Leticia Alvarez
Leticia Alvarez is a Mexican artist. She studied Arts at the University of Monterrey (UDEM) and participated on numerous exhibitions in Mexico and in the United States. Leticia obtained a Master degree in Education through Art, from the University of Nuevo Leon. She got married and moved to the United States, where she got a scholarship at the University of Virginia Tech, and received a Master Degree in Latin American Studies, History and Literature. Her love for Mexico and her roots were translated into art with different motives, traditional Mexican toys, "alebrijes", religious images, houses, icons of the Mexican Cinema Golden Age, evoke the culture, traditions, and memories for the Mexico that's been left behind. Leticia has collaborated with the NCMA as an art teacher, as well as with Artspace and the COR Museum where she has also made the Altar for the Day of the Dead for the past 5 years. The artist has worked with Maracas Montessori Preschool for the past year as the teacher of the Art Club.
The artist lives in Raleigh, NC with her husband David Elizondo and her four kids, where she teaches Art in her studio.
The artist lives in Raleigh, NC with her husband David Elizondo and her four kids, where she teaches Art in her studio.
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