Formations of light and Spirit, Gallery 13, Minneapolis, MN.
2000 La magia de lo etéreo, un tributo al arte novohispano, Cuernavaca’s City Museum.
Group Exhibitions (selection)
2025 London Art Biennale, Chelsea, London.
UnSeen Forces, T Marie Gallery, Chicago.
Trascending Tradition: Slected works from The Bennett Collection of Women Realists. Muskegon Museum of Art, Michigan.
2024 62nd Mid-States Art Exhibition. Evansville Museum, Indiana.
Miradas femeninas al cuerpo desde la colección Kaluz, Curated by Karen Cordero. Centro Tolzú. Mexico.
Arte Diseño Xicago, from the World’s Fair to the Present Day. National Museum of Mexican Art. Chicago
Small Works, North Shore Art League. Winnetka, IL
Awakening Earth, Narratives of spring, Zhou B Center Art Chicago.
2023 Día de Muertos, Living Presence. National Museum of Mexican Art. Chicago
Art Theorema 3, KRISIS. Gallerie delle Prigioni. Treviso, Italia.
El Placer de lo Cotidiano, Museo de la Cancillería, CDMX.
2022 Sororidad, La otra mirada del Arte en México. Museo de Bellas Artes de Toluca, Edo. de México
2021 Monjas Coronadas, National Museum of Mexican Art. Chicago
2019 Pintando Hoy, Modern European Art Museum MEAM. Barcelona, Spain.
Painting the Figure Now II, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Winsconsin.
Zhou B Art Center, Chicago.
El Placer de lo Cotidiano, Museo del Pueblo de Guanajuato. Mexico.
2018 100 artistas, 100 portadas de Milenio Diario. America Museum, Spain.
Visions of Venus, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago.
El placer de lo cotidiano, Galería Libertad. Queretaro.
2017 Woman As Warrior, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago.
Tilica y Flaca es la Calaca, National Museum of Mexican Art. Chicago.
Empezamos con un beso, Museo Universitario del Chopo, Mexico City.
2016
Evocaciones, cinco pintoras mexicanas contemporáneas. Museo de Arte de Querétaro.
La Poesía vista por el Arte, Centro Cultural Cabañas, Guadalajara.
Museo Casa Redonda. Chihuahua.
Pinacoteca de Nuevo León. NL.
Chévere. Sirona Fine Art. Miami, FL.
2015
La Poesía vista por el Arte, Del Carmen Museum, Mexico city.
2014
Evocaciones, Jose Maria Velasco Museum, Toluca, Mexico.
Pulsiones del Ate Mexicano, Mexican Contemporary Cultural Center, Mexico city.
2012
Mujeres en las Artes Visuales. Palacio de Bellas Artes. Mexico city.
2011
Descripción de un viaje, Mexican Cultural Institute. San Antonio, Tx.
Octava Bienal de Pintura y Grabado Alfredo Zalce, Zalce’s Contemporary Art Museum.
Quinta Bienal de Artes Visuales de Yucatán. State Palace in Merida.
Descripción de un viaje. Mexican Institute Miami.
Gonzalo Villa Chavez Third painting Biennale. Pinacoteca Universitaria de Colima
Descripción de un viaje, Cercle de la Garnison. Quebec
2010
Fábula de dos conflagraciones, Chopo’s Museum. Mexico City.
Descripción de un viaje, ESECA Gallery. Ottawa.
Gomez Palacio’s Second Biennal, Guillermo Ceniceros Modern Art Museum.
Pedro Coronel Second Biennal. San Agustin Temple of Zacatecas.
Descripción de un viaje. Lutheran University of California.
Descripción de un viaje. Gorman Museum, Sacramento California.
2009
Séptima Bienal de Pintura y Grabado Alfredo Zalce. Alfredo Zalce Museum.
Concurso Nacional de Pintura y Escultura Las mujeres en el arte. National History Museum. Mexico City.
Tzompantli. Popular Art Museum. Mexico City.
Conclusión de Diálogos en Blanco. Bank of Mexico.
2008
Extraordinarias Apariciones, Mexican Economic Chamber.
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