Jacobo Alonso is a Mexican artist whose work explores the opacity and versatility of the concept of the "Body" and its displacements across various contexts and disciplines. His practice challenges conventional boundaries, examining how the body interacts with and adapts to different environments and cultural frameworks.
Alonso’s work has been showcased internationally in countries such as Mexico, Finland, the United States, Iceland, England, Hungary, Italy, France, Portugal, Poland, Spain, Slovakia, Ukraine, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Germany, South Korea, Malaysia, Australia, the Netherlands, and China. He has participated in prestigious artist residencies, including Banff Creative Centre in Canada, MASS MoCA the Studios, ART OMI, Vermont Studio Center and BBAX Gallery in the USA, Viarco and Córtex Frontal in Portugal, SÍM Residency in Iceland, Serlachius Residency and ARTELES in Finland.
Alonso has won a number of international awards, including the Special Prize at the Cheongju International Craft Biennale in South Korea, the Sally Yunis Award for Innovative Use of Materials at Fibertart International in the USA, and the Career Award for Paper Performance at the Lucca Biennale in Italy.
In Mexico, Alonso completed Bachelor's degrees in Computer Systems and Fine Arts and studied at the University of Rennes 2 in France. He is a member of the National System of Creators FONCA (Sculpture, 2020–2023) and was a beneficiary of the Young Creators FONCA program in 2016–2017.
