Welcome!
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. a dobe 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.
For
more information, email jcolbydirector@galeriatonantzin.com
or janet@galeriatonantzin.com
For
a map to our location, click
here
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Exhibits
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.
Prospectus
Forms for juried shows and/or Show Submission Forms
for our "Open" shows are available by downloading
from our download pages. You can find this page whenever
you see:
Download
Forms and Applications Here
Past
conferences have featured Yolanda Lopez, Rosa M. Amalia
Mesa Bains, China Galland, Elinor Gadon, Lucia Birnbaum,
Patricia Rodriquez and Maria Herrerra Sobek. |
Director
Jennifer Colby
Jennifer
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.
View
Jennifer's exhibit "Geographies
of My Heart." |
Director
Janet Magno
Martinez
Janet
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 their url 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. |
