I reframe embroidery beyond tradition, bringing Mexican textile practices into contemporary art.
Laila Vázquez is a Mexican artist working at the intersection of painting and textile. Through
embroidered watercolor, she works directly on watercolor and amate paper, as well as stretched
surfaces, stitching into them to challenge the flatness of painting. Exploring materiality and
repetition, she positions embroidery between tradition and contemporary art, bridging contemporary
and ancestral practices rooted in the rich textile traditions of her country. Her work is currently sold in Carré d’Artistes galleries in Mexico City and Sedona, Arizona.
You can find her work on her website, lailavazquez.com, and on Instagram as @lailavazquezart.
