ARTIST'S STATEMENT

I have been a fortunate person living in an atmosphere of love and beauty. Everything I see and feel around me is a prospective painting. I aspire to transport the viewers to wonder and know more of the ambient of peace, serenity and beauty of the people, landscapes and traditions of Puerto Rico.

I am convinced that besides decorating the home and office, my paintingsare "Healthy for the Soul". They enrich peoples lives because I capture and describe common situations of daily life, that makes you feel well, relaxed and happy.

I prefer scenes pleasing to the eye, treat ordinary scenes with courtesy and grace. I endow my subjects with dignity of personage, with a touch of elegance, grace and poetic qualities: a child or adult, rich or poor, perishing flowers, extinguished light, old house, building, boats or pets. I respect everything around me and look for its positive aspect. My themes are estethically pleasing and fresh; emotionally joyful and clear; technically convincing and realistic.

Hanged on the walls, the framed paintings, resemble an opened window to the tropical colors that reflect the enchantments of Puerto Rico. Besides my satisfaction, I create museum quality paintings, so they deserve the wise inversion of art collectors and for the enjoyment of future generations.


AAPR, AAC, GAH, PWFAA
P. O. Box 462
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico 00605-0462
                                           E-mail: estelarg@choicecable.net
 www.estelarobles.com
http://homestead.com/artgalleryestelarobles/index.html

Summary of
qualifications

ESTELA
Full time painter since 1986. Recipient of National and International awards; featured in the International Artist Magazine, Australia, under "Master Painters of the World", (June/ July, 2003); International Art Contest, Australia Online, 2002, 2003, 2004; Spanish as Second Language Proficiency Examination of The University of the State of New York, (June 2003-2004); Exhibicion Women in the Arts 2003", Latinamerican Art Museum, Miami, Florida; Dictionary of International Biographies, Cambridge, England (Edition 23,1992); The World Who's Who of Women, Edition XI; Nominated International Women of the Year 1991-1992 by the Editorial Board, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England. She works watercolors, oils, acrylics, pastels, mixed media, xylographs, monotypes and digital art. Her paintings have illustrated covers of Telephone Directories, Tourist Guide in PR. (1992-93), novels, history and poetical books, greeting cards and have been featured in numerous magazines and press articles. Frequently invited as art juror, to speak on radio and exhibit on television shows. Estela is member and founder of multiple art associations, like: Association of Watercolorists of PR(AAPR)., Caribeean Artists Association(AAC), Hispanoamerican Watercolorists Group(GAH), Puertorican Women Fine Arts Association(PWFFA), American Society of Portrait Artists(ASOPA). Graduated from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; former University Professor, Drawing and Painting Instructor. Some of her most popular paintings are available as limited-edition prints and are found in private and corporate collections in PR., Venezuela, Argentina, Mexico, Spain and the United States. Maintains her Art Gallery in internet. http://www.estelarobles.com

