Juan Zaragoza

Juan Manuel Zaragoza Zúñiga was born in Michoacán, México, in 1979, a graduate of Fine Arts at the University of Guanajuato in 2002.

 

Juan Zaragoza is a mature painter, having studied, taught, and exhibited full time for over 30 years.

 

Winner of several awards, including “First Place in the National Painting Contest MIQ”, Honorific Mention at the Bienal de Pintura, and his Solo exhibition at the Hermenegildo Bustos and the MIQ Museum in Guanajuato Capital among others.

 

At this stage in his career, Zaragoza focuses primarily on the beauty found in México, whether it be his majestic magueys, his cocky, colorful roosters, landscapes of the wild open plains of the high Sierra Madres, or the streets and vendors of our sixteenth century town.

 

As we admire his artwork, we are reminded of something Terry Fenton once said:

 

"They don't shout, but neither do they whisper; they don't intrude …yet they trans form their surroundings as only great art can.”

 

And, what Pablo Picasso said in a phrase that applies to Juan Zaragoza:

 

“Art cleans out the daily dust from our soul.”

 

There is nothing pretentious, nor dated, about Juan Zaragoza’s work. It reflects the timeless magnificence of nature and man’s ability to not only appreciate but to co-create with the divine. Zaragoza believes in the power of art to uplift, to inspire, to rejuvenate. He would love to see a world where great art is at the core of everyone’s life and share his own values: Joy, Beauty and Peace.

 

L. Smith Shermer