Line Dancing with the Virgin Mary 2015 25x31

Year2015

Hand SignedLower Right 

Condition Other - frame shows minor signs of age 

Framed without GlassLight Wood Frame 

Purchased fromArtist 2015 

Story / Additional InfoA fun painting where the artist presents a work in a somewhat humorous vein. She line dances and thought it would be fun to include the Virgin Mary, an iconic figure that appears in other works by this artist. She wasn't raised Catholic, but was exposed to it by mostly aunts on her father's side and is still fascinated by the virgin and sees her as a powerful, iconic figure in the Latin world. The cowgirl boot is there for the dancing . An arched window and fabric with an Hispanic flavor also are symbolic of the artist's Hispanic roots. She chose lively, primary colors to enhance to themes. 

Certificate of AuthenticityArt Brokerage 

LID163405

Dixie Salazar - United States

Art Brokerage: Dixie Salazar Hispanic - American Artist: Dixie Salazar is a Central Valley, California artist who has been working in a number of mediums, including oils, watercolors, collage, assemblage, and hand-colored photography for the past forty years or more. Her work has been shown extensively in the Central Valley, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New York and Merced, at the Merced Multi-cultural Art Museum in 2005. This was a one person show of oils and painted collage, exploring her dual (Hispanic and Anglo) heritage. Other one person shows occurred in 2006 at Arte Americas in Fresno and Educational Employees Credit Union in Sacramento. A large body of figurative work was also shown at the Patterson Building in Fresno in 2006 in a show titled "Escaping Gravity". In 2013 Dixie had a one person show at Arte Americas in Fresno, INTERCONNECTIONS, painted collages that explored Mayan symbols and history relating them to contemporary issues. In the past five years, Dixie has entered a number of shows in California, Oregon and on the East Coast, winning a number of first place awards and several Best of Shows. Her latest show was a one person show at the Pacific Grove Monterrey Peninsula College Art Museum. Dixie Salazar is also a poet with three books of poetry published and a novel, LIMBO, published in 1995. Listings wanted.