the Artists
Jose Ignacio Maldonado
Jose Ignacio Maldonado ("Nacho") was born in Mazatlan, Sinaloa September 8, 1952. He attended UNAM earning a degree in Psychology in 1977. First an author and poet, Maldonado began painting seriously in 1980. Since that time, he has had 30 Individual Expositions throughout Mexico and has shown in more than 20 group collections. His work is in many museums throughout Mexico and he is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including Artist of the Year in 1995 from the Instituto Euroamericano. In addition, Maldonado taught at the prestigious Instituto Allende from 2000-2004 and has been a guest teacher at numerous other universities. more
Jan Heaton
Jan Heaton currently resides in Austin and has pursued a lifetime of artistic expression. Her watercolors offer a personal viewpoint that celebrates nature and then abstractly reaches beyond the obvious. She incorporates her background in calligraphy and design with her brushwork edge quality added to sensuous organic forms. Heaton builds translucent veils of color that finger through thoughtful layers. Jan has received enthusiastic praise from collectors and critics for her undeniably unique, abstract watercolors. Her art graced the cover of Art & Antiques (February 2005) in which she was featured as a top emerging artist. Jan's watercolors are included in numerous corporate collections and galleries throughout the U.S. more
Janice Freeman
Janice Freeman, who splits her time between Texas and Mexico, has worked in a variety of media over the years, including large scale collage, painting, etching, monotype, bronze casting, limestone sculpture and and found objects. Her work has appeared in films such as Spy KIds (2002). 2001 thru 2004 was a period of designing architectural interiors, furniture, fountains and exterior sculptures with the Houston based Metro National Company. Her most recent work combines automotive lacquers, encaustics ,oils, found and man-made objects. more
Harriet Moore Ballard
Fascinated by the juxtaposition of randomness and ordered structure, Harriet Moore Ballard strives to create unity on a surface. Her subject matter is a mixture of abstract marks and recognizable forms, layered on the surface both randomly and structurally. Linear forms such as grids interact with doodles, writings and collage. Her images are fragments of life that form a personal landscape. Ballard has her MFA from the Instituto Allende in San Miguel de Allende and a BFA from Cleveland Institute of Art. She has studied in England and France. Shown extensively on the East Coast, her work is in many corporate collections. more
