Dionisio Ceballos

Dionisio Ceballos was born in Mexico City where he became a self-taught artist, portraying his urban life in his first works. He attended the Universidad Ibero Americana where he received a bachelor degree in Communications. During this period, he manifested an interest in film and adopted this language into his paintings. His first participation as an artist in the world of film was through an animated short film entitled, "Four Ways to Cover a Hole" (official selection for Cannes Festival, 1996). In 1997, he had his first individual exhibition at the Museum of Popular Cultures followed by several collective ones throughout Mexico, including the exhibit, Homage to the Pencil at the José Luis Cuevas Museum.

In 2001, Dionisio was invited to paint several reproductions of the work of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo for the Miramax Film, Frida, starring Salma Hayek. A year later, one of his original pieces was also chosen to be the main scenic element of "Te Amo" a Swiss-Mexican Theater co-production.

In 2002, Dionisio moved with wife and daughter to the U.S. This experience of blending the cultures brought about a whole new body of work and ushered in different commissions. His Road Series is a collection of landscape paintings inspired from his journey from Mexico City to Louisville, Kentucky.