Selected
National and
International
Juried Exhibitions
  • National Museum of Watercolor, Mexico, D.F, :World Day of Watercolor, 2004, selected by Grupo Acuarelistas Hispanoamericanos to represent Puerto Rico.
  • Library Raul Leoni, Caracas, Venezuela:World Day of Watercolor, 2004, selected by Grupo Acuarelistas Hispanoamericanos to represent Puerto Rico.
  • International Artist Magazine, Australia (June/July, 2003)"Master Painters of the World Showcase"
  • INTERNATIONAL ART COMPETITION, Online, artdept.australia: Digital Category, 2002 and Realism Category, 2003, 2004
  • Latin American Art Museum, Miami, Florida: "Women in the Arts 2003".
  • INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION,Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Ligonier Valley, PA: "22nd Annual Pennsylvania Watercolor Society" Juried by: Roberta Carter Clark (2001)
  • "INTERNATIONAL ART COMPETITION", Agora Gallery, Soho NYC, USA : ARTspeak, NY, "Mysticism at Agora Gallery" by art critic Randi Hoffman, March,1994 .
    Awards: publicized gallery exhibition and included in Art-Mine slide registry. (1993)
  • Blue Cross, San Juan, PR.: "Abrazo de Cuatro Grandes de la Acuarela Nacional", (1994)
  • Citibank Center, Cupey, PR.: "10 th Anniversary Watercolor Association of PR. " (AAPR) Juried Competition, Second Place Award. (1993)
  • Las Americas Museum, Cuartel de Ballaja, San Juan, PR.: "Un Encuentro Musical" a Beneficio de la Sociedad Americana del Cancer" (1993)
  • Puerto Rico Telephone Company, ITT Intermedia, Inc. and Corporacion de Comunicaciones de PR.: "Celebrating the 5 th Centenary of Discovery of America:" 25 watercolors commissioned for the covers of their corresponding Residential-Business Telephone Directories and Tourist Guide, (1992)
  • College of Engineers of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR.: (CIAPR) Paintings of its "Members and Family".Teatro Salvador V. Caro (1992)
  • "INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE OF TRADITIONAL MARINE ART " (NAMAS'91), Gloucester Fine Arts Massachusetts, USA : Juried by: Hon. Tom McMillan, Canadian Consul, Boston and Fred Walky, Director DiCordova Museum, Lincoln Mass. Two of her watercolors selected by jury forVideo. (1991)
  • Puerto Rican Art League, San Juan, PR. : "Annual Exhibition of Watercolor Association of PR. "(AAPR) selected by Juried by : Maggie McClellan and Jaime Suarez ( 1991)
  • Graphic Arts Museum, San Juan, PR. : "Annual Exhibition of the Watercolor Association of PR."; selected by Juried by: Andres Bueso Martinez and Guillermo Sureda. (1990)
  • Lake Worth Art League, Florida, USA :"48 th Anniversary NATIONAL Juried Art Competition", Langnickel Award. Juried by: James C. Houser, Jr. (1989)
  • "INTERNATIONAL ART COMPETITION", Marcusie Pfeifer Gallery and Michael Ingbar Gallery, Soho, NYC, USA : Certificate of Excellence for Outstanding Achievement in Watercolor" (four watercolors and one collage). Juried by: Lisa Messinger, Metropolitan Art Museum, NY.; Janet Satz, Whitney Museum, Stamford, Ct.; Cusie Pfeifer, Marcusie Pfeifer Gallery, NY.; Carl Little, art critic, Art in America. (1988)
  • Marina Civic Center, Panama City, Florida, USA :"13 th Annual NATIONAL Transparent Watercolor Show", Juried by: Marsha Orr, John Ross and Frank Webb. (1987)
  • Minot Art Gallery, USA :"10 th Annual North Dakota NATIONAL Exhibition", Juried by: James O'Rourke, selected eight watercolors nationally. (1987)

Collections
(Selected)
Paintings are in private, and corporate collections including:

  • University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez- Aguadilla Campus
  • Interamerican University , Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
  • Colegio San Carlos, Aguadilla, PR.
  • Corporacion de Comunicaciones, San Juan, PR.
  • Hewlett Packard Caribe Limited, PR
  • Art Museum of Aguadilla, PR.
  • Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito, Aguadilla, PR
  • Scotiabank, Aguadilla, PR.
  • Dra. Lesbia Mendez Irizarry, Miramar, Florida, USA
  • Clinica San Francisco, Guadalajara, Mexico
  • Dr. Ramon Melendez, Guadalajara, Mexico
  • Prof. Ana Rincon, Barquisimeto, Venezuela
  • Prof. Luisa P. de Monti, La Pampa, Argentina
  • Sr. Jose Carlos Tavio Pena, Tenerife, Spain

    • Professional
    Experience
    (Selected)
  • Full- time painter: in portrait and other commission paintings, since 1986.
  • First Vice President: Watercolor Association of Puerto Rico (AAPR), 2005
  • Publicity Chairman: Watercolor Association of Puerto Rico (AAPR),     1998,1999, 2004.
  • Founder, President and Juror:Puertorican Women Fine Arts Association, 2004;     National Day of Puertorrican Painter Artist,1999;    (ENDAPP-1999-2000);     Caribbean Artists Association, 1996; 1st. Contest Rafael Arroyo Gely",1983.
  • Lecturer:University of Puerto Rico, Medical Center, Women Health
         Center, Rio Piedras, "Women Role in Painting ", Annual AAPR
         Exhibition " Woman Reflections", 1996 ; Interamerican Univ.
        and Ramey School, Aguadilla, PR..
  • Cover Artist: Best Seller "Maldita Sea la Justicia" by Jorge Chaar Cacho
         Memorias de Mi Pueblo" by Haydee E. Reichard de Cancio; "La
        Libertad de El Garzon" by Vicente Yambot; "Los soles de la palabra" by
        Salvador Lopez Gonzalez, "Poemas" by Maria Acevedo.
  • Workshop Instructor: Colegio San Carlos (1984-1986); Art Center
         Boriken (1994);    University of P. R. (CORA-1982-83) ; Aguadilla Art
        Museum (1978-1980) (El Vocero-San Juan-   October 17, 1980, p. 31)
        and in her Studio Villa Estela, all in Aguadilla.
  • Professor at the University of Puerto Rico, (1982) Catholic University of
        Ponce, (1964-1971)    InterAmerican University of PR, (1965) and Colegio
        San Carlos, all in Aguadilla, PR.
       (Humanities, Social Sciences and Art Departments)
  • Executive Secretary: Directors Board, Art Museum of Aguadilla ;(1978-1980)

    • Education
  • Graduated from University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, 1963
  • Fine-Arts-Center-Francisco-Oller,Aguadilla,
        Drawing/Painting/Graphic/ - Course-Workshops,1977-80
  • HTML Course by Jesus Geliga, 1999
  • Photoshop Seminars by Noel del Pilar, 1999
  • Visiting museums:Europe, Venezuela, Mexico and the U S A.


