Oxford American

Full page magazine feature of “Young Woman with a Cupid.” —“Upending the Muse” p. 25, The Oxford American, The Southern Lit Issue 2009, No. 66

Southwest Art, April 2009

Classically Inspired, Best of the West Southwest Art April 2009, p A self-taught artist, Ronquillo learned to draw and paint by studying the works of Titian, Velazquez and Rubens. Her classically inspired portraits evoke a realm where history mingles with imagined characters from opera, literature, and theatre.

Oxford American Magazine feature

"Young Woman with a Cupid" is featured in Oxford American Magazine's The Southern Literature Issue 2009, No. 66, paired with "Rick Bragg Laments His Absent Muse." See it online here. Hits newsstands this week. I'm so grateful to be included among other wonderful artists and great writers. Here, where the history of writing is so…

Condé Nast, May 2008

by Nandita Khanna Quick Trips: The Culture Fix: Austin, TX Condé Nast, May 2008 Many of the art spaces are scattered throughout Austin, but two of the finest are tucked away in the developing West End. On day two, head toward the salmon-hued clapboard house that is the Wally Workman Gallery (1202 W. 6th St.;…

Los Angeles Times, August 2001

by Josef Woodard "Grouping Art" Los Angeles Times August 16, 2001, p 6 Deliciously flamboyant painter Fatima Ronquillo has been showing up in the gallery of late, and hers is a welcome new voice. Here, her none-too-shy portrait “Manileña” screams for attention. It’s another one of her works bursting with unabashed color and lovable decorative…