This visual storytelling of the City of Oak Trees though her oil paintings present a social and historical understanding of the City of Uvalde from an outsider perspective.
Press Release:
Artist of the Month Maria Sicily Guido, is an American born artist whose love for oil painting started at age nine. The paintings included in the “Love for Uvalde” Exhibit Collection at the at El Progreso Memorial Library began in the Summer of 2021. This visual storytelling of the City of Oak Trees through her oil paintings present a social and historical understanding of the City of Uvalde from an outsider perspective.
During her continued stay in the City of Uvalde and County she will continue adding to this collection.
A singer-songwriter, poet and model, she spent more than five years restoring murals for the City of San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department as well as working with neighborhood communities to deter graffiti presence. Other art work has included commissioned portraits including a non-exhibited collection in partnership with her ex-husband titled,” American Rockstars, Popstars and Movie Stars”!
Her nine year old daughter too has begun her artistic career. Included in the “Love for Uvalde” exhibit are inspirations of some of her young Texas memories.
WHAT: ART EXHIBIT AT EL PROGRESO MEMORIAL LIBRARY IN UVALDE, TEXAS. COLLECTION OF PAINTINGS INSPIRED ON WALKS THROUGHOUT THE
SMALL SOUTHWEST TEXAS TOWN OF UVALDE, TEXAS, BY EL PROGRESO MEMORIAL LIBRARY ARTIST OF THE MONTH MARIA SICILY
GUIDO. THE COLLECTION OF OIL PAINTINGS IS TITLED “LOVE FOR UVALDE” (“LOVE FOR THE CITY OF OAK TREES”).
WHERE: EL PROGRESO MEMORIAL LIBRARY. 301 WEST MAIN STREET, UVALDE, TEXAS 78801.
WHEN: THROUGHOUT MARCH 2023. MARCH 1, 2023 THRU MARCH 31, 2023.
Maria Sicily Guido
Mariasicilycalabria@gmail.com
Facebook: fb.me/MariaSicilyGuidoFanPage
Twitter: Maria“Sicily”Guido@SicilyGuido
Instagram: MariaSicilyGuido
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