Marta Giraldo

Marta Lillian Giraldo was born in Medellin, Colombia. She is a daughter of a Pianist and a clothes designer/artist. She constantly grew up in an art atmosphere. As she grew up her father had her start piano lessons, she wasn't interested in playing piano. She wanted to became an artist like her mother. "I love music & piano", hence music always appears within her paintings. She had always been painting since she was a little girl but begun taking lesson as the age of 13. Then she started to fulfill her lifelong dream of becoming an artist. In 1979 she enrolled in the National University of Clolombia to take more lesson in Arts for a few more years.
In 1983 Giraldo came to the United States with the purpose to expand her art, but life changed her plans as she became a mother of twins in 1984. Giraldo set aside her plans for the next few years to raise her newly born twins. However she still painted when she could. Another few years later she found the opportunity to work in an Art Studio in 1993 to 2007, where she gained more of her experience today. Currently she's still developing and painting her wonderful creations.

Education:

She study art classes at the age 13

1976 study of Arts in the Academy of Superior Arts.
1979 she study in the National University of Colombia

Awards & Distinctions:

Appeared in the "El Colombiano" Newspaper 1979.

Exhibitions:

Solo Exhibitions in Colombia. Solo Exhibitions in US Broward public parks in the 80's and 90's. Later during the 90's, she competed in the Broward Art Guild.

Professional/Teaching Experience:

Member of Broward Art guild. Participated in international Exhibitions in the Americas and in the continental US.

Artistic Influences:

Pablo Picasso, David Schluss