Santiago Evans Canales

Adius, Acrylic on canvas, 80 x 80 cm, Figurative painting, 2026

2026

Mexican artist whose practice explores drawing, publication, and material experimentation. His work moves between intimate sketch-based processes and expanded formats, including artist books, installations, and sculpture. He has presented solo exhibitions in Antwerp, Caserta, Paris, and Frankfurt, and has participated in international group shows across Europe, the United States, and Asia, including venues such as the Museum Plantin-Moretus, Art Brussels, and The Hole (New York). His work has been recognized through awards and publications, including the Drawing Prize by Stockmans Art Books and inclusion in the permanent collection of the Museum Plantin-Moretus. He holds an MFA from the Royal College of Art in London and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. EDUCATION 2022 — Postgraduate, Royal College of Art, London, GB 2021 — MFA, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp, BE 2013 — Pre-College Program, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, US INSTITUTIONAL SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2026 — Peephole Aesthete, Juan O’Gorman Casa/Estudio, Mexico City, MX 2024 — Ombres, Institut Culturel du Mexique, Paris, FR SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2026 — Oeillade to Cathexis, Ruscha & Co*, Los Angeles, US 2026 — Object Romantiek, CAM Galería*, Mexico City, MX 2025 — Private Exhibitionism, Adhesivo Contemporary, Mexico City, MX 2024 — Preciously Profane Possessions, Double Q Gallery, Hong Kong, CN 2023 — Voyeuristic Intentions, Gallery Sofie Van de Velde, Antwerp, BE 2022 — Incendios y Sombras, Galleria Nicola Pedana, Caserta, IT 2021 — A Gawking Fixation, Galerie Derouillon, Paris, FR 2020 — Cabin Fever, Jean Claude-Maier, Frankfurt, DE SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2026 — Fiera Milano, Galleria Nicola Pedana, Milan, IT 2025 — Siempre Habrá Flores (duo), Plataforma, Guadalajara, MX 2024 — Aesthetic Echoes, Plus One Gallery, Antwerp, BE 2023 — The Rings of Saturn, Galerie Derouillon, Paris, FR 2023 — Down in the Woods, Up to the Sky, Double Q Gallery, Hong Kong, CN 2022 — To Bodily Go, Superzoom Gallery, Miami, US 2022 — Art Brussels, Galerie Derouillon, Brussels, BE 2021 — Papieren Stad, Museum Plantin-Moretus, Antwerp, BE 2021 — Turn On the Bright Lights, Galleria Nicola Pedana, Caserta, IT 2020 — Wunderass, Gallery Sofie Van de Velde, Antwerp, BE 2020 — Tangier, TickTack, Antwerp, BE 2019 — Port of the Future, Zaha Hadid Havenhuis, Antwerp, BE 2019 — Mexico on My Mind, Berchem Cultuurcentrum, Antwerp, BE 2019 — Velvet Rope / GIFC, The Hole, New York, US 2018 — Ithaka #26, Carthusian Monastery, Leuven, BE