Joy Laville, painter

Joy Laville  was born in England and arrived in Mexico in 1956, settling in San Miguel de Allende, where she met the writer Jorge Ibargüengoitia. The couple decided to live in Europe, spending time in London, Greece and Spain before settling in Paris in 1980. She continued to live in Paris until 1985 until she moved to Cuernavaca.

Joy Laville has shown her artwork at Dian Galleries in London, the Modern Art Museum in Mexico City, Madison Gallery in Toronto, Canada, Brewster Gallery in New York City and Ramis Barquet Gallery in New York City.

“The color in the painter's work helps - as Matisse wanted - to express the light; but not the physical phenomenon, but the only light that matters in art: light in the artist's mind. Her colors translate the essence of things, the landscapes and the beings she loves, while at the same time attesting to her emotions.”

By Alberto Blanco