NORA PAREYÓN

Nora Pareyon was born in Oaxaca, Mexico. She studied at the Escuela Activa, at the Cultural Center of Contemporary Art in Mexico City, and at the Institute Center of Photography in New York. Her work has been exhibited in Mexico, Cuba, France, Italy, Portugal, Indonesia and Japan.

In 1996 she obtained the medal of the 56th International Photography Salon of Japan, at The All-Japan Association of Photographic Societies and The Asahi Shimbun, with the work “The Face of Sugar”. In 1997 she obtained a mention at Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie in Arles Cedex, France, with the Work “Votre Mémoire”. In 1999 she got 4th place for the Biennale Internazionale Dell’ Arte Contemporanea in Florence, Italy, with the work “Facing the Sun”.