Aliria Morales

Aliria Morales (born March 18, 1950) is a Mexican artist, who works in various media, including the creation of artistic dresses. Her work has been recognized with membership in the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana and various awards.

Life Morales’ interest in art began when she was young. When she was thirteen, her uncle took her to an art exhibition at the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana, telling her that it was where the greats exhibited. She said that at that moment, she wanted to be a member.

Career Morales has exhibited in various parts of Mexico as well as abroad. Notable exhibitions include, "Le Couleur du Mexique", Paris, 2002; "¿Quién es el que anda aquí?", Chicago, 1999, and "Ocho conjuros para sanar el alma," which toured Mexico in 2010. She participated in the Third Visual Dialog event in Assisi, Italy in 1995, and an exhibition of a series of altar at the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana which took six years to make, in part because of invitations to travel to Argentina and Cuba.

Her work has been recognized with various awards which include Woman of the year of Tlalnepantla in the artist category in 1999 and second place at the “Un poemas a Sabines” competition in 2000. Also in 2000, she was the only woman inducted out of ten new members of the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana. In a number of works, the human body is obscured in darkness, thick texture and color, seen in Homenaje a Elizabeth Catlet, Lamento de un blues azul and Aún en las noches más largas. She has also created works related to tragedy, such as the Mexico City earthquake of 1985 and an explosion at San Juanico, along with depictions of children with cancer and disabilities.