My first trip out of my home town was to Mexico City when I was 5 years old, there are
a few things that I remember very clearly: our visit to Teotihuacan; the two pyramids
of the Sun and the Moon, with stone carvings of snakes and humans all over the place,
people praying, people picnicking, people selling all kinds of things. I remember the
Cathedral and the Alameda Central while driving in my grandpa’s old truck listening to
Trio Ballads. Once when we were walking in downtown Mexico City I felt a mysterious
presence in the air, I remember being so excited because my mom was always telling me
tales about everything, I think that stimulated my imagination and all those things
made me fall in love with my culture and the ancient Mexico.
Since then I have felt a strong connection with my people, and I draw and paint using
bright colors inspired by Mexican folk art, and the human body. Rooted in autobiographical
details from my childhood and adolescence. I like to tell stories through my work and
explore questions of identity and gender, you'll find yourself into the atmosphere of
human pain and vulnerability reminiscent of the ex-voto paintings. My work also
includes paintings with reference to poets, music icons and symbols amid vibrant
landscapes. Perhaps my Art can most closely identify with the genre of magical realism.
ABOUT THE ARTS COUNCIL OF FORT WORTH
The Arts Council of Fort Worth was formed in 1963 to provide funding and leadership to
stimulate and assure the advancement of the arts throughout Fort Worth. Today’s Arts Council
continues to promote, nurture, and support the arts in Fort Worth by providing fiscal and
business resources to local artists and arts groups while also serving the community
through management of the Fort Worth Public Art Program and Fort Worth Community Arts
Center. The Arts Council of Fort Worth is supported in part by the City of Fort Worth and
the Texas Commission on the Arts. For more information, please visit www.artsfortworth.org.
ABOUT THE FORT WORTH COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER
Located at 1300 Gendy Street, the Fort Worth Community Arts Center is part of the most
architecturally significant museum districts in the United States, Fort Worth’s Cultural
District. The Arts Center’s mission promotes experienced and emerging artists with nine
indoor galleries and an outdoor courtyard gallery. The Arts Center’s Hardy and Betty
Sanders black box theatre and the William Edrington Scott Theatre hosts a wide range of
performances by local and nationally known artists and organizations. The historically
significant building is home to artists’ studios, nonprofit arts organization office
suites, and classrooms. Learn more at www.fwcac.org
