Semblanza
“Los cuadros de Joy Laville no son simbólicos, ni alegóricos, ni realistas. Son como una ventana a un mundo misteriosamente familiar; son enigmas que no es necesario resolver, pero que es interesante percibir. El mundo que representan no es angustiado, ni angustioso, sino alegre, sensual, ligeramente melancólico, un poco cómico. Es el mundo interior de un artista que está en buenas relaciones con la naturaleza”. (Mujer pintando en cuarto azul, por Jorge Ibargüengoitia).
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England 1923 - Mexico 2018
From 1946 to 1956 she lived in Canada and in 1956 moved to Mexico for painting lessons at the Allende Institute in Guanajuato
Married to the writer Jorge Ibargüengoitia, she made the illustrations for the covers of his books
Her works were exhibited in Mexico, USA, France, England and Spain
Received the Medal of Fine Arts in Mexico (2012)
National Prize for Sciences and Arts in Mexico (2012) Fine Arts category
Her works are part of important collections in Mexico and abroad
Her work is auctioned at international houses, such as Christie's
