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Biography

Vig Mayol is an Argentinean mixed media artist, born and raised in Buenos Aires and currently based in Sarasota, FL. Discovering her passion for painting at a young age, she majored in Visual Arts at the University of Arts in Buenos Aires. Her work has been showcase in prestigious galleries and art fairs in Florida, New York, and Buenos Aires.

In addition to her studio practice, Mayol has taught classes and workshops at Ringling, Art Center Sarasota, Art Center Manatee, and Vero Beach Art Club. She currently teaches painting classes at Sarasota Museum of Art.

Mayol is the winner of the 2020 Art Battle live painting competition in Sarasota, as well as the regional competition, Art Battle Daytona, in 2022. In 2023, Vig won second place at the State Art Battle, representing Florida and was invited to compete at the United States National Art Battle Championship where she advanced to the final round, placing among the top four finalists.

Mayol lives in Florida with her husband and three children. 

Artist Statement

Vig's work is about women in nature, deep feelings, thoughts and emotions. The feminine figure in her paintings is embraced by nature, with distinct natural elements included like the ocean, forests, fish, flowers, birds, bugs, leaves, and certain kinds of intuitive "graphisms" such as dots, lines. Her mixed media paintings convey emotion, exude elegance, and a balance between occupied and empty space.
 
Ultimately, her work is the embodiment of a search for belonging and of who she is. Each composition comes alive with intuitive and spontaneous brush strokes and during the creation process her perspective ensures the essence and deeper meaning.

“Sometimes I think myself as a migratory bird," Mayol says. "I wonder how these birds feel. Why do they travel? What do they leave behind? What do they find on the other side of the horizon? Could it be possible that the immense sky belongs to them? In this infinite scenario I recognize myself, I spread my wings, and I start to paint - capturing fleeting perspectives crossing indefinite skies, small ecosystems of rhythm and color throbbing earthly spaces. Nature as a living example of abundance, with its own cycles and purposes... leaves of grass, flowers and seeds in furtive conversations.

"In the last few years, the subject of the ocean has spread throughout my work. I am floating intuitively among deep blues and bright greens. This series is about transformation, being reborn. There is something sacred about water, and I immerse myself on the rhythms of the tide, its constant movement and its mesmerizing reflections. A deep breath, a pause, connecting with the senses, closing eyes underwater, hearing the silence from the ocean while being aware of being held by the water.“