Gallery of Guatemalan Artists

Galería de artistas guatemaltecos

Mariano González Chavajay (1956)

Guatemalan Tz’utuhil Maya Artist
«Fiesta en la Cofradía» 1986
Acrylic over canvas
44 1/2″ x 59 1/2″
(Part of the collection of Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian , a painting from Mariano forms part of of the Museum permanent collection)

Alix Mendoza (1990)

Guatemalan Contemporary Artist from San Juan La Laguna
«Sin Título» 2021
Acrylic over canvas
49″ x 20″

Jorge de León  (1976)

Guatemalan Performance &  Contemporary Artist
«Sin Título» 
Ink over cardboard
24″ x 18″

 (This Art work participated in the Expo «Pasión por el Fútbol» en conmemoración de la copa del mundo FIFA Rusia 2018 , de MACA y Fundación Padilla held at  Cariari Country Club, San José , Costa Rica .)

Included a video from this same work of Art  that reflects the Artist extremely political and confronting view  , and questions the dynamics  of Power , in  this case FIFA,  and how soccer has desensitize ,  brutalize  and barbarize society )

His  Art  Is in the collections of Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid , Spain ; Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas ; and Kadist Art Foundation, San Francisco, California , amongst others .

Jorge de León  (1976)

«Sin Título»
Video Performance

Jorge de León (1976)

Guatemalan Performance & Contemporary Artist
«Sin Título» 
Ink over cardboard
24″ x 18″

Elmar Rojas (1942-2018)

Guatemalan Artist
«De las Fiestas del Toro Fuego» 2013
Colección de las Fantásticas
Serigraphy
20″ x 18″

Elmar Rojas (1942-2018)

Guatemalan Artist
«Diálogos Poéticos»  2015
Colección de las Doncellas del Campo
Serigraphy
23″ x 24″

César Fortuny (1944)

Guatemalan Artist
«Sin Título» 1979
Pencil over paper
11″ x 14″

César Fortuny (1944)

Guatemalan Artist
«Sin Título» 1971
Ink, & color markers over paper
9 1/2″ x 12″

Josué Romero (1974)

Contemporary Guatemalan Artist
(Antigua Guatemala)
«Sin Título» 2022
Acrylic over cardboard
33″x33″

Enrique Cay (1978)

Guatemalan Contemporary Artist
«Sin Título» 2022
Pencils, Ink, & Water colors
9 1/2″ x 14″

Enrique Cay (1978)

Guatemalan Contemporary Artist
«Sin Título» 2022
Pencils, Ink, & Water colors
9 1/2″ x 14″

Maya Huipiles of Guatemala

Home community : Chajul , Quiché
Language of Origin : IXIL
Circa 1970

Maya Huipiles of Guatemala

Home community: Nahuala , Sololá
Language of Origin: K’iche’
Circa 1950

Maya Huipiles of Guatemala

Detail: Back of the Huipil

Home community: Nahuala , Sololá
Language of Origin: K’iche’
Circa 1950

Maya Huipiles of Guatemala

Home community: Palin, Escuintla
Language of Origin: Poqomam
Circa: 1977

Carmen Lind Petersen (1900- 1991)

Guatemalan Artist
«Palin» 1972
Litograph watercolor reproduction
12″ x 8 1/2″

Maya Huipiles of Guatemala

Home Community : San Juan Cotzal, Quiché
Language of Origin: IXIL
Circa: 1980

Carmen Lind Petersen (1900- 1991)

Guatemalan Artist
«Cotzal » 1974
Litograph watercolor reproduction
12″x 8 1/2″

Maya Huipiles of Guatemala

Home Community: San Juan Sacatepéquez, Guatemala
Language of Origin: Kaqchikel
Circa: 1960

Carmen Lind Petersen (1900-1991)

Guatemalan Artist
«San Juan Sacatepéquez» 1973
Litograph watercolor reproduction
12″ x  8 1/2″

Maya Huipiles of Guatemala

Home Community: Chuarrancho, Guatemala
Language of Origin: Kaqchikel
Circa: 1970

Carmen Lind Petersen (1900- 1991)

Guatemalan Artist
«Chuarrancho» 1973
Litograph watercolor reproduction
12″ x 8 1/2″

Maya Huipiles of Guatemala

Home Community: San Martín Jilotepeque, Chimaltenango
Language of Origin: Kaqchikel
Circa: 1970

Carmen Lind Petersen (1900-1991)

Guatemalan Artist
«San Martín Jilotepeque» 1974
Litograph watercolor reproduction
12″x 8 1/2″

Maya Huipiles of Guatemala

Home Community: Almolonga , Quetzaltenango
Language of Origin: K’iche’
Circa: 1960

Maya Huipiles of Guatemala

Detail 1

Home Community: Almolonga, Quetzaltenango
Language of Origin: K’iche’
Circa: 1960

Maya Huipiles of Guatemala

Detail 2

Home Community: Almolonga, Quetzaltenango
Language of Origin: K’iche’
Circa: 1960

Maya Huipiles of Guatemala

Home Community: Colotenango, Huehuetenango
Language of Origin: MAM
Circa: 1960

Maya Huipiles of Guatemala

Home Community : Quetzaltenango, Quetzaltenango
Language of Origin: K’iche’
Circa: 1970

Maya Huipiles of Guatemala

Detail

Home Community: Quetzaltenango, Quetzaltenango
Language of Origin: K’iche’
Circa: 1970

Carmen Lind Petersen (1900-1991)

Guatemalan Artist
«Quetzaltenango» 1970
Litograph watercolor reproduction
12″ x 8 1/2″

Maya Huipiles of Guatemala

Home Community: Totonicapán, Totonicapán
Language of Origin: K’iche’
Circa: 1970

Erick Menchú 1977

Guatemalan Contemporary Artist
«Self portrait» 2021
Técnica: Soft Varnish over cotton paper
10 – 3/4″ x 8″

Luis González Palma  1957

 Guatemalan Contemporary Photographer
De la serie «Jerarquías de la intimidad» 2005
Técnica: Codalite over rolled gold foil
12″x12″

Álvaro Tzaj Yotz 1989

Guatemalan Contemporary Artist
San Juan La Laguna
«Mama Colibrí» 2021
Acrylic over canvas
55″ x 39″