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MAPA - Muestra de Arte Popular en Ajijic
The Mexican folk art on exhibition represents 25 years of collecting by one local couple, Ron & Cathey Merrill. Ajijic artist, Efren Gonzalez, shares his eight room gallery , filling the walls with his paintings of Mexico and each room with figural Mexican folk art. It is hoped the collection will educate and inspire others to appreciate and collect the beautiful handmade creations of the inherently talented artisans of Mexico. All paintings are for sale but the folk art is on permanent exhibition only.
Visit us at Efren’s Gallery
Marcos Castellanos #7
Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico
Open daily from 10:00-5:00 & by appointment
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Entrance includes female figure from Sacualpa Guerrero with dog from Metepec Mexico - Metepec tree of life - Couple with dog from Cocucho, Michoacan and paintings by Efren Gonzalez of Ajijic, Jalisco
Clay tree of life by Simon Castro Hernandez and painted by others in Metepec, Mexico.
Largest of 4 tiendas by Rafael Alvarez of Mexico City
Photo Gallery
Representation of the theatre inside the Ajijic Cultural Center filled with audience of clay figures from all over Mexico and rotating performers
Clay figures by Teodora Blanco of Oaxaca and members of her family along with embroideries by Enriqueta Cenobio Calixto of Villa del Allende, Mexico
Clay virgin attributed to Dolores Porras of Oaxaca
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Library filled with bilingual books on Mexico on topics including history, travel, design, cooking, art, photography, archaeology, architecture, etc - for reading on site
The feminine room features clothing, embroidery, doll house furniture, dolls, and clay figures of females along with the paintings by Efren of women.
This space features the cultural center theatre model filled with participants, a tienda tower filled with various kinds of tiendas and a doll collection from all over Mexico.
The birds and animals of Mexico are featured in the wildlife room
The mural room features a model representation of the San Andres Church of Ajijic using a clay church by Heron Martinez Mendoza of Acatlan, Puebla & figures by the Aguilar family of Oaxaca. All paintings by Efren Gonzalez of Ajijic.