Ximena Lavín
Matter, metal and raking light. Fields of colour built from thousands of small gestures on steel.
01Works
Grana IOil and impasto on aluminium · 120 × 120 cm · 2026MX$48,000
Indigo with ochreOil on brushed steel · 100 × 100 cm · 2026MX$36,000
Bone and gold leafImpasto and gold leaf on steel · 150 × 150 cm · 2025Private collection
VetaOil on aluminium, palette-knife grooves · 90 × 90 cm · 2025MX$29,000
02The studio
I paint with a palette knife on metal. Every field of colour is hundreds of small gestures, and the painting changes with the light of the day: it is not the same at eight as it is at five.
03Exhibitions
- 2026 · “Grana” · Museum of Contemporary Art, OaxacaSolo show · Room 3, through December
- 2025 · “Matter and light” · Art gallery, Mexico CityGroup show of material painting
- 2024 · “Steel” · Cultural centre, MonterreySolo show · works on metal
04Commissions
Custom pieces for homes, offices and collections. Tell me about the space and the scale, and I'll propose a work.
Message on WhatsApp05Open studio
- Saturdays11 AM – 3 PM
- WeekdaysBy appointment