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De La Vega Art Gallery
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Meet the artists, educators, and visionaries shaping us
Mariana De La Vega
Catherine (Cat) Silvas
Mariana De La Vega
Founder
Mariana is an artist and cultural leader rooted in the living spirit of the Sonoran Desert. As founder and director of De La Vega Art Gallery, she has cultivated an intimate space where art becomes a place of connection, reflection, and belonging for artists and community alike.
Karyn Holyk
Catherine (Cat) Silvas
Mariana De La Vega
Consultant
Karyn, the gallery's Resident Curator, is a professional watercolor artist. She focuses on making and working with ethically-sourced gemstone and crystal pigments as her primary medium and creative guide. Each piece of her artwork and every class she holds is infused with true emotional benefit, elevating us and our journey of personal healing and growth.
Lisa Suarez
Catherine (Cat) Silvas
Catherine (Cat) Silvas
Consultant
Lisa, the gallery's Artist in Residence Coordinator, is a lifetime photographer, capturing places, times, and feelings that makes up the fabric of her life. Along with assisting De La Vega Art Gallery, Lisa is involved with the Southern Arizona Arts Guild as the Exhibitions Coordinator.
Catherine (Cat) Silvas
Catherine (Cat) Silvas
Catherine (Cat) Silvas
Creative Storytelling & Community Engagement Director
Cat is the founder of Creative Storyteller Studio Café, where Voices on Canvas was born. An educator, leader, artist, and creative storyteller, she is inspired by her Creator to use art to heal, connect, and inspire. She believes every voice matters, every story has purpose, and every creative journey leaves a lasting legacy.
Melisa (Meli)
Louisa Collins
Melisa (Meli)
Gwyn Robbins
Louisa Collins
Melisa (Meli)
A recent alumnus of the University of Arizona with a bachelor’s degree in Art History, Gwyn has been working towards a career in art registration and curation. Their focus of study was the Art of the American southwest and Mexico
Mary Anderson
Louisa Collins
Louisa Collins
Community Garden Master Naturalist
Mary E. Anderson is a retired secondary science teacher with an M.S. in Environmental Studies and certification as a Master Naturalist. She grew up in New York City, where her parents instilled a love of nature and the arts. It was during COVID that Mary began exploring tapestry mosaics to express her passion for nature.
Louisa Collins
Louisa Collins
Louisa Collins
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