Born in the city of Monterrey Nuevo León in 1973, Armando de la Garza began his painting studies at a very young age. But it was not until 1995 that he finished studying architecture and began his professional career in the art world. He has exhibited in more than 40 group exhibitions in the USA, France, Austria, Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Australia, Italy, Spain, and Mexico. He has exhibited his work in numerous solo exhibitions including "Anywhere this Maybe" at Ginocchio Gallery, DF; "Once Upon a Time" at Center for the Arts, Monterrey; "ID" at Emma Molina Gallery, San Pedro Garza Garcia; "The Misfortunes of Virtue" Oblyon Gallery, Barcelona, Spain; "Horror Vacui" at Gallery Isabel Croxatto, Santiago de Chile; "Portraits of the Court" at Biota, Rovarolo, Italy. The several awards he has received include the acquisition prize in the XVII Review of the Plastic Nuevoleonesa, and first place in the first biennial of the German Cultural Center, as well as selections in the IX FEMSA Biennial and in different issues of the Review of Plastic Nuevoleonesa, and the National Encounter of young art among others.