Mexican artist Gildalorena Martínez and officials cutting the ribbon at the opening of the art exhibit City of Sand and Blood in Mexico's Federal Chamber of Deputies in Mexico City, 2011.

Opening of the exhibit City of Sand and Blood in Mexico's Federal Chamber of Deputies. Mexico City, 2011.

Curriculum vitae

Professional Experience

Gildalorena has been a professional artist for more than three decades. Her paintings have been featured in 47 individual and collective exhibits across Mexico, Cuba, and the U.S.

She is known not only for the emotional vibrancy and originality of her work, but also for her discipline, work ethic, extensive catalog, and the high quality of her presentations. She has been an eager collaborator in the installation and design of her exhibitions.

Individual Exhibits

Visions of Mexico. Consulate General of Mexico. Austin, TX. Dec. 2019.
City of Sand and Blood. La Garufa. El Paso, TX. Feb. 2012.
Beyond Pleas. Channel 44. Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Oct. 2011.
City of Sand and Blood. San Lázaro Legislative Palace, Federal Chamber of Representatives. Mexico City. April 2011.
City of Sand. 1 Museo de Arqueología del Chamizal. Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Feb. 2011.
Inconciencia. City Hall. Tultitlan, Mexico. Nov. 2009.
Woman under Construction II. Quinta Gameros Museum. Chihuahua City, Mexico. Oct. 2009.
Ambiguous Expressions. Delphi Technical Center. Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Aug. 2009.
Forms and Formations. Cultural Center Paso del Norte. Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Nov. 2009.
Woman Under Construction. Municipal Arts Center. Nov. 2008.
Inexhaustible Inspiration. Casa de las Culturas Sebastián. Chihuahua City, Mexico. Sept. 2008.
The Other City Lights. Joint program from the National Fine Arts Institute (INBA) and the Federal Commission of Electricity (CFE). Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. July 2008.
Chihuahuan Institute of Culture. Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. May 2007.
Exaggerated Exaltation. Chamizal Museum of Archeology. Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. May 2007.
Retrospective. Institute and College of Public Accountants. Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. April 2005.

Mexican artist Gildalorena Martínez with some of her paintings at her studio in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, in 2011. Credit: Associated Press.

Gildalorena's studio. Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, 2011. Credit: Associated Press.

Gildalorena Martínez and Mexican consul Pablo Marentes cut the ribbon of the art exhibit Visions of Mexico in the General Consulate of Mexico in Austin, Texas, in 2019.

Gildalorena Martínez and Mexican consul Pablo Marentes cut the ribbon during the opening of the exhibit Visions of Mexico, in the General Consulate of Mexico. Austin TX, 2019.

