Miguel Peraza
Miguel Peraza (born September 29, 1959) is a Mexican self-taught sculptor. His production consists of about 300 works of small format and 34 monumental works, with many monuments along Mexico and Colombia, mainly in universities. Throughout his career he has demonstrated mastery of materials, regardless of the size of his sculptures, and covering many topics.
Miguel Peraza
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- Name
- Miguel Peraza
- Birth Name
- Miguel Peraza Menendez
- Born
- 29 September 1959
- Birthplace
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Field
- Sculpture, drawing, printmaking
- Training
- Andrés Peraza (father)
- Awards
- Ariel, Race for the Universe
- Nationality
- Mexico
- Occupation
- sculptor · painter
- Fields
- art of sculpture
- Education
- Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México
- Languages
- Spanish
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Miguel Peraza (born September 29, 1959) is a Mexican self-taught sculptor. His production consists of about 300 works of small format and 34 monumental works, with many monuments along Mexico and Colombia, mainly in universities. Throughout his career he has demonstrated mastery of materials, regardless of the size of his sculptures, and covering many topics.
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• Name — Miguel Peraza • Birth Name — Miguel Peraza Menendez • Born — 29 September 1959 • Birthplace — Mexico City, Mexico • Field — Sculpture, drawing, printmaking • Training — Andrés Peraza (father) • Awards — Ariel, Race for the Universe
Life and work
Life and work
Peraza was born in Mexico City. His first sculpture was made back in 1975. Since then, he has carved in different sizes and materials, such as bronze, marble, wood, stainless steel, and others. He has participated in 28 individual and 2 group exhibitions, displaying his sculptural proposal in several countries such as Colombia, Chile, Costa Rica, United States, France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Mexico. Throughout his life he has gathered his artistic expression, teachings and publishing. He has lectured more than 5 conferences in the United States, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, and Mexico. He is a specialist in the following subjects: The Art of Art Marketing, Problems of Space, Theory of Color, as well as the Treatment and History of Sculpture. His career has developed intimately with universities. One of his main concerns is to show the importance of art in higher education by proposing to include it as part of the occupational skills and technique
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He is co-author of "The Art of Art Marketing" (Editorial Plus, 1990).
"El Águila de la Renovación" del escultor Miguel Peraza Menéndez en la Universidad Tecnológica del Norte de Guanajuato (UTNG), Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato.
Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 19 August 2026.
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