Postcard from Queretaro, Mexico: Pondering contemporary art scene

Above: “Ensenan Mas las Obras…,” Miguel Angel Hernandez Vences, lost-wax bronze, 2025; and “Dibujos en la Piel,” Enrique Hernandez Rivera, oil on canvas, 2025. Among pieces selected for the “MAQRO’s First Biennial of the Human Figure.”

Never would we visit Queretaro without ducking in to admire the exquisite Baroque courtyard for the former convent of San Agustin. But there’s more than early 18th-century colonial architecture to experience there.

The rooms surrounding the courtyard are refurbished as galleries of Museo de Arte de Queretaro. This summer those galleries were overflowing with exhibitions showing the vitality of the creative community of the city.

Above left: “La Incubacion de Ser,” Ricardo Perez Pedraza, bronze over iron, 2025. Right: “Extraccion de la Piedra de la Locura,” Alexis Torres Luna, oil on canvas and wood, 2025.

Above: “Interferencias de la Autopercepcion,” Artura Ivan Lopez Eguiluz, drawings on strips of paper, 2025.

Above: “La Enramada,” Fabian Gonzalez Olivera, ink and acrylic on wood, 2025.

Above left: “Hombre Calavera,” Dafree David Morales Herrera, charcoal, 2025. Middle: “Cabeza Inventada,” Oscar Martinez Heredia, resin over wood and wire, 2025; and “Ensenan Mas las Obras…,” Miguel Angel Hernandez Vences, lost-wax bronze, 2025. Far right: “Dibujos en la Piel,” Enrique Hernandez Rivera, oil on canvas, 2025.

Above left: “Remembranza,” Samantha Alejandra Hernandez Venegas, oil on canvas, 2025. Right: “Transcendencia en lo Intangible,” Javier Aviles Elizalde, graphite on wood, 2025.

Above: “Kuin-A,” Cristina Amparo Garza Neira, oil on canvas, 2025.

Above two on left: “La Insistencia del Gesto,” Reynaldo Diaz Zesati, acrylic and collage on paper mounted on wood, 2025. Two on right: “Senalamiento (Tu),” Maria Cristina Gonzalez Pardillos, single-use life-cast mold of polyester resin and fiberglass, 2025.

Above: “La Multiplicidad de las Ideas,” Ramses de la Cruz, details of recent oil paintings on linen.

Above: Contemporary works by Andrea Feliz, mixed media.

The mirrored layers of Pablo Fierro’s sculpture reflect the colors of the landmark’s walls, forming a connection bridging the gap between its colonial past and its contemporary contents.

Above: “Conexion,” Pablo Fierro.