Ana Maria Pacheco

Born
1943

Ana Maria Pacheco (born in Brazil) is an artist of extraordinary diversity. Her work ranges from painting and sculpture to printmaking and draws on a wide variety of cultural references that include Brazilian folklore, classical myth, mystical Catholicism and medieval satire. Pacheco uses her source material to create works that play with the art of storytelling. She has developed a particular use of symbols, motifs and devices which combine to produce a distinctive and fantastic imagery.