Joy Laville, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joy Laville

Mexican artist

Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1923

Place of Birth: Ryde, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 13-Apr-2018

Profession: painter, sculptor

Nationality: Mexico, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Joy Laville (September 8, 1923 – April 13, 2018) was an English/Mexican artist whose art career began and mostly developed in Mexico when she came to the country to take art classes in San Miguel de Allende.
While there she met Mexican writer Jorge Ibargüengoitia, whom she married in 1973.
During this time her art career developed mostly in pastels with a reflective quality.
In 1983, Ibargüengoitia died in a plane crash in Spain and Laville's painting changed dramatically.
Since that time, her work has focused on the loss of her husband, directly or indirectly with themes of finality, eternity and wondering what more is there.
Her work has been exhibited in Mexico and abroad including the Palacio de Bellas Artes and the Museo de Arte Moderno.
In 2012, she received the Bellas Artes Medal for her life's work.