About me
Patricia Guzmán is a Mexican painter known for her realistic portraits in watercolor, oil, and acrylic. Patricia's work has been recognized with more than thirty awards around the world and is included in permanent collections in America, Asia and Europe, as well as numerous private collections around the globe. She has participated in more than one hundred and fifty international painting exhibitions. Her work has been published in numerous catalogues, magazines and books on painting and art such as The Artist's Magazine, Watercolor Artist, Artist's & Illustrators Magazine, The Art of Watercolour, International Artist, Her Voice 10 Contemporary Women Watermedia Masters book, among others. Guzmán teaches workshops, gives presentations and participates in painting events globally. She studied a Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy at the prestigious National Autonomous University of Mexico, UNAM.
“I paint portraits of indigenous people because for me it is an act of resistance, a gesture of empowerment, visibility and memory of the native peoples, of their wisdom, of their alternative ways of understanding reality, of perceiving and creating. The paintings are an act aimed at dismantling the classism and racism that still prevails, the result of centuries of oppression and injustice. They are an attempt to sensitize the viewer through faces that lead them to recognize and identify shared humanity; because they need to occupy space to become visible, with all the dignity that has historically been denied to them. We are all equal, we are the same!" -Patricia Guzmán
