After a few curators, artists, museum directors and art lover in general asked me over and over if the exhibition would be shown un Puerto Rico, Eduardo Cabrer a good friend and artists convinced me of the importance of this specific show to be exhibited in Puerto Rico. I was a bit skeptical at first because the amount of labor and hours I have put into this exhibit was so much that I was burnt out emotionally.
When it started out I was really inviting around 20 artists but the idea grew and the expectations grew exponentially. It turned out to become this monster unprecedented show of 200 artists.
I said yes so we were on our way to Puerto Rico to set up at la Liga de Arte de San Juan which is a very important institution and a venue where not many people get to show or work during their lifetimes. I said yes because Eduardo is a very hard worker and offered his help setting up the show which is not an easy task and the main reason I was avoiding showing this elsewhere.
After talking to La Liga director Marilu Carrasquillo whom by the way is one of the nicest human beings alive, I was comfortable to do this along with their back up. A lot of the artists in the show offered and helped with the set up which was an amazing way to get to know them beyond a piece of art. The level of happiness they had and how excited was really healing for me and I re-understood the necessity of this show being at La Liga.
Opening was set for June 5th, 2025 at 7:00pm. Calling it the biggest success ever as an exhibition coordinator is an understatement, it was the most attended event in the history of la Liga de Arte since it opened back in 1968. Hundreds of hundreds of art lovers and collectors lined up to come in to see the show, week after week for the whole month it was up. At the end of the run, the administration of La Liga de Arte told me it has been the most viewed exhibition ever.
The limited edition print was designed by Jesus Chu Diaz and La Serigrafica was in charge of the silkscreen printing. Editions were printed for both Chicago and the Puerto Rico shows. We also printed a 32 page catalogue designed by Jesus Chu Diaz, the catalogue also includes 5 curatorial essays by Brenda Torres, Mariel Quinones, Alexis Figueroa, Raquel Torres Arzola and writer Anjanette Delgado.
We had great press coverage with newspaper articles in La Voz del Pueblo in Chicago, El Nuevo Dia, El Vocero and Latin American Art Magazine with a TV segment in Teleonce News (June 5th) talking about the show and its importance.
I'm very proud to have done this exhibition and know all were happy with the final show we put out there for the enjoyment of the people and that's another big step for the female artists which have been overseen for so many decades.
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