The Paintings of
Mario Gonzalez Chavajay
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Antonio C. Ixtamer ] Domingo Garcia Criado ] Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez ] Emilio Gonzalez Morales ] Jose Antonio Gonzalez ] Juan Fermin Gonzalez Morales ] Lorenzo Gonzalez Chavajay ] Maria Elena Curruchiche ] Maria Teodora Mendez ] [ Mariano Gonzalez Chavajay ] Matias Gonzalez Chavajay ] Mario Gonzalez Chavajay ] Miguel Angel Sunu ] Paula Nicho Cumes ] Pedro Rafael Gonzalez Chavajay ] Samuel Cumes Pop ] Rafael Gonzalez y Gonzalez ] Juan Sisay ] Vicenta Puzul ]
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Of the Tz'utuhil Maya artists Mario Gonzalez Chavajay's work has improved the most in recent years. He is the emerging Tz'utuhil Maya artist.  His grandfather is the first Tz'utuhil artist, Rafael Gonzalez y Gonzalez, and he is  younger brother of Pedro Rafael Gonzalez Chavajay. Mario has been painting for twenty years. He is among the hardest working of the Maya artists painting at least eight hours every day of the week. Two of his paintings were exhibited with the exhibition, The Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya, at the Fine arts museum of San Francisco. His paintings and those of his brother were the only modern works shown with the ancient Maya artifacts. He was among the Guatemalan artists invited to the United States for the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, and one of his paintings is in their permanent collection.
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1a. Mariano Gonzalez Chavajay: Mercado de Noche (Night Market), 1997, 38" x 50". cat. MAR-028
1b. Mariano Gonzalez Chavajay: Limosnado (Begging), 1989, 20" x 24". cat. MARIANO-0009
1c. Mariano Gonzalez Chavajay: La Cuadrilla (The Team), 1990, 37" x 52". cat. MAR-004
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2a. Mariano Gonzalez Chavajay: Mercado de Noche, Atitlán (Night Market, Santiago Atitlán), 1991, 37" x 52". cat. MAR-010
2b. Mariano Gonzalez Chavajay: Parto (Birth), 1991, 24" x 28". cat. MAR-012
2c. Mariano Gonzalez Chavajay: Bendición de Semillas de Mazorca (Blessing the Kernels of Corn), 1992, 24" x 38". cat. MAR-016
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3a. Mariano Gonzalez Chavajay: Adoración Pascual Abaj, Chichicastenango (Blessing at the s), 2002, 13" x 15". cat. MAR-157
3b. Mariano Gonzalez Chavajay: Agosto (August), 2001, 20" x 24". cat. MAR-2040
3c. Mariano Gonzalez Chavajay: Campesinos Atitlán (Farm Workers, Santiago Atitlán), 1992, 37" x 50". cat. MAR-016
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4a. Mariano Gonzalez Chavajay: Baile de Naguál (Dance of the Animal Spirits), 1992, 37" x 52". cat. MAR-015
4b. Mariano Gonzalez Chavajay: Oculista Indigena (Indigenous Eye Doctor), 2003, 16" x 20". cat. MAR-022
4c. Mariano Gonzalez Chavajay: Corte de Café (Coffee Pick), 2000, 37" x 72". cat. MAR-028
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5a. Mariano Gonzalez Chavajay: Guipil (Traditional Blouse), 2007, 32" x 23". cat. MAR-029
5b. Mariano Gonzalez Chavajay: Mujer con Hojas (Woman with Leaves), 1991, 7" x 6". cat. MAR-011
5c. Mariano Gonzalez Chavajay: Mujer con Ollas (Woman with Pots), ca. 1990, 11" x 09". cat. MAR-034
5c. Mariano Gonzalez Chavajay: El Encarcelado de San Pedro la Laguna (The Jailed Man of San Pedro la Laguna), 1988, 20" x 24". cat. MAR-041
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Antonio C. Ixtamer ] Domingo Garcia Criado ] Diego Isaias Hernandez Mendez ] Emilio Gonzalez Morales ] Jose Antonio Gonzalez ] Juan Fermin Gonzalez Morales ] Lorenzo Gonzalez Chavajay ] Maria Elena Curruchiche ] Maria Teodora Mendez ] [ Mariano Gonzalez Chavajay ] Matias Gonzalez Chavajay ] Mario Gonzalez Chavajay ] Miguel Angel Sunu ] Paula Nicho Cumes ] Pedro Rafael Gonzalez Chavajay ] Samuel Cumes Pop ] Rafael Gonzalez y Gonzalez ] Juan Sisay ] Vicenta Puzul ]
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