Rodrigo De la Sierra lives and works in Mexico City where he was born in 1971. After completing his Bach¬elor’s in Architecture, and a course on Creativity at Uni¬versidad del Valle de México, he worked as an architect for 12 years. De la Sierra later studied Plastic Arts for 4 years, taking different workshops such as Materials and Patina Techniques, and Sculpture Workshop at the Pip¬pal’s Sculpture and Art Circle. He was trained in mod¬eling, wood carving, molds and casting, and figurative sculpture at Universidad Iberoamericana. After that, he went on with his development through a self-teaching approach.

In 2016, he receives an Honorary Doctorate from the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, and in his honor, the Architecture and Design Faculty of the UAEM names the Art Plaza Rodrigo de la Sierra “Timoteo”. In 2018, in homage to his professional career and his social assistance works, Lotería Nacional dedicates its draw to his character Timoteo. That same year, Timoteo appears in the national Post Stamp to commemorate “World Post Day”. In 2021, he is positioned by Forbes magazine in the Top 10 of the 100 Most Creative Mexicans in the world. Today, his work is exhibited in Mexico City, San Miguel de Allende, Puebla, Xalapa, Chicago, and cities in South Korea and Malaysia.

De la Sierra has participated with organizations that col¬laborate with the UN, while parallelly holding philanthrop¬ic activities that help over 20 national and international entities each year. He has collaborated with organ-do¬nation foundations such as “Asociación ALE”, environ¬mental and other organizations, such as Aid for AIDS in New York, Fundación México Vivo, “Fundación Unidos Somos Iguales Cuernavaca A.C.”, and “Fundación Todo por el Cine”, among others.

With a career of over 13 years as a sculptor, De la Sierra has been able to exhibit his work in some of the most important cities in the world, in countries like Italy, Chi¬na, South Korea, the US and Mexico. He has been se¬lected to participate in different prestigious biennials in Spain Japan, and Italy. He has also participated in both domestic and international fairs, such as Zona MACO CDMX, SCOPE Miami and SCOPE Nueva York, Art Mar¬ket San Francisco, Art Palm Springs, LA Art Show, Art Bu¬san, Asia Contemporary Art Show, Expo Chicago and Affordable Art Fair Singapore. Among important exhibi¬tions, “Timo and his World” (2017) which took place at Zhou B Art Center in Chicago, Illinois and “Timo Miran¬do al Sureste” (2019) in Mérida, Yucatán, stand out. In 2022, his large-scale artwork “Horizonte” is selected to be presented in Venice, within the framework of the bien¬nial, in the exhibition “Personal Structures”, organized by the European Cultural Center.

He has had significant exhibits in the Museo de la Ciudad Santiago de Querétaro, Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédi¬to Público’s Museum, Centro Cultural Isidro Fabela, Casa del Risco Museum in Mexico City, Mexico City´s Nation¬al Anthropology Museum, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Centro Cultural Mexiquense, State of Mexico Modern Art Museum, Museo Jumex, Modern Art Mexico City´s Museum, and Soumaya Museum, among others. He has displayed his work in important venues of the country such as Secretaría de Gobernación, Universidad Autóno¬ma del Estado de México (UAEM), Cámara de Diputa¬dos, Senado de la República, Alameda Central, Centro Administrativo Pemex, Mexico City International Airport (AICM) and MACAY Museum in Mérida Yucatán. De la Sierra also participated in the 2019 World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Mérida, and has exhibited his work in multiple relevant public spaces in the country such as the Alameda Central CDMX, Plaza de Armas de Chi-huahua, Metepec, Valle de Bravo, El Oro, Tepozotlán and Malinalco among others.