Born in Mexico City to a mother who was a portrait painter and a Mexican jeweler father, she moved with her family to Santa Barbara, California when she was age 5. The family traveled frequently to Mexico where she became fascinated by ceremonies involving masks, such as the Day of the Dead. It was the bringing together of drama and color, and that combination underlies her paintings.
In 1968, her family moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico so her sister could attend the School for (showing 500 of 904 characters). |
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