Joy Laville
Joy Laville (September 8, 1923 – April 13, 2018) was an English-Mexican artist. Her art career began and mostly developed in Mexico when she came to the country to take art classes in San Miguel de Allende.
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| Joy Laville receiving the Bellas Artes Medal in 2012 |
Works
Her work has been exhibited in Mexico and abroad including the Palacio de Bellas Artes and the Museo de Arte Moderno. In 2012, she received the Bellas Artes Medal for her life’s work.
Laville was born on September 8, 1923, in Ryde on the Isle of Wight.[1][2] She died in Jiutepec, Mexico on April 13, 2018 of a heart attack at the age of 94.[3]
Joy Laville Media
Laville working on a ceramic piece at the Uriarte Talavera workshop in Puebla
Two ceramic pieces painted by the artist for Uriarte Talavera
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Related pages
References
- ↑ Silvia Cherem S. (November 30, 2003) (in Spanish). Joy Laville: La mujer lila. Mexico City. p. 2.
- ↑ Grimberg, Salomon (1989). "Landfalls and Departures: Images of Mourning in Joy Laville's Art". Woman's Art Journal. 10 (2): 3–6. doi:10.2307/1358204. JSTOR 1358204.
- ↑ Joy Laville, la pintora mexicana que vino de Inglaterra (in Spanish)