Emiliano Gironella Parra
Mexican, b. 1972
Emiliano Gironella Parra is a multidisciplinary Mexican artist exploring themes of tradition, violence, and social injustice. Raised in an artistic family—son of painters Alberto Gironella and Carmen Parra—he developed a distinctive visual language rooted in Mexican cultural experiences.
Initially trained in photography and film at Interlochen Arts Academy, Gironella transitioned to painting, printmaking, and wood carving. His artwork delves into quintessentially Mexican subjects like bullfighting, cockfighting, and cantina culture, creating powerful visual narratives that blend popular and literary themes.
Gironella's work offers a vibrant, critical perspective on Mexican social realities, drawing from both personal experience and broader cultural contexts. His exhibitions and publications across Mexico, the United States, and Spain have established him as a significant contemporary Mexican artist.
Emiliano Gironella ParraWorks & Biography
Born in Mexico City in 1972, Emiliano Gironella Parra is the son of the artists Alberto Gironella and Carmen Parra. He is internationally recognized for his dialogues and writings about Artempatía, or Empathy Art and his diverse social artistic practice. Gironella Parra graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan where he studied Sculpture, Photography and Engraving. Since then, he has experimented with various media such as Oil, Watercolor, Lithography, Video, Light Installation and Screen Printing, amongst others. Conceptually, Gironella Parra implements his wide range of media to comment on topics of tradition, violence and social injustice in Mexico.
Artist statement
Born in Mexico City in 1972, Emiliano Gironella Parra is the son of artists Alberto Gironella and Carmen Parra. He graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, where he studied sculpture, photography, and engraving. He is internationally recognized for his dialogues and writings about Artempatía, or Empathy Art, and his diverse social artistic practice. He implements his wide range of media to comment on topics of tradition, violence and social injustice in Mexico.
