about Guadulesa

I have become known for abstract or loosely figurative works of art, which reflect spontaneity, strong rhythm, texture and color blends. I often engage the resonant vibrations of music during the creation of my visual pieces. 

I am a Boston-native, but began my art career in Los Angeles, California, under the mentorship of Kanemitsu at Otis Art Institute. I exhibited my work locally and painted sets for the theatre, television and film industry. Exhibitions at Ligoa Duncan Gallery in New York City led to my work being sent to Paris in 1981, where I won Le Prix de Peinture du Centenaire de Raymond Duncan at L'Academie des Duncan. The academy was established by Raymond and his sister, the famous dancer Isadora. My work is included in the Massachusetts collections of the Black Indian Inn, the Harriet Tubman Gallery and Cambridge Lawyers Guild. Works may be found in private collections throughout the United States, including Puerto Rico and St. Croix, as well as in Israel, Mexico and Spain.

From 1985 through 2003, I was an active member of the arts community in Boston, where I headed arts programming at United South End Settlements. In 1991, I received a Drylongso Award from Community Change, Inc., and in 1992, I was the recipient of an Individual Project Grant, combining elements of Art and Science, by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. I have studied the healing practices of the Tsalagi (Cherokee), my ancestors who utilized five tones that resonate with particular organ systems in the body. They used medicine chants and instruments with plants and crystals to help the body achieve optimum vibrational balance, so that healing could take place. I meditated with those tones to produce a body of 30 works. My experiments with sound led to my joining like-minded musicians, dancers and poets who worked together in interdisciplinary improvisation. In 1997, I was appointed to the Boston Cultural Council by Mayor Thomas M. Menino and served in that capacity for six years. 

While continuing to exhibit my work widely, I returned to Los Angeles in 2003, where I am a member of the Arroyo Arts Collective. In 2008, I designed a Community Arts and Advocacy Program at Glendale Adventist Medical Center and continue to work with youth and adults to express their feelings and opinions through art. In 2015, I published my first book, Matrix 5: Tones of Resonance, available now on Amazon.com.