Tellosa Art Exhibition Opening
The exhibition will remain open to the public during regular gallery hours through Tuesday, December 27
Isela Mariscal is an emerging Puerto Vallarta artist. She was born in this city in 1968, and graduated from Univa university as Certified Public Accountant in 1990. For a number of years she pursued a career in public accounting, obtained a Master’s Degree and directed a successful bureau.
However, deep inside, she always had the burning desire to become an artist, which led to her registering to the Art School at the Bahia de Banderas Alica University, where she coursed formal art studies.
I met Isela at a press conference to announce a collective exhibition by students from the Art School. She was a member of that group, all of which were women, each with a very unique, fascinating story.
Even before graduating, Isela participated in several art projects and exhibitions, like the mural “Roots” painted by the same group of students at the Asilo San Juan Diego, and collective exhibitions on religious themes at the Naval Museum of Puerto Vallarta. She also participated at a collective exhibition organized by the Art and Culture Department at the City Hall Courtyard.
More recently, Isela participated in the collective show “The Cow Show” at Thierry’s Prime Steakhouse, organized jointly with Galería Vallarta. There she presented a painting depicting a love story within the figure of a cow. She prepared the canvas herself based on classic techniques. She followed a figurative style with oil technique.
Also, on December 10, she participated in a collective show at the Breathtaking restaurant in Conchas Chinas, alongside artists Pat Haley, Oswaldo Orozco, Michael James, Ezequiel Esparza, Francisco Medina, Antonio Salas, Javier Zaragoza, Steven King, Alejandro Luna, Juan Martínez Campo and Alfredo García.
Today, Isela is a full time artist. Restless and innovative, she is attending the sculpture workshop at the Cuale Cultural Center. “I cannot attend as often as I wish, but I am a fast learner”, she told me in a recent conversation.
She says her art revolves around her dreams, and in other cases, it reflects her spirituality. “I’m still a dreamer, only now I paint my dreams” she says.