ARTIST Gabriela Nuñez

Born and raised in Lima, Peru. Gabriela Nunez moved to the East Bay in her late teens. Since she was young has love for art. As she developed her artistic ability, she primarily focused on the women and children of the Andes.
Gabriela’s inspiration comes from the innocence of the Indian people of the Andes, the ready expression of emotions on their faces, the size and strength of their hands and feet, the hard, diligent work they do for very little, especially the women who tend fields, raise the children and hand make their own and their family’s clothing.

She is impressed by the close-knit, supporting culture that exists amongst the women.
Gabriela would like people to see the beauty and pride she has for the women of the Peruvian Andes and to feel the love she has for her heritage and culture.

Gabriela obtained most of her art training at Contra Costa College and Laney College.
She has been greatly influenced by Diego Rivera and Vincent Van Goth, who both used brilliant colors and gave movement in her brush strokes.
She likes Diego Rivera because he also painted indigenous of his country, Mexico.

Gabriela uses different mediums to express herself. She paints with oils, acrylics
and watercolors. Her favorite medium is colored pencils. She has also learned the art of print making and has made several etchings and block prints.
Her work is collected because of the uniqueness of her style.
She shows her work in the Bay Area, San Francisco and San Juan Bautista, California.