Woman Portrait was inaugurated by the firm INICIA and the DN Mayor’s Office in the Parque Colón of the Colonial City, where it will remain from December 16, according to the organization.
A show between memory and contemporaneity
The exhibition of Woman Portrait pays homage to the legacy of twenty Dominican women painters: ten pioneering masters and ten contemporary artists who expand that legacy from new perspectives and languages.
Pioneers and contemporaries in the collection
The book, which forms part of the INICIA Collection as its fourteenth volume, brings together works by historical figures such as Celeste Woss y Gil, Soucy de Pellerano, Elsa Núñez, Ada Balcácer, Rosa Tavárez, Adriana Billini, Clara Ledesma, Delia Weber, Marianela Jiménez and Rosa Idalia García, alongside current creators such as Inés Tolentino, Lucía Méndez Rivas, Marcia Guerrero, Iris Pérez, Scherezade García, Lizette Mejía, Rosalba Hernández, Tania Marmolejo, Yuly Monción and Mónica Ferreras.
Official statements
Felipe Vicini, executive president of INICIA, described the initiative as “more than a book: it is an encased exhibition, a documentation effort and a bridge between generations”, and highlighted the curating and research carried out by Luis Graham and María Elena Ditrén.
For her part, Mayor Carolina Mejía pointed out that Woman Portrait pays homage to painters who left a deep mark on Dominican art and celebrated that the show is in a public space visited by families, students and tourists.
Context and relevance
The presentation of Woman Portrait in the Parque Colón takes advantage of a patrimonial scenario to put feminine art in dialogue with citizens; the initiative reinforces the visibility of historical and contemporary trajectories within urban cultural policies driven by institutions and the Mayor’s Office.
As an institutional book and public exhibition, Woman Portrait also acts as a visual archive and pedagogical resource for students and the general public interested in the history of Dominican painting.
- Exhibition in public space: Parque Colón.
- Start of the show: December 16.
- Curating and research: Luis Graham and María Elena Ditrén.
Access and public
The show, organized by INICIA with the support of the Mayor’s Office, is available to the public in the Parque Colón and aims to attract local visitors and tourists who pass through the Colonial City.
The exhibition of the Woman Portrait book highlights the importance of preserving and disseminating the work of female artists in emblematic urban spaces.
Woman Portrait
