Graciela Gandara Fine Art

> Graciela Gandara is a self taught contemporary artist who has enjoyed drawing and painting since her early childhood. Graciela was born in Mexico City and came to the United States at the age of ten. She is the oldest of six children and early on found art to be a refuge, a way to find herself in a new world.
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> Graciela graduated from California State University Northridge with a teaching degree and went on to teach migrant and bilingual children in Oxnard, California where she was honored as "Teacher of the Year". Ms. Gandara was also a school administrator and adjunct professor for Azusa Pacific University. Throughout her professional career Graciela has incorporated art as a way of making information more comprehensible.
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> Graciela recently illustrated a children's book "We Live in Different Worlds", illustrated the cover for the 1997 Summit Awards, Ventura County Chapter, Jack and Jill of America, Inc. She is a member of the Buenaventura Art Association, currently showing at the Buenaventura Gallery, The Agricultural Museum of Santa Paula, Artisan Made 805 and DeSoto Day Spa both in downtown Ventura.Her work has also been displayed at the Ojai Art Center in Ojai and the Ventura Harbor Gallery. Graciela is also a member of the "Cerulean Seven" artist group which focuses on collaboration through art.
She was the featured artist in the Star Free Press and has had two articles written about her work.
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> "Art has always been a way of communicating and expressing feelings, even when language was foreign. Art has kept me grounded, helped me understand and gain insight, kept me focused and has always been a good friend."
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> Graciela Gandara
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