Hilda Palafox

Hilda Palafox paints elegant, commanding women with outsized bodies in compositions that envision a matriarchal society. Trained in graphic design, Palafox is best known for large-scale canvases in which these women are accompanied by symbols like snakes, vessels, columns, and celestial orbs. She also produces works on paper, ceramics, textiles, and murals. Palafox is a graduate of La Escuela de Diseño del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, and the legacies of local art icons like Frida Kahlo, José Guadalupe Posada, and Nahui Olin have informed her contemporary interpretations of Mexican mythology and folklore. Her art has appeared in cities like Denver, Montreal, and Madrid, at times signed with her pseudonym, Poni.

Limited Edition Print from Hashimoto Contemporary

Limited Edition print from Thinkspace Gallery