Adrián Gómez was born in Oaxaca City, Mexico, in 1950. In the late 1960s, he arrived by chance in the Zapotec community of Teotitlán del Valle, renowned for its rich textile tradition. Captivated by the beauty and complexity of local tapestries, Adrián was taken in by master weaver Fortino Olivera, who taught him to weave on a pedal loom. He later deepened his knowledge by learning the gobelin technique at the School of Design and Crafts of the National Institute of Fine Arts, under the guidance of master Pedro Preux.

Adrian was trained in drawing, painting, and printmaking at the School of Fine Arts in Oaxaca. His work, rooted in urban reality, reflects the everyday life of peripheral communities and their inhabitants through designs rich in symbolism and cultural references. In it, he revives the tradition of tapestry, merging his original designs through various textile techniques such as gobelin, sarape, six-pedal loom weaving, and horizontal loom weaving, using plant, animal, and synthetic fibers to explore a wide range of textures and colors.

His work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions in Paris, Copenhagen, Greenland, Oaxaca, Tokyo, Texas, Amsterdam, Barcelona, and Miami. Adrián has also ventured into various areas, including ceramics, jewelry, painting, and teaching tapestry techniques in different weaving communities throughout the state of Oaxaca.