About the Artist:

Pattern and texture mixed with personal symbolism infuse the expressive paintings of California artist Marie Najera. In this exhibition, Najera focuses again on figures creatively costumed and fancifully playing – almost as though the paintings are her daydreams or visual diaries.
The symbols change frequently and through free association give the viewer the task of piecing together stories almost voyeuristically. Life, with its unexpected hits and misses, is writ large upon her canvases. Largely self-taught, Najera was born and bred in Southern California. She exhibits frequently in and around San Diego and Santa Fe.

Selected Exhibitions

2005 David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN
2003 Tres Gallery, San Diego, CA
2002 David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN
2001 Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
Porter Troupe Gallery, San Diego, CA
The New School San Diego, CA
2000 Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
1999 Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
The Flux Gallery, San Diego, CA
1998 Gallery 542, San Diego, CA
1997 Athenaeum, La Jolla, CA
Galleria Dos Damas, San Diego, CA
1996 Susan Street Fine Art Gallery, Solana Beach, CA
Galleria Dos Damas, San Diego, CA
1995 Athenaeum, La Jolla, CA
Galleria Dos Damas, San Diego, CA

Selected Publications
Arte Contemporary Magazine
Collector's Guide
Focus/Santa Fe
Raw Vision
The Santa Fean Magazine
Santa Fe Reporter
The Union Tribune

Public Collections
Brown Foreman Corporation, Louisville, KY
Pfizer, Memphis, TN
Moho Mine, La Jolla, CA
Hilton Gaslamp, San Diego, CA
Cancer Research Center, Del Mar, CA
San Diego Aids Foundation, CA
Opera Memphis, Memphis, TN