Antonia Eiriz Vázquez (1929–1995)[2] was an influential Cuban painter whose work was known for its Expressionist qualities and was exhibited throughout Latin America during her life.

In 1966 she would exhibit with Raúl Martínez at the Casa del Lago in Mexico's Autonomous National University, and the following year later at the 23rd Salon de Mai in Paris, France.

[8] Eiriz's career took a sharp turn by the end of the decade when her 1968 work Una tribuna para la paz democratica ("a platform for democratic peace") was deemed "defeatist" by the Cuban government, which effectively marked her as a dissident.

[6] Eiriz attained permission from the Cuban government to move to the United States in 1993 as a result of her declining health due to depression.

[1] Eiriz's mentorships during her period of imposed retirement gave her a new level of influence over the younger generation of Cuban artists.