Group Exhibits

Altars/Feminicides in Ciudad Juárez. Mexic-Arte Museum. Austin, TX. Sept. 2019.
Mix ‘n’ Mash: Latin Legends 2017, Migration 2018, Cosmology 2019. Mexic-Arte Museum. Austin, TX.
Latina Legends. Mexic-Arte Museum. Austin, TX. Jan. 2018.
Colectiva 9. 606 E. Mills Ave. El Paso, TX. April 2016.
Project Art 2013. 82 Mercer St. New York, NY. Oct. 2013.
El Sentido de la Luz. Poliforum Cultural Universitario. Chihuahua City, Mexico. March 2013.
Project Art 2012. 82 Mercer St. New, York, NY. Dec. 2012.
Arte Chihuahua. Institute of Texan Cultures, UTSA. San Antonio, TX. Nov. 2012.
Chihuahua/Juárez Arte Multidisciplinario. Museo de Arqueología del Chamizal. Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Aug. 2012.
Fronterizos Colorean Puebla. Loft Light Studio. El Paso, TX. May 2012.
The Last Picture Show. Preston Contemporary Art Center. Las Cruces, NM. Jan. 2012.
Colectivo Juárez Competitiva. Museo La Rodadora. Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Oct. 2011.
Arte Juárez. Centro Cultural Paso del Norte. Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. July 2011.
La Paz el Blanco Perfecto. Galería Casa Pop. Guadalajara, Jalisco. Oct. 2010.
II Muestra de Artistas de la Frontera. Museo de Arqueología del Chamizal, Cd. Juárez, Mexico. July 2010.
Primer Festival de las Artes. Vestíbulo del Parque Central Pte. Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. June 2010.
V Muestra de Pintura Chihuahuense. Museo Casa Redonda. Chihuahua City, Mexico. July 2009.
Paquimé a Través del Tiempo. Museo de las Culturas Z/A Paquimé. Nvo. Casas Grandes, Mexico. July
2009.
Sortilegio. Soap Opera Production of Carla Estrada, Televisa Santa Fe. Mexico City. June 2009.
Mujer Talento de Juárez. Museo de Arqueología del Chamizal. Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. March 2009.
Tres Siglos Tres Fiestas. Traveling exhibition in the state of Chihuahua through the cities of Delicias, Camargo, Jimenez, Parral, Guachochi, Cuauhtemoc, Bocoyna, Guerrero, Madera, Ojinaga, Casas Grandes and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Jan-July 2009.
Toshiba. Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Dec. 2009.
Pintura Juarense, Ala Norte. Casa del Benemérito de las Américas. Havana, Cuba. July 2008.
Cosecha de las Culturas. Museo de las Culturas Z/A Paquimé. Nvo. Casas Grandes, Mexico. July-Aug. 2008.
Galería La Ventana Azul. Chihuahua City, Mexico. March 2008.
Women without Borders. Mexican Consulate General in El Paso, TX, and New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM. March 2008.
Simple Espiración. Museo de la Ex Aduana, INAH. Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. March 2008.
Así es México. Arte en la Frontera Gallery. Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Sept. 2007.
Escultura en Arcilla y Barro. Arte en la Frontera Gallery. Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Oct. 2007.
Las Artistas de la Frontera. Arte en la Frontera Gallery. Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. July 2008.
Alegorías. Galería Crearts, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Aug. 2007.
Día Internacional de la Mujer. Centro Cultural de la Ciudad, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. March 2007.
Día de Muertos. Parque de los Colomos. Guadalajara, Jalisco. Nov. 1988.

Mexican artist Gildalorena with fellow artists José Luis Cuevas and Bestabeé Romero during the presentation of her artwork in Televisa Santa Fe Studios. Mexico City, 2009.

Gildalorena with artists José Luis Cuevas and Bestabeé Romero during the presentation of her artwork, featured in the soap opera Sortilegio, in Televisa Santa Fe Studios. Mexico City, 2009.

Mexican artist Gildalorena Martínez speaks during a press conference for the exhibit Pintura Juarense, Ala Norte in Casa del Benemérito de las Américas. Havana, Cuba, 2008.

Press conference for the exhibit Pintura Juarense, Ala Norte in Casa del Benemérito de las Américas. Havana, Cuba, 2008.

Mexican artist Gildalorena Martínez at the Institute of Texan Cultures with Director and Art Curator Arturo Infante Almeida during the opening of the exhibit Arte Chihuahua. San Antonio, Texas, 2012.

Gildalorena at the Institute of Texan Cultures with Director and Art Curator Arturo Infante Almeida during the opening of the exhibit Arte Chihuahua. San Antonio TX, 2012.

Visitors view Mexican artist Gildalorena Martínez's artwork during her exhibit Woman under Construction II at the Quinta Gameros Museum. Chihuahua City, Mexico, 2009.

Exhibit Woman under Construction II at the Quinta Gameros Museum. Chihuahua City, Mexico, 2009.

Awards, Mentions & Other Activities

Book chapter mention in “Puente Sobre el Abismo: Crónica de las Artes Plásticas en Ciudad Juárez,” by Walter Schaefer Trujillo. 2012.
Semifinalist, State Contest “3 Siglos 3 Fiestas.” Chihuahua City, Mexico. Jan. 2009.
Third Place, Sixth Binational Painting Contest. Museo de las Culturas Z/A Paquimé. Nuevo Casas Grandes, Mexico. July 2008.
Host of cultural TV show Con Clase in Multimedios TV network. Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. 2007.

Several of Mexican artist Gildalorena Martínez's artworks are displayed during the exhibit Forms & Formations. Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, 2009.

More than 110 of Gildalorena's artworks were on display during the exhibit Forms & Formations. Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, 2009.