Manuel Alejandro Hernández Rivera, 1998
Bogotá, Colombia
Education
*MFA at Slade School of fine arts (Fine art media), UCL, 2024- ?
*Bachelor’s degree in architecture, Los Andes University, 2021
*Mentorship led by Franklin Aguirre, 2021
*Minor in Photography,Los Andes University, 2019
*Minor in Arts, Los Andes University, 2019
Group shows
*New Contemporaries, South London Gallery, London, UK, 2026
*18th International Triennial of Textile, Central Museum of Textiles, Łódz,Poland, 2025
*Bracing should always “lean into opening“, The Koppel
Project, London, UK, 2025
*1,2,3 Alt!, Hypha Studios,London, UK, 2025
*En obra, Aletier, Bogotá, Colombia, 2024
*Mucho texto, Apartamento, Bogotá, Colombia, 2024
*Nosotros 2, Espacio Odeón * Otro espacio,Bogotá, Colombia,2024
*Young Art Salon XII, El Nogal Club, Bogotá, Colombia, 2023
*Oscilaciones, Espacio Odeón, Bogotá, Colombia, 2023
*¿Y la casa dónde quedó?, Universidad de Los Andes,Bogotá, Colombia,2023
*Artecámara, ARTBO, Galería Santafé, Bogotá, Colombia, 2021
*Opción Foto 1, New perspectives of the photographic medium, Centro Colombo Americano, Bogotá, Colombia, 2019
*Grabar para avanzar, Bogotá, Colombia, 2019
Residencies
*Brújula, Espacio Odeón, Bogotá, Colombia, 2023
Curating
*Mucho texto, Apartamento, 2024
*ERA.Los Andes University, Jorge Tadeo Lozano University. 2022
Publications and press
*"I’ve just seen the future of British art", The Telegraph, 2026, https://www.telegraph.co.uk/art/reviews/new-contemporaries-review/
*"What’s gone wrong with Britain’s art schools?" The Times, 2026,https://www.thetimes.com/culture/art/article/whats-gone-wrong-with-britains-art-schools-8f0vqsxc6
*"Who are the emerging artists to know in the UK now?", Wallpaper,2026, https://www.wallpaper.com/art/exhibitions-shows/new-contemporaries-emerging-artists-uk
*"UK arts charity Hypha Studios set for 100th exhibition since 2021", FAD Magazine, 2025, https://fadmagazine.com/2025/04/29/uk-arts-charity-hypha-studios-set-for-100th-exhibition-since-2021/
*"Exhibition 1,2,3, Alt! is a Deductive Exploration of Time, Memory, and the Everyday.Traveling between distinct times, only artworks are anchors showing that we exist", Art Rabbit, 2025 https://www.artrabbit.com/events/123-alt
*ERA: El movimiento crea el espacio, el registro inaugura el olvido. Los Andes University, Jorge Tadeo Lozano University