Jacqueline Unanue
Magical Journey VII
2018
Acrylic on canvas
14" x 14"

Courtesy of Muse Gallery, Philadelphia

About the Work:

In Magical Journey series (2018), I have intentionally changed my palette from earthy colors to luminous ones. These new vibrant colors show significant contrast with the darkness of the current historical moment. Through these new paintings, I am making a magical journey in a way similar to those who made prehistoric rock art using paintings and engravings to reach what they desired. In my case, I wish to reach both individual and collective idyllic happiness and peace that is, in some way, my "political act."

About the Artist:

Jacqueline Unanue is a Chilean American artist of Spanish ancestry who has resided in Philadelphia since 2000. She studied design at University of Chile. At that time, she became interested in the rock art found in Chile. Unanue traveled extensively through Chile's Atacama Desert doing on-site rock art research in the solitary valleys, mountains and cliff areas where original ancient rock paintings and carvings exist. In Spain, she studied the pre-historic paintings of the Altamira caves in the Basque Country, the home of her paternal ancestors.

In addition to numerous individual and group exhibitions in Chile since 1983, she has also exhibited in Spain, Finland, Ecuador, Argentina, and the United States-in galleries in Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Chicago, and New York.
She was awarded grants sponsored by the Directorate of Cultural Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile (DIRAC) for her solo exhibits at Guayasamín Foundation in Ecuador (1997), and at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington DC (2000). In 2015, she received the Latin American Women in Art and Cultural Tribute recognition in New York.
Her work resides in many private and public collections in the Americas and Europe.

She lives in Philadelphia with her husband, Ricardo Guajardo who is also an artist and designer. She was a member of 3rd Street Gallery, Philadelphia for 10 years. Currently she is represented by Muse Gallery Philadelphia.

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