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Arnulfo Mendoza Ruiz (August 17, 1954 – March 7, 2014) was an artist and weaver, who exhibited his work both in Mexico and abroad. Born in Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, a well-known center for traditional Zapotec weaving, he became one of its best-known artisans, recognized as a “grand master” by the Fundación Cultural Bancomer. As director of La Mano Mágica gallery and with his former wife Mary Jane Gangier, he also worked to promote Oaxacan handcrafts. ==Life== Mendoza was born in Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, a Zapotec community near the state capital that is well known for its weaving of rugs. It has been successful enough in this endeavor that unlike many other communities in the region, few people emigrate from here. As age nine, he began his training in form, color and materials at his family’s workshop, learning traditional Zapotec weaving.〔 He went on to study at the school of fine arts at the Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca (UABJO) from 1972 to 1974.〔 Mendoza later married Canadian Mary Jane Gangier, who had come to Teotitlán as a backpacker and fell in love with the area, as well as with him. They worked together to promote his work and that of other artisans in the central valleys of Oaxaca, by opening a gallery and writing. The couple divorced but Mary Jane stayed in Teotitlan to continue this work. The couple has one son, Gabriel Mendoza Gagnier.〔〔 In 2014, Mendoza died unexpectedly of a heart attack at age 59. There was a wake in the city of Oaxaca as well as in his hometown, where he was buried.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arnulfo Mendoza」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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