Saul Kaminer
Born in Mexico the 8th of July 1952. Between 1970-75 studied Architecture at the UNAM. Obtained a degree in Architecture with a thesis about the urban creation of prehispanic cities Teotihuacan, Tula and Tenochtitlán. From 1976 he establishd residency in Paris, where he remainded for the next twenty two years, but kept strong ties with México. Currently he divides his time between France and Mexico.
In Paris, in 1982 he was one of the founding members of the group Magia-Imagen which later integrated with eight latino american artists (1980-90). The group had strong ties with the artist Roberto Matta. From 1973 he has had a great number of solo and group exhibitions in museums, galleries and institutions in Mexico, France, USA, Spain, ...
He participated in a project of monumental sculpture for the sculptural Garden in Xilao, Guanajuato. During his long artistic career he had received many important awards, in Mexico and in France.