The Gallery
Galeria Tonantzin, a gallery of women's contemporary art, directed by artists, Jennifer Colby, PhD and Janet Martinez, is named for the Mexican corn goddess Tonantzin whose characteristics were transferred to the Virgin of Guadalupe. It is run through the volunteer efforts of all affiliate artists without which this gallery wouldn't have been available for women artists since its inception in 1992.
The 800 sq. ft. adobe is a great venue for women's art. San Juan Bautista is a unique historical town, situated inland from the Monterey Bay on the San Andreas Fault. It is a spiritual center for Native Americans, a California Mission town, a center for antiques and art sold in historical buildings that line Third Street and the home of El Teatro Campesino. Our Gallery is located right next to Jardines Mexican Restaurant with an excellent view of their garden from our Garden Gallery. Exhibits change monthly and include two internationally juried exhibits each year cosponsored by the Monterey Women's Caucus for Art, one of which is the annual Images of the Virgin Exhibit which runs from November through the middle of January the following year.
The 800 sq. ft. adobe is a great venue for women's art. San Juan Bautista is a unique historical town, situated inland from the Monterey Bay on the San Andreas Fault. It is a spiritual center for Native Americans, a California Mission town, a center for antiques and art sold in historical buildings that line Third Street and the home of El Teatro Campesino. Our Gallery is located right next to Jardines Mexican Restaurant with an excellent view of their garden from our Garden Gallery. Exhibits change monthly and include two internationally juried exhibits each year cosponsored by the Monterey Women's Caucus for Art, one of which is the annual Images of the Virgin Exhibit which runs from November through the middle of January the following year.
Director: Jennifer Colby, PhDJennifer holds Masters Degrees in Art from Fresno State and Theology, Religion and the Arts from the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley. In May 2001, Jennifer received her Ph.D. in Humanities at the California Institute for Integral Studies in San Francisco.
As both an educator and an artist, Jennifer has found her Gallery and Studio as a wonderful platform to display and educate the public in cultural diversity. One of her focuses at the gallery is to show local and regional Latina artists. | Director: Janet MartinezJanet has been a graphic designer for over 20 years and was a Creative Services Manager at a silicon valley networking company in the marketing communication department for 7 years. She and her husband, Ed have had their own marketing company since 1979 serving the small business community. This enterprise has branched off gradually from 1990 into a publishing company, archiving oral history from everyday people. For more detailed information, check www.mmpublishing.com
MMPublishing joined with Galeria Tonantzin in 2004 to add more marketing functions, event planning and business structure to the already popular Galeria that features women artists. |
