Statement
Studio Mondragón is a platform for artists to share their work in visual, auditory, physical, written, spoken or whatever form they choose.
Studio Mondragón will evolve and learn over time alongside the people it interacts with. We invite you to share this journey with us.
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The Area
Located in Allegro San Ángel Inn, in the southern part of Mexico City, Studio Mondragón is lucky to be placed in such a culturally rich area as is San Ángel Inn, a place with centuries of history, and surrounded by cultural landmarks such as the Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo, where those two iconic artists spent time living and working together, which is only a few metres away from Studio Mondragón.
Team
Javier Mondragón Sánchez
Founder and Director
Javier is a Mexican, naturalised British, artist, with a focus on painting. The main issues, concerns and themes that he explores in his paintings are the idea of purpose, the subject of identity and the concept of depth. These issues thread through all his paintings in varying degrees. He has spent the last 13 years in the UK.
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At the moment he is studying a Master of Arts in Painting at the Royal College of Art. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London and a Master of Arts in History of Art at the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London. During his BA he completed an Erasmus Exchange at L’École Nationale Supérieur des Beaux-Arts, Paris. Prior to his BA he completed a Foundation Diploma in Art and Design from Central St. Martins, University of the Arts London.
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Amongst other things, he has won the Deputy Vice-Chancellor's UK Scholarship, the Standbury Scholarship Prize, and is an RBA (Royal Society of British Artists) Scholar. He has exhibited in the United Kingdom, France and Mexico.
Furthermore, he has taken courses in Computer Science for Business Professionals from Harvard X, MBA Essentials, and Barganing and Negotiation from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and Entrepreneurship and Business Strategy from Magdalene College, Cambridge and the Cambridge Summer Institute.
He has done internships at Morton Auctioneers, the Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo (MUAC) and the Museo Tamayo de Arte Contemporáneo.
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Currently he is the Creative Director of a Family Firm.
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For further information please visit his website:
Mariana Holanda Sánchez Martínez
Creative Assistant
Mariana is an art historian who graduated with honors from Centro de Cultura Casa Lamm.
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She has experience working in art galleries, where she has contributed to curatorial projects, exhibition coordination, text writing, content design, and outreach strategies. Her profile combines practical skills with a strong theoretical background focused on the preservation, analysis, and dissemination of artistic heritage.
She has developed research projects with an emphasis on urban memory and visual culture, including a proposal on the most emblematic housing complexes in Mexico City.