Raúl Campos
Mexican, b. 1992
Follow(b. 1992, Mexico) works through a timeless figurative language charged with psychological intensity. His paintings emerge from a state prior to form — the unmanifest — where images arise through intention rather than chronology, and time collapses into simultaneity.
Rooted in years of dreams and reflection, his practice approaches madness as lucidity: a heightened perception capable of revealing what remains unseen.
Formed in Mexico, later refined in Florence and through an apprenticeship with Odd Nerdrum, Campos has exhibited internationally since 2012 and lives and works in Mexico.
Education
Florence Academy of Art, Sweden
Apprenticeship with Odd Nerdrum, Norway
Angel Academy of Art, Italy
Apprenticeship with Román Miranda, Mexico
Press & Awards
2026Cover, The Guide Artists Magazine, Issue 86
2026Finalist, ModPortrait 2026, Spain
2024Official Portrait of Enrique Graue, Rector of UNAM, Mexico City
2022Forbes México — Most Creative Minds
Solo Exhibitions
2024El Sueño de los Despiertos, Museo de Arte de Querétaro, Querétaro
2022Debajo del Granado, ETRA, San Pedro Garza García
2021Momentos Ausentes, Galería Nuun, Oaxaca
2020La Loquería Deambulante, Aldama Fine Art, Mexico City
2019Figuras, Galería Merry Calderón, San Miguel de Allende
2016Momento, Espace Christie, Soiron, Belgium
2013Los Locos / Remedios, Galería O.M.O, San Miguel de Allende
2012Insanis, Galería Metsi, Querétaro
Group Exhibitions
2026Tiny Treasures II, Galleri Ramfjord, Oslo
2026ModPortrait 2025, Reial Cercle Artístic, Barcelona
2026Centro, Galería Nuun, Oaxaca
2025Once Once, Nuun Arte, Oaxaca
2024El Arte de la Canción, Museo Metropolitano de Monterrey
2024Otredades, Museo de la Cancillería, Mexico City
2023144, Paul Scott Gallery, Scottsdale
2023Otredades, Museo de Arte de Querétaro, Querétaro
2023Habitar Nuestra Tierra, Government of Querétaro
2022Metalenguajes, Galería Libertad, Querétaro
2022Aquí. Ahora., Nuun Arte, Oaxaca
2022Otredades, Museo del Pueblo de Guanajuato
2021Después del Barroco, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Querétaro
2021Summer Show, Collins Galleries, Massachusetts
2011 – 2021
Paesaggio de la Nostalgia, Galería Tempo Collective, Querétaro
Gerardo Arana's Memorial Show, Galería Municipal, Querétaro
Mix N Mash, Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin
Hall Spassov Gallery, Seattle
Sisal, Galería Sisal, Querétaro
Angel Academy of Art Anniversary Exhibition, Florence
Nerdrumklanen V, Raugland Galleri, Stavern, Norway
Salon du Petit Format, Espace Christie, Soiron, Belgium
Juleutstilling, Galleri Ramfjord, Oslo
AUKJON, Galleri Ramfjord, Oslo
XI, Timeless Gallery
Calderoni, Galería Merry Calderón, San Miguel de Allende
Desnudo, Galería Intersección, San Miguel de Allende
Cuerpos Errantes, Museo Regional de Querétaro, Querétaro