Camino Serenade Exhibition Featuring Yelapa Artists Barbara Peters - Galeria Vallarta
April 24, 2013

Anton Haardt and Philippo LoGrande will present new works at the opening reception on Friday, April 26, at Galeria Vallarta.

We welcome you to meet the artists and be treated to live music and refreshments as you peruse the works of art, from 6:00 until 9:00 pm.

Anton Haardt

After years of living all over the United States and exhibiting her art in Atlanta, San Francisco, Alabama, St Louis, New York and Paris, Latin America's tropical climate and rich culture still drew Anton. So in 1980, when her travels brought her back to Mexico, she decided to buy a home in Yelapa and spend part of every year living and working there.

Anton Haardt is a visual artist who uses her experiences from traveling, working and learning about new ways of life for inspiration. When asked, Anton can weave a web of remarkable stories about her travels in Spain, Morocco and North Africa; riding 2nd class buses through Mexico, taking boat rides through the Amazon, and traveling by train to the tip of Argentina. Her images of palm trees, Lotto Games, brujas and market scenes are interpreted in a magical, surreal way . . . blending dreams and reality.

Philippo LoGrande

Trained in Florence Italy, this gifted artist has been painting in the Banderas Bay area for 25 years, and his art is on display throughout Puerto Vallarta. One such example is the monumental mural the sacristy of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church.

Known by many as the artist featured in "Which Way Por Favor," the feature-length romantic adventure filmed on the sun-drenched beach of Yelapa, Philippo is a familiar face around town.

The exposition will continue until May 16.

Galeria Vallarta is located in Downtown Puerto Vallarta at Guerrero 187, 110 upstairs. For more information, email Galeria Vallarta at webart@prodigy.net.mx or by telephone at (322) 222-5125.