Mónica Mayer (Mexico DF, 1954)
read visual arts at the ENAP and obtained
a Master’s degree in Art Sociology from
Goddard College (USA). Since the start of
her career, she has been an artist in disagreement with the definitions of art. She
has taken an integral approach in which,
in addition to performances, drawings and
interventions, she considers her artistic
production includes writing, teaching and
playing an active role the community.
She is considered the pioneer of performance in Mexico and internationally she is
acknowledged as the precursor of feminist
art in Latin America. In 1983, she founded
the feminist art group entitled ’Polvo de
Gallina Negra’ with Maris Bustamante,
and since 1989 she has been working with
Victor Lerma on the ’Pinto mi Raya’ project.
She is a member of the Sistema Nacional
de Creadores (National Creators System)
