Mexican artist Carmen Parra was born in 1944, in Mexico City. Architect, Manuel Parra was her father. She studied anthropology at UNAM and used that theme in her painting. She has also studied in Rome ( painting) , graphic arts in London and music in Rio de Janeiro. Parra is a painter but also works with amate paper (indigenous bark paper) and serigraphy. The themes and subjects of her art include angels, butterflies, eagles and other iconographic symbols. She has exhibited her work all over the world.
Carmen Parra co-founded the civic organization Monarca whose goal is to preserve the monarch butterfly. She has created artwork in many varied media (in addition to paintings, collaborative notebooks, sculptures, book illustrations, installations) to help support the effort.
a life dedicated to the Monarch...
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