    • Professional
    Memberships
    and Honors
    (Selected)
  • Association Watercolorists of PR.-Signature member, 1990-2004
  • Caribbean Artists Association, Co-Founder and Signature Member,   1996-2004
  • HispanoAmerican Watercolorists, 2003-2004
  • Puertorican Women Fine Arts Association, 2004-2005
  • American Society of Portrait Artists, 1995- 2004
  • The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.   1995- 2004
  • The World Who's Who of Women,     Cambridge, England 1992
  • Nominated as International Woman of the year 1991-1992, by
        Board of Directors, International Biographical Centre, Edition XI, Cambridge, England.
  • Honored by the Senate of PR - with a Solo Exhibition, 1995 , 1998.
  • Homaged by: Exchange Club, (1992), Women Cívic Club (1988);Unión
        Mujeres Americanas, Mayagüez Chapter(1992) and Aguadilla Chapter
        (1993); Colegio San Carlos, Oratory and "Conference Room Estela Robles", 2001;     International Lions Club of Rincon, PR ,2005    .

    • Bibliography
    (Selected)
  • International Artist Magazine, Australia, -June/July 2003-
        "Master Painters of the World", Estela Robles Galiano-Puerto Rico
         by Jeane Duffey, Editor-International.
  • El Diario-Metro--/22 al 28 June/2003-"Estela Robles, Pintora de
        Aguadilla    "    , "Detalles", by Antonio Molina.
  • Visión, PR, In Up, April, 1999- Arte y tecnología se entrelazan en las
        obras de Robles Galiano     , by Miosotis Gonzalez Figueroa.
  • Revista Imagen, June/1999 -Preciados Momentos...by Mabel N. Mendez.
  • La Estrella de Puerto Rico, Jan/1997-Vida Moderna -Mujeres Destacadas de 1996, by
        Nydia Laracuente.
  • Vision de PR, In-Up, Oct,/1995-ESTELA ROBLES GALIANO :
        Excepcional Pintora Aguadillana    ,by Wanda Matias.
  • El Nuevo Dia, PR.- July/ 1995- "Por Dentro", Salve en los Mares, by Mario Alegre.
  • Artspeak, NY. USA March/1994-Mysticism at Agora Gallery,by Randi Hoffman.
  • El Nuevo Dia, PR Por Dentro, Sept./1994-Arte/Galerias-Abrazo de cuatro grandes de la     acuarela, by Mario Alegre.
  • International Dictionary of Biographies (Edition 23, 1992)-Biography of Estela Robles-    Galiano
  • Who's Who of Women (Edition XI) International Biographical Centre, England-
  • Diario, La Pampa, Argentina, Oct./1993-Estio con Flamboyan de Estela Robles, Artista,     by Luisa P. de Monti.
  • The San Juan Star, PR., Aug./1993-Events, Estela Robles'30th exhibition
  • Telefonica de PR-Nuestra Portada-1992-93 Guias Telefonicas, Ocho regiones.
  • ITT de PR, Cover Quick Tourist Guide de PR.
  • Autoridad de Comunicaciones de PR, Cover and each town included
  • La Estrella de PR, Vida Moderna, Dec./ 1992 Reconocidas por la Union de Mujeres
        Americanas,    by Nydia Laracuente.
  • Video"Down to the Sea"1991-International Showcase of Traditional Marine Art,
        Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA,     by the North American Marine Arts Society.
  • Visión, PR. In-Up, May/1989-ESTELA ROBLES y su mundo de obras pictoricas
        by Reinaldo Silvestri.
  • La Estrella de PR, Noticias, Nov./1987-Impresionante exposicion de arte-by Nelida     Gonzalez.
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    Personal Data
    Born in Mayagüez, PR., raised and married in Aguadilla with Eng. Jose A. Hernandez Calero. Mother of three professional sons (an engineer, architect, doctor). Fluent in computers: HTML, FTP, Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, Paint Shop,Sierra -Print Artist, Microsoft Publisher, Internet Explorer, Netscape and various other 2-D drawing design and animation page layout software packages. Loves reading, photography, traveling and computers. Fluent in English and Spanish, some Italian.

    References
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