José Fors

Mexican painter José Fors, signature mexican art

Born July 30, 1958 in Havana, Cuba. When he was three years old he and his family moved to Miami, Florida. In this city he begins to take painting courses, becoming one of his passions. In 1967 his family moved to Mexico City, where he spent the last part of his childhood. He spent his adolescence in Guadalajara, Jalisco.

In 1990, Carlos Avilez and José Fors founded the musical group CUCA, which performs irreverent rock and hard rock songs, forming part of one of the most recognized bands of these genres in Mexico.

In 2004, the University of Guadalajara published the book José Fors 25 Years, accompanied by a major retrospective exhibition at the University’s Museum of the Arts. Since 1991 he exhibits annually in his studio.

With more than 63 solo exhibitions, 42 group exhibitions around the world, more than 20 recorded albums and a career of 30 years in the CUCA group, José Fors has become a benchmark of tapatío art, receiving countless awards and recognitions. Today, Fors works in Zapopan, Jalisco where he lives with his wife and son Jack.

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