Armando Vargas L.

Visual Artist · Audiovisual Producer · Art Educator
📍 Querétaro, Mexico · ✉️ armanodvargaslopez1970@gmail.com
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Professional Profile

Multidisciplinary visual artist with over 30 years of experience in visual arts, video production, and arts education. Graduate of La Esmeralda, Mexico’s renowned art school, with a solid background in sculpture, installation, and experimental video. His work has been showcased in numerous solo and group exhibitions and awarded in international film festivals. He actively teaches children and adults, integrating art practice with education and creative exploration. Passionate about artistic collaboration and the visual language across formats and technologies.

Education

B.A. in Visual Arts – Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado “La Esmeralda”, Mexico City (1996–2001)
Additional Courses:

• Film Production Design

• “Multidimensions” Sculpture Workshop with Sebastián

• English and French language studies

Artistic and Professional Trajectory

Film & Awards (2024–2025):
Producer & Post-producer of the award-winning short film La Llorona (De Amores y Martirio)

• 🎬 Best Horror Short Film – Hollywood Film Awards

• 🗽 Best Horror – New York Film Awards

• 🇮🇹 Best Indie Short Film – Florence Film Awards

• 🇫🇷 Gold Award (Horror) – Paris Film Awards

• 🇬🇧 Best Thriller – London Movie Awards

• 🇬🇷 Most Unique Vision – Athens Film Awards

• 🇺🇸 Best Actress in a Short – New Jersey Film Awards

• Screened at Mucci Festival (Querétaro) and Cinepolis Esfera Festival (2024)

Installations & Video Art (1996–2003):

• Solo and collective exhibitions at CENART, La Esmeralda, Centro Cultural Ágora (UAM), Galería Ximena y La Fábrica, and UAQ’s Fine Arts Faculty

• Notable projects include inflatable installations and experimental video works addressing social themes

• Participated in Viart (1999) with Venezuelan artist Fernando Llanos

Education & Ongoing Practice:

• Since 2006: Independent art instructor (drawing, painting, clay modeling, wood carving, animation, and English)

• Active in creative courses and labs including:

  • Hackathon: Respiro Creativo (2020)

  • 7-Day Video & Social Media Challenges with Nahuel García Buscemi (2020)

  • Mini Film Festival of Ensenada (Selected in Top 200 for “La Espera” short animation)

  • CEART & CENART workshops and seminars on art education, animation, and film (2015–2019)

Skills

• Video production and post-production

• Artistic installation and experimental video

• Traditional art techniques: drawing, wood carving, clay modeling

• Teaching art and languages

• Creative collaboration and independent project management

Languages

• Spanish: Native

• English: Intermediate

• French: Basic

Interests

Contemporary art · Visual storytelling · Experimental cinema · Artistic education · Animation · Creative activism

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