Hugo Crosthwaite

Crosthwaite was born in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, and grew up in the tourist-heavy beach town of Rosarito,[1] where his parents owned a curio shop.

[2] In 2013, Crosthwaite was chosen to represent Mexico in the California-Pacific Triennial curated by Dan Cameron at the Orange County Museum of Art.

[3] For this exhibition, inspired by the Mexican carpa, traditional tent shows that traveled along the border, he will create a site-specific mixed media installation.

[4] In 2012, Luis De Jesus Los Angeles mounted a solo exhibition, Tijuanerias, consisting of 102 drawings and installation, which explores the “Black Legend” that mythologizes the border city.

A 48 x 48 inch drawing on canvas, Lion Hunt, was selected by a juror and Whitney Museum curator for inclusion in the 22nd International Juried Show at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey in 2008.