Gabriel Peña Tijerina
Monterrey, 1979. Gabriel Peña is an artist, architect, and lecturer. His practice reimagines the role of territory and landscape as spaces of inclusion through art and design. He crafts glass objects that explore environmental perception, revealing both its material and intangible elements and questioning its apparent stability. Gabriel's contributions have been recognized with prestigious awards such as the MITACS Globalink Research Award and the Italian Technology Award for Glass Technology, and MOMENTUM | INTERSECTION Glass Program Award. He has also received grants including the Conacyt Doctoral Grant and FONCA Young Creators. Gabriel has lectured at institutions like Urban Glass Brooklyn, Miami University, and the University of Calgary, and his work has been exhibited at venues including the Bienal FEMSA XXI and the Glass Pavilion at the Toledo Art Museum.