Episode 7: Paloma Mayorga - Healing & Empowerment in Art

Since graduating from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, in 2010, Paloma Mayorga has inhabited and worked in three different art worlds. She has had a great career, at a young age, as a professional artist, has worked with and curated many exhibits for other artists and organizations, and has years of experience in art administration. Her own art focuses on women's issues, meaning, relating to others, seeing, gender limitations, personal narratives, and how we can heal and empower each other with our own self expression.

Some of the subjects we discuss:

• Early art influences


• Falling in love with art in college


• Learning to see


• Art as self expression


• Working at the MACC


• Serie Project & Coronado Studio


• Print Austin


• Creating different series


• Evolution of a style


• Addressing issues


• Cruelty Free


• Photography


• Creating images


• Nature, women, & the planet


• #Metoo


• Healing & Inspiration


• Vulnerability


• Creating scans with nature


• Solo mía


• Curation


• Arts administration

Links:

• PALOMA MAYORGA website
• Paloma Mayorga - Best Visual Artist - 2017 - The Austin Chronicle
• The Serie Project - Artist in Residence Spotlight
• Delilah Montoya Print - The Serie Project
• Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC)
• Rigoberto Gonzalez | Texas Border Artist | Fronteras Desk
• Mexic-Arte Museum
• Print Austin: January 15-February 15, 2018
• Paloma Mayorga blog interview - Scott David Gordon website
• Solo mía, Featuring the work of Paloma Mayorga ’10 • Southwestern University