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Maru Vazquez

Distinguished artists such as José Luis Cuevas+, Alberto Castro Leñero, Manuel Felguérez, Gilberto Aceves Navarro, Alberto Gutiérrez, Emilia Sidauy+, Yani Pecanins+, Juan José Beltrán+, J.D.Weiss and Rafael Solana+, are among his teachers.

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She has participated in more than 106 group exhibitions and 36 solo exhibitions both in Mexico and in the United States, South America and Europe.

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Her work belongs to permanent collections in Mexico, Paris, Berlin, Bermuda,  Texas and Cabo San Lucas

Personalities such as Bertha Taracena, Ninfa Canté, Robert Hughes, G. Archer and Robert E. Edelman have written about her work, in addition to having articles and interviews about her career in the most popular newspapers and publications such as Arte al Día, Expansión, Ocean Drive, Proceso, Harpers Bazar, Glow, Clara, Quien, Vanidades, Tiempos del Mundo, Personae , Cardinal and Época, among others.

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Channel 22 made a special about his career in 2006.

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Her work has participated in two films "The woman after" and "Seven years of marriage". It was also the cover of the book "Aprendí que" by Estrella Aguilar.

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In 2011 the Suntory brand made a special production of its Plumb Due liqueur with a label commemorating its 35-year history. It included the work Rebirth, part of the Life a celebration of... collection.

 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development selected her as Mexico's representative for the War on Hunger Group Auction held in Paris, France in 2014. This event celebrated the 50th anniversary of the OECD, in which her work was one of the most outstanding contributions. 

 

 

Most important recognitions

  • Third place in the Santa Fe Painting Marathon, New Mexico 1991

  • Diploma as outstanding artist Art Paris, Paris, France 2002 (10th place)

  • Second place in the First Biennial of Contemporary Latin American Art Barcelona, Spain 2004

  • Second place, Honorable Mention (5th place) and Special Mention as one of the three best collections presented at the Art Paris, Paris, France 2007

  • First place of painting at the Karlsruhe Biennal, in Berlin, Germany 2011

  • Representative of Mexico in the OECD Auction for the War on Hunger Group Paris, France 2014

  • Member of ARTAC, Mexican Committee of the International Association of Plastic Artists, associated with UNESCO 2019.

 

In 2006, under the sponsorship of TELMEX, she created the Women in Art Group, and chairs it to date, which has 180 career artists and 27 exhibitions and auctions.

 

As a parallel work she teaches a workshop of expression through color and is Creator and President of Igual... Ninguno!,  own brand of everyday items painted and intervened as pieces of art.

 

In 2020 he moved to San Miguel de Allende and began to exhibit his work at the Calderoni Gallery, located in the cultural center "La Aurora", as well as in "Casa R concept store."

Contact

I'm always looking for new and exciting opportunities. Let's connect.

123-456-7890 

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