Embracing the Deep *

Biography

Vig Mayol is an Argentinean Mix Media artist, born and raised in Buenos Aires (1987) currently based in Sarasota, Florida, United States.
Discovering her passion for painting at a young age, she pursued her calling and majored in Visual Arts at the University of Arts in Buenos Aires. Her work had been showcase in prestigious galleries and art fairs in Florida, New York and Buenos Aires.

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

Won first place at Art Battle live painting competition, Sarasota 2020, First place at regional competition Art Battle Daytona 2022. In 2023 Vig won second place at the State Art Battle competition 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 is married to Santiago Elizalde agronomist engineer and mother of three.

Artist Statement

Victoria´s work is about women nature, the artist paint woman deep feelings, thoughts and emotions.  The feminine figure in her paintings is embraced and surrounded by nature.  A distinct presence of the natural world such as ocean, forests, Fish, flowers, birds, bugs, leaves, and certain kinds of intuitive graphisms such as dots, lines, and signs inhabit her work. Her mix media paintings convey emotion, exude elegance, and the right 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. 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. Fleeting perspectives crossing indefinite skies. Small ecosystems of rhythm and color throbbing earthly spaces. Once again nature as a living example of abundance, with its own cycles and purposes. Leaves of grass, flowers and seeds in furtive conversations.

"On the last years, the ocean is spreading inside my work. I am floating, intuitively among deep blues and bright greens. This series are about transformation, reborn. There is something sacred about water. I immerse myself ion 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 hold by the water.“