About

Marisol D’Estrabeau is a Caribbean-based visual artist whose work moves between the symbolic, the ancestral, and the cosmic. Her practice brings together painting, large-scale murals, and the creation of fantastical beings that inhabit a vibrant, intuitive universe.

Three creative forces converge in her work.

The first is play: a conscious return to shape, color, and gesture as a way of reconnecting with the inner child. Her works invite curiosity and joy, offering moments of wonder that are both lighthearted and profound.

The second force is imagination rooted in ancestry. Marisol constructs her own symbolic language, informed by feminine intuition, Caribbean sensibility, and ancestral memory. Each piece becomes a visual synthesis of intimacy, mythology, and place.

The third force is joy as a transformative act. Through multidimensional characters—power animals, mythological beings, and tropical felines—her work inhabits public and private spaces as a reminder of vitality, connection, and inner light.

Marisol’s art functions as a visual portal: a meeting point between the personal and the collective, the playful and the sacred, the earthly and the cosmic.

Selected Exhibitions

2025 · Parallel29 / Carver Community Art Center, San Antonio. TX. USA.

2023 · Estado de inmersión / Palazzo BN, Lecce, Italia.

· Bada Feria de Artista / Campo Marte, Cdmx.

2022/23 · VI Bienal de Arte Veracruz / Galería de Arte Contemporáneo Xalapa, Veracruz. México

2021 · REINO SALVAJE / Artiiis Galery. Cancún, México.

2020 · Art Walk Local Artists / Luxury Avenue, Cancun, México.

2019 · Bienal Biodiversidad / Museo Maya de Cancún / Museo de la Ciudad, Mérida, Yuc.

· 40x40/ Galería Palenque 30 / Dípticos for Barcca Gallery / Cancún, México.

2018 · IPAF2018 / Museo de las Siete Regiones / Acapulco, México

2016 · Bienal de artes visuales de Quintana Roo, Museum of Chetumal, México.

2015 · ESPEJO ANÍMICO / Gran Galería del Centro Cultural Acapulco / Acapulco, México

2014 · FECUCA Festival de Cultura del Caribe, Museo Maya de Chetumal, México.

· AEQUITAS Exposición colectiva, Embassy of Mexico / Belize City.

2013 · SOY MUJER Y MIS DERECHOS VAN A DONDE YO VOY, Noox Galería / México, D.F.

· SUBASTA México Vivo, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo MACAY / Mérida, México.

2012 · SUBASTA Mexico Vivo, Museo de Arte Moderno / México, D.F.

· MUJER-ES ALAS Y SIRENAS In Fashion Hotel Boutique / Playa del Carmen, México.

2011 · GOTAS DE TRANSFORMACIÓN Galería del Instituto de Cultura de Cancún y Casa de Cultura / Cancún, México. Centro Cultural DEMINA / Acapulco, México.

2010 · RETROSPECTIVA Museo de Cozumel / Isla de Cozumel, México.

· II Bienal Nacional de Pintura GP 2010, Museo de Arte Moderno / Gómez Palacio, México.

· TRES Galería Amarte / Riviera Maya, México.

2009 · Museum of the Americas / Miami, USA.

· CANCUN ARTISTS Consulado de México / Frankfurt, Alemania.

· ANFITRIÓN DE LA PLÁSTICA NACIONAL, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo MACAY / Mérida, México.

2008 · CANCUN ARTISTS Museo Casa Benito Juárez / La Havana, Cuba.

· UNIVERSOS PARALELOS Galería Enrique Trava / Mérida, México.

· SOPORTE PAPEL Galería Romelia Flor Arte AC / Monterrey, México.

· 400 CANS, 400 ARTISTS, Maison de Métallos / Paris, France.

2007 · EL NO TIEMPO Luxury Avenue / Cancún, México.

· SUEÑO DE MEJORES VIDAS Centro Cultural La Farinera del Clot / Barcelona, España.

2006 · SOLO ART SHOW Gallery Gora / Montreal, Canadá.

· EL JUEGO FELIZ Casa de la Cultura / Cd. del Carmen, México.

Education and professional development

Academic Degree

  • Bachelor of Graphic Design, Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Diseño, Arte A.C., Monterrey, Mexico (2001-2005)

    Workshops

  • Procreate Masterclass por Freya Kotchakorn (2024)

  • Expanded Graphic Workshop with Carla Rippey, Artiiis Academy & Gallery, Cancún, Mexico (2020)

  • Graphic Workshop and 1st Colloquium, Divertimento Visual Arts Workshop, Cancún, Mexico (2016)

  • Color Engraving Workshop with Edgar Bacalao, Bacalar, Mexico (2014)

  • Graphic Interventions Workshop with Rafael Charco, Playa del Carmen, Mexico (2012)

  • Visual Arts Update Diploma, CONACULTA, Cancún Culture House, Mexico (2011)

  • Contemporary Art Diploma: "Why Did Art Change?", Monterrey Contemporary Art Museum MARCO Monterrey, Mexico (2005)

  • Oil Painting Workshop, CONARTE Arts Center, Monterrey, Mexico (2004)

    Awards and Recognitions

    2025

  • International Art Call Awardee, Mural Commission by Bayview Foundation, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

    2023-2024

  • Recipient of Quintana Roo Artistic Creation and Development Stimulus Program in the "Artists with Trajectory" category. Project: "Empty Walls, Murals that Speak" - Mural Creation at José María Morelos Sports Complex "Toro Valenzuela", Cancún, Q. Roo, Mexico

    2023

  • Nominated Best Artist in Quintana Roo for Sasil Awards

    2020

  • Recipient of "Culture in a Click" Creative Support Program, Quintana Roo

    2010-2011

  • Recipient of Quintana Roo Artistic Creation and Development Stimulus Program (PECDA) in Young Creators Category

  • Project: Creation of Pictorial Series "Drops of Transformation"

Photo: Freddy Koh