Julia López (painter)

Julia López is a Mexican painter whose works depict her childhood home in the Costa Chica region of Guerrero state.

She was born in a small farming village but left early for Acapulco and Mexico City to find a better life.

Their influenced encouraged her to draw and paint, with Carlos Orozco Romero discouraging her from formal instruction as to not destroy her style.

[2] However, she wanted more in life and began her journey by going to Ometepec to work in a hotel called Casa Verde when she was only thirteen years old.

Her professionalism in her work allowed her to model for most of the well-known artists of the mid-20th century such as José Chávez Morado, Vlady and even Diego Rivera at La Esmeralda and at the Academy of San Carlos.

[1][2] She initially remained very poor, along with her artist friends, which included Alberto Gironella, Héctor Javier, Lauro López, Vlady and José Luis Cuevas, sharing accommodations, food and work.

She is of the age of the Generación de la Ruptura but her work is considered part of the Mexican muralism movement.

[3] Most of her work relates to her experiences growing up, with dark-skinned figures, almost always female, in flowery clothes in tropical settings.