Mariana Velázquez
Born in Xalapa, Veracruz. In her training as a ceramist, she had masters such as María Bofill, Kitoichi Kishimoto, Enrique Mestre, Juan Ortí, among others.
Awards and Recognition
She has held more than 25 group exhibitions and 23 solo exhibitions. In 2022, she received recognition from the Veracruz Institute of Culture for her artistic career. In 2016, she was awarded the National Ceramics Prize, Sculpture category, San Pedro Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico.
In 2014, she received the 38th National Ceramics Award ‘Galardón Pantaleón Panduro’ for her career, work and national contribution dedicated to enriching the country's ceramic cultural heritage. Since 2019, she has been a member of the International Academy of Ceramics (IAC) and from the same year until 2022 she was part of the National System of Art Creators (FONCA). From 2024 to 2027 she is part of the National System of Art Creators (SNCA).
Private collections
Her work is part of private collections such as:
- Forest Guardians Series, 2023
- Large-format sculptures. Condominios Oasis, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.
- Sacred Fossil and Traces of Time, 2022
- Murals. Industrias Pegaduro del Sotavento, Acajete, Veracruz.
- Infinite Constellation, 2021
- Installation created in the Helvex Lab 'Creative Factory' showroom, Vallejo, Mexico City.
- Forest of Illusions Series, 2019
- Large-format sculptures. Hotel Casa Mexicana and Restaurant Santo Nahual, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas.
And public spaces such as:
Public collections
- Winter Landscape, 2023
- Ceramic mural 2.3 x 1.4 m. Work donated to Estancia Garnica, Instituto de Pensiones del Estado de Veracruz, Xalapa, Veracruz.
- Petrified Breath, 2023
- Large-format sculpture. Work donated to the Garden of Sculptures, Instituto Veracruzano de la Cultura, Xalapa, Veracruz.
- Forest of Illusions Series, 2021
- Large-format sculpture. Work donated to Tecajetes Park and El Haya Park, Municipality of Xalapa, Xalapa, Veracruz.
