Wed. 3 pm ET-Join Art on the Air this Wednesday, March 6th from 3-4pm on WRUU-LP Savannah Soundings 107.5 FM and streaming worldwide at www.wruu.org as we welcome Carmen Maria Aguirre into the studio! We’ll be going in depth into her philosophy, practice, and current projects, including her exhibition “Rooted,” opening Thursday, March 7th from 5-8pm at the Savannah JEA! 03/06/2019

Join Art on the Air this Wednesday, March 6th from 3-4pm on WRUU-LP Savannah Soundings 107.5 FM and streaming worldwide at www.wruu.org as we welcome Carmen Maria Aguirre into the studio! We’ll be going in depth into her philosophy, practice, and current projects, including her exhibition “Rooted,” opening Thursday, March 7th from 5-8pm at the Savannah JEA!

Aguirre is a figurative painter working in oil on canvas and/or panel. While she represents scenes of daily life, her objective is also to convey how the subject touches and inspires her.
Born into a family of thinkers and writers who fled Nicaragua in the mid-20th century, Aguirre spent her formative years in Miami, Florida, where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Barry University. Following university, she went to Europe to pursue post-graduate work with the Spanish classical painter, Amadeo Roca Gisbert.
Her return to Miami coincided with the development of the rich art culture and Aguirre became a close associate of the American generation of Latin American artists who were to attract the European art community and, in 2002, Art Basel, the most important art fair in the United States. This rich cultural milieu was to enrich her art and her knowledge of the contemporary art establishment. For many years, Aguirre used her art training in the service of arts organizations, particularly those dealing with children’s education.
In tandem with her art practice, Aguirre developed a career as a graphic artist, becoming the editor of the magazine section of Diario Las Americas, one of the most important Spanish newspapers in the United States dedicated to the Hispanic community. Growing up in a family of journalists enables the artist to create a story around her subject and to present it in concrete terms as well as to capture that which is more abstract and ephemeral.
Aguirre was attracted to Savannah, Georgia, and in 2016 decided to make it her home in order to concentrate on her career as a painter. As such, she participates in art exhibitions on both the local and international level.