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Artworks
Santa Barraza b. 1951
Mujeres Nobles Series: Frida con Tezcatlipoca y Coyolxauhqui, 2015Acrylic on amate paper23 x 15 in
58.4 x 38.1 cmFurther images
Mujeres Nobles Series: Frida con Tezcatlipoca y Coyolxauhqui highlights the artist’s skill in combining and reinterpreting the lives of historical figures like Frida Kahlo and the Aztec moon goddess Coyolxauhqui,...Mujeres Nobles Series: Frida con Tezcatlipoca y Coyolxauhqui highlights the artist’s skill in combining and reinterpreting the lives of historical figures like Frida Kahlo and the Aztec moon goddess Coyolxauhqui, both of whom endured intense physical pain. Barraza echoes Kahlo’s experience with Coyolxauhqui, who was shattered by her brother, Huitzilopochtli, and reflects on their stories as part of a Mestiza identity.Exhibitions
Paper Trails, Ruiz-Healy Art, New York, NY, 2026Pétalos Para Los Muertos: Día de los Muertos/Altares Collection Exhibition, La Peña Gallery, Austin, TX, 2017
15th Annual Las Mujeres de Aztlan: Persistent and Resilient, Aztlan Cultural Center, San Antonio, TX; curators: Malena Gonzalez-Cid and Ruth Guajardo, 2024
Vast and Varied: Texan Women Painters II, Ruiz-Healy Art, San Antonio, TX, 20252of 2
