TONY SOLIS

Mexico, 1979

Tony Solis attended the Autonomous University of Nuevo León and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Visual Arts with a major in Audiovisual Production. He is a renowned photographer, who lives and works in Mexico City since 2006. Currently, Solis is the founder and director of Y- NOT MAG and, from 2011 to 2015, he was the founder and director of PÁNICO and GXXRL, two of his most outstanding editorial projects. He held the position of editor at NYLON México for 4 years. Solis has collaborated with several magazines, both Mexican and international, like: ELLE, NYLON, WAD, VICE, Código, Picnic, Gatopardo, Quo, 192, Animal, Celeste, Baby Baby Baby, i-D México, Hyper Animals, The Beauty Effect, Marie Claire, Paper City Mag, amongst others.  

He has played an important role in the most outstanding art fairs around the world and was the winner of the Purificación García Latin American Photography Award at Zona Maco, 2012. In March 2015 he presented his third solo exhibition "La marcha de los gatitos apachurrados", inspired by the Japanese animation "Mitchirineko" and the music of Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen and Johnny Cash. In 2016 he presented his first fashion film for Y- NOT MAGAZINE, which he directed and scored. In 2017 he presented for the second time ¨La marcha de los gatitos apachurrados" at Guerrero Projects, in Houston, Texas and in 2018 he presents "Love is not a victory march", at Galería Enrique Guerrero.

He is also the founder of Pequeños Bribones, an art gallery that promotes the work of up and coming artists, and of SAMPLE, an audiovisual festival that celebrated its first edition in August 2016. This festival hosted a selection of fashion films, short films, and experimental videos, all related with art, music, and fashion.

Lives and works in Mexico City.