Sergio Chavarria

(State of Mexico, 1996), 
Is a graduate from the Visual Arts degree at Escuela Nacional de Pintura Escultura y Grabado “La Esmeralda”, 2020.

Sergio Chavarría’s artistic practice operates at the intersection of documentary approaches and contemporary art. His work explores how the document and its narrative potential merge with subjective and formal strategies to examine social, cultural, and economic conditions.

In recent years, he has traveled across Mexico as a co-driver on cargo trucks, documenting and researching this profession from within. Through photography, video, and installation, Chavarría investigates how labor, materiality, and movement shape identities and reveal the structures that organize everyday life.

His projects often emerge from highly specific contexts—truck drivers, fruit-market sign painters, religious practices linked to transport, or the visual culture of decorative truck stickers. He frequently incorporates materials and visual languages drawn directly from these environments, reconfiguring them while preserving their original character.

Although his research is extensive and methodical, Chavarría intentionally avoids solemnity. Humor, irony, and accessible aesthetic decisions allow him to maintain conceptual rigor without losing sensitivity, vitality, or openness in his work.

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Educational background:

2025, Coordenadas residency, Buenos Aires, Arg.
2024, Residency program “Arte pesquisa” at Pivô, São Paulo, Brazil.
2023, Artist in residency, HANGAR C.I.A, Lisbon.
2020-2022, Member of SOMA educational program (PES).
2016-2020, Studying for a degree in Visual Arts at ENPEG "La Esmeralda".


Solo exhibitions:

2024, “Demasiado temprano, Demasiado tarde”, Revuelo Gallery. Mexico City.
2019, "Pico de gallo", cycle of exhibitions ENPEG "La Esmeralda". Mexico City.


Group exhibitions:

2025, 12th edition ACME Salon. Mexico City.
2024, “Crónicas de Asfalto”, curated by Studio Croma at Galería Municipal. Qro. Mexico.
2023, “Corazón egoísta”, curated by Dolores Hidalgo at Ache Galería, Gto. Mexico.
2023, 10th edition ACME Salon. Mexico City.
2022, "Estiramientos", final exhibition of the SOMA educational program (PES). Mexico City.
2022, “Simular una ventana", in the frame of FOTOSEPTIEMBRE, balcony space. Mexico City.
2020, "Growing Pain", Mashimon, Mexico City.
2019, "Sin Isla, dan isla", Topo.645 space.
2018, "PARA KE KIERES SABER ESO", with the collective Paraíso conceptual. Mexico City.


Awards and grants:

2025-2026, Young Creators Program, SACPC (before FONCA). Photography category.
2023, ACME award winner "Premio del salón". For artists selected in the open call.
2020-2021, Young Creators Program, SACPC (before FONCA). Photography category.