Frida, 2025
Mixed media finish
24 x 20
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Leticia Alvarez is a Mexican artist; she studied Art at the University of Monterrey (UDEM), and participated in numerous exhibitions. Leticia got a Master's degree in Education through Art, from the University of Nuevo León. She got married and moved to the United States, where she got a scholarship at the University of Virginia Tech, and obtained a Master's Degree in Latin American Studies, History, and Literature. Her love for Mexico and her roots were translated into art with different motives, first traditional Mexican toys, artisan houses, and even religious images are used to evoke the culture, traditions, and the memories that they represent. Leticia has collaborated with the NCMA as an art teacher for different events, as well as with Artspace and the COR Museum where she has also made the altar for the Day of the Dead for the past four years. The artist lives in Raleigh, NC, with her husband, David Elizondo, and her four kids, where she teaches Art in her studio.
This is the fifth year in a row that Lety has contributed a piece to El Futuro’s Auction, raising over $10,000 for El Futuro’s mission.
Learn more about Lety here: https://arts.duke.edu/news/person/lety-alvarez/
Mixed media finish
24 x 20
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Leticia Alvarez is a Mexican artist; she studied Art at the University of Monterrey (UDEM), and participated in numerous exhibitions. Leticia got a Master's degree in Education through Art, from the University of Nuevo León. She got married and moved to the United States, where she got a scholarship at the University of Virginia Tech, and obtained a Master's Degree in Latin American Studies, History, and Literature. Her love for Mexico and her roots were translated into art with different motives, first traditional Mexican toys, artisan houses, and even religious images are used to evoke the culture, traditions, and the memories that they represent. Leticia has collaborated with the NCMA as an art teacher for different events, as well as with Artspace and the COR Museum where she has also made the altar for the Day of the Dead for the past four years. The artist lives in Raleigh, NC, with her husband, David Elizondo, and her four kids, where she teaches Art in her studio.
This is the fifth year in a row that Lety has contributed a piece to El Futuro’s Auction, raising over $10,000 for El Futuro’s mission.
Learn more about Lety here: https://arts.duke.edu/news/person/lety-alvarez/