Leticia Ocharán (1942–1997) was a Mexican artist and cofounder of several museums.[1]
Leticia Ocharán | |
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| Born | May 28, 1942 Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico |
| Died | October 23, 1997 (aged 55) |
| Education | Escuela de Artes Plásticas de Veracruz |
| Known for | painting, printmaking, murals |
Education
editOcharán studied art at the Escuela de Iniciación Artistica of the National Institute of Fine Arts under the tutoring of Salvador Bribiesca, Jesús Alvarez Amaya and José Marin Bosqued in Mexico City, and the Escuela de Artes Plásticas de Veracruz.[1]
Work
editOcharán's work was presented in over fifty solo exhibitions, and dozens of group shows internationally, including Mexico, Chilé, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Uruguay, Russia, the United States, Poland, Germany among others.[1][2][3]
Ocharán co-founded several museums, including the Museum of Modern Art at Patzcuaro and the Museum of Modern Art of Morelia, both in the state of Michoacan, Mexico.[1] She was known for her paintings and printmaking work, and she co-founded and was the maestra of printmaking at the Taller de Expresión Artistica.[1]
She was also an activist for artist's rights, and campaigned for the copyrights of artists.[4]
Collections
editHer work is held in numerous collections including the Museo de la Solidaaridad Salvador Allende,[5] the Fondo Tabasco Collection,[6][7] among others.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Heller, Jules; Heller, Nancy G. (2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. p. 414. ISBN 9781135638825. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ Alvarez, José Rogelio (1987). Encyclopedia de México. Mexico City: Secretaría de Educación Pública.
- ^ Ysabel, Gracida (1998). "Leticia Ocharán: In Memoriam". Revista Fem. 22 (183): 42.
- ^ "Deaths: Leticia Ocharan, Mexican Artist". The Washington Post. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "Artistas: Leticia Ocharán, México". Museu de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "Tabasco Collection". México es Cultura la Cartelera Nacional. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ Rodriguez, Antonio. "Leticia Ocharan: Abstraccion y Sugerencia de lo Real". Instituto de Cultura de Tabasco. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.