Carlos Thomas de la Cerda

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Carlos Thomas de la Cerda

Born in 1985 Tapachula, Chiapas

A self-taught artist, he began his career in 2005, based on his aluminum wire technique. Humanism, ecological culture, and ethnicism are some of the aspects that can be found in his work, characterized by sentiment and the ethereal.
With only a few years dedicated to sculpture, he has mounted solo exhibitions at the Jaime Sabines Cultural Center and EXPOTEC (ITESM), promoting the state of Chiapas. He has also exhibited his works at the Mexican Embassy in Guatemala and the Miraflores Museum. He participated in a program on Channel 13 (Ventaneando) at the Cruise Ship Terminal in Puerto Chiapas and in Unión Juárez, as well as a list of other solo exhibitions that today place him as the most prominent sculptor from Chiapas.
Mayan culture, human feelings, beauty, and the history of Chiapas help shape the works of Carlos Thomas de la Cerda.
2011. Rhythmic Transmutation, Chiapas High School Planetarium, Tapachula, Chiapas.
2010. Cultural Symbiosis, French Alliance of Tapachula, Tapachula, Chiapas.
2009. Roots and Meshes, Jaime Sabines Cultural Center, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas.
2007. March 2008. Solo exhibition on the occasion of the arrival of cruise ships in Puerto Chiapas. Puerto Chiapas Cruise Center.
2007. Cultural support from the State of Chiapas at Expo Chiapas, as part of the Universal Forum of Cultures. CONVEX Center, Monterrey, Nuevo León.
2007. International exhibition “El grito de la Independencia” (The Cry of Independence) at the Mexican Embassy in Guatemala. Guatemala.
2007. International exhibition “Raíces y Mayas” (Roots and Mayans) at the Miraflores Museum, Guatemala, Guatemala, C. A.
2007 Participation and exhibition in the filming of the program Ventaneando on Televisión Azteca, at the Puerto Chiapas Cruise Center and in Unión Juárez, Chiapas.
2007 Solo exhibition on the occasion of the arrival of the cruise ships Zuiderdam, Volendam, and Rydam. Puerto Chiapas Cruise Center.
2006. Solo exhibition “Amarres” at the inauguration of the Alliance Française Tapachula. Tapachula, Chiapas.
2025 Transcendencias 2005-2025 Aniversario Art Dealers galería de arte
2025. Domínguez y Buiz, Galeria
2015 XX ANIVERSARIO ARTDEALERS GALERIA DE ARTE EXHIBICIÓN DE 10 ESCULTORES
2014 AFFORDABLE Art Fair en México DF, con ArtDealers galería de arte.
2014 Elva Art Show en la Plaza El Triángulo en Puebla Puebla.
2014 Inaugura en el Planetario de Bachilleres de Tapachula Chiapas en colaboración con la Embajada de México en Guatemala.
2014 Recibe reconocimiento por parte de la Región del Soconusco y del Municipio de Tapachula.
2012 – 2013 Exposiciones Itinerantes en la Región del Soconusco, Chiapas.
2012 Retoma las exposiciones en la Central de Cruceros de Puerto Chiapas, presentando su trabajo en los múltiples arribos de los cruceros Statendam, Rotterdam, Zuiderdam, SS Navigator, Seabourn Odissey, Norweian Pearl, Norweian Jewel y el Reggata.
2011. Entrevista para Canal 40.
2010. “Estética y fuerza del arte mexicano” Maestros de 1910-2010. Holos Galería , Xalapa, Veracruz..
2010. Expo feria Soconusco. Tapachula. Chiapas.
2009. Celebración de la Anexión de Chiapas a México, Congreso del Estado de Chiapas. Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas.
2009. Tercer Encuentro Nacional de la Familia. Centro Internacional de Convenciones. Tapachula. Chiapas.
2008. Participación en la EXPOTEC, promoviendo el estado de Chiapas. ITESM Campus Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo León.
2007. Participación y exposición en la filmación del programa Ventaneando de Televisión Azteca, en la Central de Cruceros de Puerto Chiapas y en Unión Juárez, Chiapas.
Mayo 2007 – Febrero 2007.
Representative pieces
Mural Esencia de Tapachula (Essence of Tapachula) – metal sculpture evoking his homeland.
Madre Maya (Mayan Mother) – work with references to Mayan identity, tradition, and cultural heritage.
Rugido del jaguar (Roar of the Jaguar) – a sculpture that may allude to symbolism of wildlife, nature, and Chiapas roots.