Julio Galán

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Julio Galán (December 5, 1958 – August 4, 2006), was a Mexican artist.

Julio Galán was one of the Latin America's most renowned neo-expressionist painters of the end of the last century and the beginning of this one.^{[citation needed]}.

Julio was a painter with an incredible imaginery and talent in his compositions, his paintings and collages are full of elements that usually represent his life.

He was an architect. Julio started his carrer as a painter in the city of Monterrey, Mexico. In 1981 he won the first prize in the "Salon anual de la Plástica" at the 'Palacio de Bellas Artes' in Mexico City.

He was first brought to international attention by Andy Warhol, who printed several of Galán's works in his magazine, Interview, shortly after Julio moved to New York City in 1984.

After that he started to exhibit in New York, Mexico and Europe. In 1994 he won the "Premio Marco" from the 'Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Monterrey', same year he has exhibitions at the Center for the Fine Arts en Miami, Florida, also at the Museo de Arte Moderno de México city and at the Contemporary Art Museum of Houston, Texas.

He passed away on the plane that was taking him back to Monterrey in 2006, after suffer a brain hemorrhage.^{[citation needed]}.