An Invitation to Attend Carlos Vivar – Solo Exhibit Aura Galerias, Mexico, Df Opening: Thursday, December 1, 2011 – 7 p.m. Welcome Carlos Vivar back from Europe! For the past four years Carlos has visited and displayed his paintings and sculptures in leading galleries in many parts of the UK … [Read more...]
Carlos Vivar, Painter and Sculptor, Mexico City
November 29, 2011
Carlos Vivar is a self taught painter and sculptor born in Mexico City in 1964. Carlos studied Graphic Design at Mexico City’s Universidad Anahuac. Before graduating, Carlos had the opportunity to travel to London, England and Italy, where he obtained his Master’s Degree in Computer … [Read more...]
Herlinda Morales, Lead-Free Ceramics Artist, Santa Fe de la Laguna, Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan
November 25, 2011
Herlinda Morales is a recognized Purepecha artist/craftswoman who creates intricate, lead-free, black glazed ceramics with her family in the small, traditional village of Santa Fe de La Laguna, Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan. Herlinda’s signature design is the whimsical butterfly. The family mines, … [Read more...]
Brilliant Soil – Tierra Brillante, Feature Length Documentary
November 22, 2011
“The Dream of a Purepecha Woman for Her Land to Shine Again” Feature Length Documentary produced by Omar Foglio Almada and Ana Paola Rodríguez España “By custom, thousands of artisans in Mexico still use lead based glazes in their pottery without knowing the damage that this toxic element causes … [Read more...]
Splash of Glass Stained Glass Studio & Gallery, Art Walk Plaza, Bucerias, Nayarit
November 22, 2011
Hans Pfeffel and Irene Secretan have been sharing their 26 years of glass-making expertise with locals and tourists in the Bay of Banderas area. Irene is adept at stained-glass works and filigree while Hans takes to the torch to make lamp work beads, stone grinding and fused glass art. The duo has … [Read more...]
Peyote People and Colectika Mexican Folk Art Gallery, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
November 21, 2011
Peyote People, a fair trade co-operative recognized by the Traditional Huichol Indian Government of San Andres, Cohamaita, is a familiar Puerto Vallarta landmark committed to the promotion of Huichol artwork and the preservation of the Huichol customs and traditions. Colectika Mexican Folk art … [Read more...]
Felipe Bernal, Artist, Guadalajara, Jalisco
November 6, 2011
“My name is Felipe Bernal. I am originally from Escuinapa, Sinaloa in Mexico but currently live in Guadalajara, Jalisco, also in Mexico. I studied fine art at El Centro Cultural Casa Colomos of Guadalajara and since then have dedicated most of my time to painting. My artwork is generally on the … [Read more...]
Arturo Hernandez, Muralist, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
November 6, 2011
Arturo Hernandez is a professional, self-taught artist. One day Arturo was inspired to create a wall mural – a jungle scene of iguanas, birds and more birds in a tropical paradise of elegant bamboo, lush jungle vines, colourful tropical flowers and an enormous palm tree. Arturo creates stencils, … [Read more...]
Angeline Kyba, Artist, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
October 17, 2011
Angeline Kyba is an internationally celebrated artist whose work has been shown and collected in Canada, the United States, Germany, Great Britain, South America, France, and Mexico, where she has her studio and now makes her home. Painting in Mexico for almost 20 years, Angie is affectionately … [Read more...]
Page Railsback, Artist, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
October 10, 2011
PAINT! Puerto Vallarta Mexico February 20-24 2011 - 10-3 Page Railsback is an experimental artist who lives between Hingham, Maine and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Page has been painting for 30 years. Her art has been shown at several Maine Galleries and she has been featured in several art … [Read more...]
