About (Español)

María-Esther Magallanes was born in Mexico City and resides in New England since the early 2000’s. Coming from a family of accomplished and well-known artists, she was raised surrounded by and appreciating all forms of art. Traveling to many cultural destinations around the world and growing up within Mexico City’s cosmopolitan atmosphere and rich cultural heritage enhanced her motivation to start creating formally while still a teenager. Earning a degree in graphic design enabled her to experiment with materials, techniques, color and form to express ideas, concepts and feelings. Such experimentation led her to mastering acrylic, the material that she has been using consistently over the past 20 years. Her work is based on the use of vibrant, nearly violent, colors and shapes to interpret nature and landscapes. Her trademark style is marked by admiration to and inspiration provided by Pablo Picasso, Al Held, as well as Mexican painters such as Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco and Pedro Coronel. In spite of time and influences she has remained faithful to the use of vibrant colors and well defined forms to deconstruct reality and nature.

Mexico’s cultural, architectural natural and geographic diversity provided María-Esther with plenty of inspiration to experiment with color and forms, as well as a fertile ground to begin showcasing her creations in art galleries and art fairs. Her style has enabled her to portrait New England’s icons such as lighthouses and boats in a very peculiar and colorful way. Her work decorates the homes of many art collectors throughout Mexico, the United States and Europe.

María-Esther's work has recently been exhibited at the Silvermine Arts Center (New Canaan, CT), Darien Library (Darien CT), Byram Shubert Library (Greenwich CT), as well as the Community Cooperative Nursery School (Rowayton CT).

María-Esther holds a BA in Graphic Design from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, were she also took post-graduate courses. Most recently she attended different painting courses at the Silvermine Arts Center in New Canaan, CT.

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