Pima Visual Arts Gallery
Marietta Bernstorff: PatchWork Women from Oaxaca, Mexico
Reception April 23, 3-5PM
Programs and exhibitions are always free to the public.

The Patchwork Healing Blanket project was conceived and initiated by curator Marietta Bernstorff in Mexico, where she invited numerous female artist friends, curators, educators, healers, writers, designers, journalists, and students from Mexico and the United States to help make this project a reality. The purpose of the project is to unite women around the world and to shed light on the ongoing violence against women, children, and Mother Earth. They believe everyone needs to come together to make a conscious effort to change our societies and to understand the importance of our Mother Earth and all species that live on this planet, especially, the children.
Marietta Bernstorff is a cultural promoter, artist, and curator who utilizes her 30 years of experience in the arts, in both Mexico and the United States to help build bridges so that people can communicate through the arts on important issues that we face today in both countries. She develops innovative and creative art exhibitions and educational programs that deal with complex social issues in both countries such as migration, environmental, racism, and sustainability in social art projects. She has developed over 35 exhibitions in numerous cultural institutions and museums in both countries and is currently working on a traveling exhibition for the Museum of Contemporary Art in Oaxaca, Mexico (MACO) with Oaxaca Artisans and artists from the United States. She is the founder of the Women’s Collective MAMAZ (women artists and maize) which is a global internetwork of women artist in Canada, Mexico, USA, and Cuba who work on environmental issues such as native seeds, Founder of the Tanivet Project in Oaxaca, Mexico, and ArtNetwork.

Exhibit runs April 20 – September 4, 2026
Gallery hours 8am – 8pm M-F. Gallery may be closed for campus holidays. Please call for more information.