Catalina Delgado-Trunk, recipient of the 2015 Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, will be the featured artist for the upcoming Edwina and Charles Milner Women in the Arts event on Wednesday, November 2.
The event begins with a lecture at 6:30 p.m. in Parotti Hall, followed by the exhibition opening in McCray Gallery on the Western New Mexico University campus.
Deglado-Trunk’s artwork focuses on Mesoamerican culture and traditions primarily expressed through the papel picado (cut paper) medium. After a long career in the United States teaching French and ballet, Delgado-Trunk returned to school in her 40s and reconnected with her childhood love of art.
For two decades, Delgado-Trunk had made large-scale cut-paper works that blend pre-Columbian stories and images with subjects from the contemporary world. The artwork often celebrates rich traditions by condensing the complex stories of legend into readable images, bridging the divides that separate cultures.
Delgado-Trunk’s work has been on display in several states and has been recognized by multiple organizations including the New Mexico Committee of Women in the Arts, and the Florida Department of State. Her work is shown in the New Mexico Capitol Art Collection and the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe.
The art exhibit will be available to the public in McCray Gallery through December 16. The event is sponsored by the WNMU Office of Cultural Affairs and the Western Institute for Lifelong Learning (WILL).
For more information, visit http://wnmu.edu/culture.