Women in art

By Maru Vazquez

Maru Vazquez

Chairman of Women in Art Group

In 2006 I started, under the sponsorship of Telmex, this enormous effort to create dignified spaces in which female art was shown in all its splendor.

Over the years, being an artist, one learns everything that needs to be done to achieve a place in the plastic arts, and more in the Mexican plastic arts. Great artists, curators and museographers have been forgotten because there are no historical records of their work and great influence within art, which would surely have changed history.

Knowing that and living the restrictions that still exist so that female art is recognized as well as that of our great masters. I gave myself the task of organizing exhibitions in which women could show the public their enormous talent, creativity, mastery in the handling of their technique and materials, in the various branches of plastic and graphic art.

Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey, were the first cities in which we carried out these exhibitions. The National Auditorium, the Bancomer Auditorium, the Monterrey Arena and the Telmex Auditorium in Guadalajara, were the venues that hosted these exhibitions, in which almost 80 career artists showed their work to more than 64,000 thousand people who attended the night each of the exhibitions were presented.

Two years ago I moved to this wonderful city, San Miguel de Allende, after a long time of wanting to do it, and believe me, the only thing that will never be missing in this place is ART.

Where one directs one’s gaze there is art in its different expressions.

Upon my arrival I was lucky enough to meet Merry Calderoni, renowned artist and owner of the Calderoni Gallery. first to have a studio in what is now known as the Centro de Arte y Diseño La Aurora.

She opened the doors for me to show my work and gave me the opportunity to collaborate with her and Luis to showcase the work of other local artists. Also, to bring this great project of Women in Art, which this year, for the second time, will be presented in your space.

It is worth mentioning that each of the exhibitions has been multidisciplinary and has brought together artists from other countries, thanks to the huge foreign community that exists in San Miguel.

For me it has been a great honor not only to be in contact with each artist and to know the reason for their artistic expression and the use of the various materials they occupy to transmit their emotion to the public, but also to promote and promote their art.

Participating in each exhibition is a joy and an increasing challenge for me as an artist in my personal work, and to raise the quality of each exhibition.

My eternal thanks to Merry Calderoni and Luis Segura Franco, because without them this would not be possible.

Luis and his extraordinary museography have made these exhibitions a unique experience. His constant care in the handling of each piece, his always friendly treatment with the public and each of the artists, have made a difference that together with the efforts of all of us have given wonderful results.

So Merry, Luis and I cordially invite you to attend this August 13 to enjoy this exhibition and admire in each piece the beauty, technique and strength of each of us who participate this year in the second edition of Women in Art.

Merry Calderoni

Owner of Calderoni Gallery

Being surrounded by beautiful, original and contemporary art is a wonderful way to spend your working days, especially since I am also an artist.

The artwork is constantly changing, bringing new pieces by different artists for visitors and I to enjoy at Calderoni Gallery.

Last year, Maru Vazquez, a very special lady, renowned artist and founder of Women in Art, asked me to join her in presenting the first exhibition of some of the members of this talented group in San Miguel de Allende.

I was very flattered to open the doors of my gallery and to participate in this exhibition that brought together 14 artists of enormous talent.

This year, together with Maru, we will present an exhibition of contemporary art that includes us with seven more artists. Painting, photography, engraving, sculpture and art object will be represented in an exquisite, deep, sensual way , and with the strength that characterizes us, in the second edition of Women in Art here in San Miguel.

For me and for my gallery it is a great honor to provide a forum for these extraordinary artists and those who follow them, showing the public the beauty of the different stories, experiences and emotions of wonderful women.