Filiberto Montesinos Castañon was born in 1972 in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, in the Mexican state of Chiapas. He began studying painting techniques at the age of 10 at the cultural centre of the city of Cintalapa in Chiapas. Filiberto detains a master degree in business administration from the Centre of Professional Studies of Chiapas “Fray Bartolomé de las Casas”. He studied art at the Chiapas State university of Sciences and Art and took courses in creativity at the Free State University of Puebla – Mexico, where his first individual exhibition took place in 1993, after which he further showed his paintings during private events.

In 1998 his work was exhibited during the 27th “Anniversary Ball Auction” in Los Angeles - California.

In 1999 he participated to the “Viva” project with an exhibition at the Village at Ed Gold Plaza, Los Angeles - California. He also organized an exhibition called “Night of Hope” in the “House of Blues”, Los Angeles - California.

In 2001 his work was the hit of “Latin Style,” the welcome party for the 1st Annual Latin Grammy’s.

In 2002 he received rave reviews for his one-man art shows at the Dragon Gallery in Nyack, New York and in Amagansett in the Hamptons, New York.

In 2003, Filiberto was honoured as “Best New Artist of the Year” by “Padres Contra el Cancer” during “El Sueño de Esperanza” with commendations from US Vice President Dick Cheney and other notables. As a member of the Society of Artist Painters his work could also be seen during two years at the Desert Art Centre de Palm Springs.

In May 2005, his solo exhibition “Susurro Edenico“ took place at the fashion and art space “L-7 Set“ in Madrid – Spain, at the occasion of which Filiberto conceded an interview to the “Radio Nacional Exterior de España“ in the house of America in Madrid.

In July 2005, he designed the set for a new production of the opera "La Bohème", under the patronage of the Jovellanos theatre of Gijón. Some of his paintings can currently be seen at the Tioda art gallery of Gijón, Spain. In September of this same year he will participate to the 6th edition of the "Independent Art Fair” of Madrid (FAIM).

Colour, passion and the mystery of his native ground are the basic elements of Montesinos’ paintings, all of them sieved through the life experience of the artist. The long years lived abroad gave him that final touch of serenity, so abundantly present in his work. Considered as a painter of surrealistic and abstract movements, he cannot be classified for his very particular way of creating a unique and colourful pictorial language full of movements, power, spirit and textures.