Guillermo Meza Álvarez was a Mexican painter, known for his oils depicting fantastic background and often distorted human figures, generally with denunciations of society. He was born to a Tlaxcalteca indigenous father of modest means, but his parents had interest in the arts, history and literature. Meza showed interest in art and music in his youth, studying painting with Santos Balmori. Later, he approached Diego Rivera to look for an apprenticeship, but instead, the painter recommended him to the prestigious Galería de Arte Mexicana, which helped him develop as an artist as well as promoted his work for twenty years. Meza won various awards for his work during his career and was also granted membership in the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana.
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Works in Collection
2 works
Exhibitions
13 exhibitionsMay 15, 1940 – Sep 30, 1940
Twenty Centuries of Mexican Art
53 artists · 2 curators
Dec 09, 1942 – Jan 24, 1943
Twentieth Century Portraits
159 artists · 1 curator
Mar 31, 1943 – Jun 06, 1943
The Latin-American Collection of the Museum of Modern Art
154 artists · 1 curator
Feb 16, 1944 – May 10, 1944
Modern Drawings
120 artists · 3 curators
Feb 15, 1945 – Mar 18, 1945
Recent Acquisitions
38 artists
Jun 20, 1945 – Feb 13, 1946
The Museum Collection of Painting and Sculpture
174 artists
Apr 15, 1947 – Jun 01, 1947
Drawings in the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art
83 artists
Aug 29, 1950 – Oct 15, 1950
Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection
72 artists · 1 curator
Apr 21, 1954 – Jun 06, 1954
Faces and Figures: Drawings from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art
41 artists · 1 curator
Oct 19, 1954 – Feb 06, 1955
XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection
260 artists
Oct 11, 1960 – Jan 02, 1961
100 Drawings from the Museum Collection
74 artists · 1 curator
Mar 16, 1978 – Jul 02, 1978
Mexican Art
25 artists · 2 curators
Aug 20, 1981 – Oct 06, 1981
Words and Pictures
49 artists · 1 curator