Today’s Artists of San Miguel: Ancient stories hidden in cloth
By Natalie Taylor In her studio, surrounded by her version of the huipil, Lena Bartula tells me she was born in Ft Worth, Texas, and brought up as a good …
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The History of Art in San Miguel de Allende: Pedro Martinez
By Natalie Taylor Walk into the courtyard of Bellas Artes, and along the back walls you will find several murals, all done by Pedro Martinez. You may not have heard …
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The History of Art in San Miguel de Allende: Ancient artworks
By Natalie Taylor Most people are familiar with the art tradition established in San Miguel in the late 1930s with the founding of the Bellas Artes School of Fine Arts. …
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Good friends, beautiful places, an occupied mind, and a good cup of tea
By Natalie Taylor Sheridan Elliot was born in the Midlands, and as a proper English girl was sent off to a boarding school at the age of seven. Instead of …
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Of All the Towns in All the World: Getting an art education
By Natalie Taylor Alice was born in New York City and spent much of her life there. She studied at the Pratt Institute, then went to Florence and did one …
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Meet The Artist: Keith Miller—nostalgia for a world passing from us
By Natalie Taylor Keith Miller was born in Chatham-Kent, some 200 miles from Toronto, Canada. The town was one of the Underground Railway destinations for freedom-seeking slaves in the 19th …
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Meet The Artist: Bobbi Van—working from stillness
By Natalie Taylor Often, when speaking to artists you find out that they began practicing their art very early in life—strumming a guitar as a toddler, drawing with crayons on …
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Meet the Artist: Marcela Armas—a spokesperson for the earth
By Natalie Taylor Marcela Armas, born in Durango, Mexico, began her studies in Architecture. But she found the field too technical and switched to Plastic Arts at the University of …
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MEET THE ARTIST: Bea Aaronson—a living assemblage
By Natalie Taylor Bea Aaronson cannot be placed in any box or category, and neither can her art; it does not fit any particular style. She truly is sui generis. …
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A Lifelong Connection to the Arts
By Natalie Taylor Francoise Yohalem was born in the Dordogne Valley of southern France, in a small, medieval town amid mountains. San Miguel de Allende’s centuries-old buildings, cobblestone streets, and …
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