Retrato de mi sobrina Valentina con el Cabecita Negra, un hermoso pajarito, que, en mi mitología familiar, simboliza el espíritu de mi padre. En su juventud, los indígenas o la gente del interior de Argentina, era llamada despectivamente Cabecita Negra. Eso recuerdo, pero para mí tiene otro significado, de belleza, libertad, trabajo, amor por la familia, vuelo, como el pajarito.
Toledo is a native of Argentina and lived twenty two years in the USA. She holds a MFA in Painting and Sculpture from Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes Prilidiano Pueyrredón in Buenos Aires.
She has exhibited her artwork in Argentina, Brazil,Greece, México, Bulgaria and the USA. She has won 21 awards for her drawings and sculptures in her native country. In 1997 Toledo was recognized as Outstanding Woman in the Arts and was honored with the Estrella Award by the Hispanic Women’s Network of...
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