Fotos por / Photos by Monique Allain
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“Since then, 14 years had gone, I
became a sculptor and my artworks
had reached a lot of countries around the world, even though my works never had been in a gallery or exhibition”.
“Collectors from very different corners of the orbe has acquired my scuptures
in my own workshop located in the world known San Pedro de Atacama
in Chile and that is very rare for other artists”, said the sculptor. “My way
has been a very unique path”.
[Exact fragment from Jesús Valencia’s website]
Curadora / Curator: Elisa Pritzker
Artista / Artist:
Artista / Artist: Andrew Osta
Mari earned her B.F.A. in Painting and Drawing from the Laguna College of Art and Design in Laguna Beach, CA. Growing up in a home filled with art and music, and surrounded by strong, resilient women, including her grandmother, the first female pilot of Venezuela and sometimes the subject of her paintings, Mari’s artistic voice has always been rooted in heritage and empowerment. Her figurative paintings, recently expanding from portraiture to exploring figurative themes inspired by her Venezuelan childhood, have been shown in solo and group exhibitions throughout New York’s Hudson Valley
and sold at the Affordable Art Fair in New York City. Published in multiple art books and magazines, both her paintings and photography are held in private collections worldwide, including in Madrid and Australia. She currently lives and works in the Hudson Valley, where she is also an educator and mother of two.
My work explores the complexity of women’s identity through figurative painting, often blending the figure with background elements such as hair or clothing to create a dialogue between the individual and their environment. This interplay reflects how
identity is shaped by culture, memory, and life experience.
Moniza. 30x34in. Acrylic on canvas.
Maria. 52x46in. Acrylic on canvas
Artist by the Lake
Oil on canvas, 137 x 130 cm