A mask can instantly transform a person into someone or something else.
Since humans first walked on earth, making masks has been one of the earliest forms of art.
In almost every culture, masks have been used for ceremony, disguise, protection from evil, and entertainment
Masks transcend art, morphing identities through time. From ancient cultures to modern times, they serve ceremonies, disguises, and protection, embodying a rich tapestry of Self-expression.
Jacqueline Lopez is an artist, educator, born on the border of Brazil and Paraguay.
A former CPA turned artist and sacred plant activist, focused on creative play through all art forms.
Using different mediums, Jacqueline unpacks her spiritual lineage through works that reclaim ancestral memory, hold space for reverence, and create a uniquely Hispanic-Portuguese and the Guarani indigenous iconography.
Her artwork honors those who walked before her, who carried and sustained rituals from her ancestors, her grandfather who practiced folk medicine. It also borrows from various alchemical traditions to create her own sense of the sacred.