Gabriela's art practice is based on photography, and merges analogue and digital mediums through drawing, printmaking, video and installation. Her work explores botanical life and geographies of places she has called home in Mexico, India, and Saskatchewan, relating the memory imprinted in the human experience and in the land. Her experience-based work explores the interconnectedness of the natural world in relation to human experience.
Gabriela's work has been exhibited in multiple solo and group exhibitions in Mexico, Canada, the UK and India. She has received grants and awards from the National Foundation for Culture and Art Fellowship in Mexico, The Saskatchewan Arts Board and Canada Council of the Arts among others. Her work is part of public and private national and international collections Including the Galería Libertad and Colección Omnilife, Mexico, TD Bank, Saskatchewan Arts Board, MacKenzie Art Gallery and Global Affairs Canada. Among other studies, she holds a BDes from the Autonomous Metropolitan University (UAM) in Mexico City, and an MFA in Studio Arts from the University of Saskatchewan.
Gabriela on teaching: I think my role as both teacher and artist is to share experience and tools that inspire others to find new ways of seeing, thinking and doing, for a positive transformation of our reality. When teaching, I like creating an environment of confidence for learning and experimenting with new things through a process of joyful discovery and reflection.