Ángel Gurría-Quintana grew up in Mexico City, where he studied photography for many years. Since 1997 he has lived in Cambridge, U.K. His photographs have been exhibited in Greece, Mexico, the U.K. and the U.S.A., and have been selected for various online galleries.
Reviewers say:
"...exquisite images... wonderfully surreal." (LensCulture Portfolio Review, 2021)
"There is a lot to explore in this work... the photographs explore very interesting aesthetic and conceptual ideas about beauty and the female form." (LensCulture Portfolio Review, 2021)
"... a talented photographer with high aesthetic criteria and a restless spirit... All images are perfectly executed and composed." (LensCulture Portfolio Review, June 2021)
"... technically and visually strong work." (LensCulture Portfolio Review, 2019)
"... the photographs have a highly transformative quality to them... visually complex compositions of lines, shapes, and colors... both vibrant and imaginative." (LensCulture Portfolio Review, 2019)
"... visually and conceptually a creative, thoughtful study of the mystery of the female body... The images bring the viewer into intimate moments of emotional expressiveness... masterfully considered and carefully designed." (LensCulture Portfolio Review, 2019)
"I will be jubilant to see more of your work in the future." (LensCulture Portfolio Review, 2018)
"... so much vibrancy and life... truly eye-catching and mesmerizing." (LensCulture Portfolio Review, 2015)
EXHIBITIONS:
~"Inside / Outside", Stir, Cambridge, 2021 (solo exhibition)
~Portrait exhibition, DeCode Gallery, Arizona, 2021
~PhotoPlace Gallery, Vermont, 2019
~"In a different light", Stir, Cambridge, 2018 (solo exhibition)
~Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, 2017, 2020
~SxSE Gallery, Georgia, 2017
~Dark Room Gallery, Vermont, 2016 & 2017
AWARDS:
~Honourable Mention, Monochrome Awards 2021
~Bronze, Tokyo International Foto Awards 2021
~Honourable Mention, International Photography Awards 2017, 2019
~Merit, PhotoShoot Awards 2018, 2019
~Jurors' Pick, PhotoShoot Awards, 2017
~Finalist, TZIPAC Eros Award, 2017
~Finalist, PhotoShoot Awards, 2016
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