Mexico & Central America Archives

Mauricio Mejía

Mauricio Mejía was born in San Salvador, El Salvador in 1976. He is a painter and sculptor who often uses found objects in his works to create a dialogue

Julia Diaz

Julia Díaz was born in San Salvador, El Salvador, in 1946 and passed away in 1988. She was a painter and printmaker associated with the Nueva Sensibilidad

Fernando Llort

Fernando Llort was born in San Salvador, El Salvador, in 1949 and passed away in 2018. He was a painter and ceramicist known for his colorful and folk-inspired works.

Carlos Cañas

He was a painter and muralist known for his politically charged works, which often criticized the political and social injustices in El Salvador. His most famous work

Marco Augusto Quiroa

Guatemalan painter, sculptor, illustrator, and writer. Quiroa studied in the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas in Guatemala City between 1953 and 1960

José Luis Álvarez

José Luis Álvarez was considered the last master of light. Alvarez has stood out for shading the luminous contrast of the shadows, creating optical

Elmar (Rene) Rojas

Elmar (Rene)Rojas mainly worked in watercolors and oils in a style at once vigorous and very delicate, with a fine sense of color, touching on important contemporary