"These jewel-like paintings intuitively fuse different aesthetic traditions, folk art and old master, with natural grace and an uncanny quality that may be a species of magic." —American Arts Quarterly
by Devon Jackson Art Previews Santa Fean October/November 2010, p 52 You either love this sort of cheeky classical style or you loathe it. Botero fans and appreciators of an appreciator of Titian and Rubens and their contemporaries, will dig it (as I do). Why? Because Ronquillo, a self-taught Filipino immigrant now living in Santa…
by Geoff Wichert Mirror, Mirror: Artists Reflect on Today's Figure 15 Bytes September 2010 Fatima Ronquillo’s quirky, instantly engaging fantasy portraits are small enough to stand on a table, and one was so displayed near the entrance of the Meyer Gallery when we called. It was fascinating to watch visitors respond to it. Ronquillo is…
"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…
Thank you to Rachel Koper of The Austin Chronicle for taking notice of my work in a recent review of "A Grand Affair" group show currently on exhibit through January 31 at Wally Workman in Austin. I think the sentiment is appropriate as I wanted the air of delicacy to infuse these two paintings. Delicate…
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