Myra's Legacy
During
her
lifetime,
Myra
Landau
held
more
than
sixty
solo
exhibitions
and
participated
in
over
150
group
exhibitions
across
Mexico,
the
Netherlands,
France,
Italy,
Brazil,
Spain,
Chile,
Argentina,
the
United
States,
Cuba,
Guatemala,
Costa
Rica,
Nicaragua,
El
Salvador,
and
Panama.
Myra
Landau
has
been
a
solitary
and
persistent
creator,
untouched
by
currents
and
trends,
movements
or
upheavals.
Certain
of
her
initial
revelation,
her
task
is
to
continue
delving
deeper
and,
in
doing
so,
to
discover
the
world.
⎯ Jorge Alberto Manrique, 1987
Solo Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
Solo
Exhibitions
1989
Festa de l'Unità
Genoa, Italy
1989
Instituto Italo-Latinoamericano
Rome, Italy
1989
Museo de Oaxaca
Oaxaca, México
1988
Casa de la Cultura, Galería de la Cappella
Córdoba, Veracruz, México
1987
"20 años de Myra Landau en México", Museo de Arte Moderna- Retrospectiva
México D.F.
1986
Galería Ramón Alva de la Canal y instituto de Artes Plásticas de la Universidad Veracruzana
Xalapa, Veracruz, México
1984
Galería M. Mathurin, Mairie de la Ville de Tours
Tours, France
1984
Museo de la Ciudad
Veracruz, Veracruz, México
1984
Foro de Arte Contemporáneo
México D.F.
1984
Teatro del Estado, Universidad Veracruzana, "Homenaje a Antonin Artaud"
Xalapa, Veracruz, México
1984
Centre Culturel du Mexique
Paris, France
1983
Galería Lourdes Chumacero
Mexico D.F.
1982
Instituto Michoacano de Cultura
Morelia, Michoacán, México
1981
Biblioteca de la Ciudad, FONAPAS
Xalapa, Veracruz, México
1981
Galería S.H.C.P. (Guardia di Finanza)
Mexico D.F.
Group Exhibitions
Group Exhibitions
Group
Exhibitions
1963
Museo Dinámico, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo A.C.
México, D.F.
1962
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
Montevideo, Uruguay
1961
Museo Nacional de Bogotá
Bogotá, Colombia
1961
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo AC
México, D.F.
1959
First Inter-American Cultural and Artistic Competition, 3° lugar
New York, U.S.A.
1959
1° Salón Comunal
Cabo Frio, Brasil
1959
VIII Salón Nacional de Arte Moderna
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
1900
1900
1900
Myra
Landau
transforms
spaces
and,
like
a
masterful
magician,
embarks
on
fantastic
journeys,
guided
by
intuitions
and
sensations.
⎯ Mercedes Iturbe
Publications
Publications
Publications
by Myra Landau
by
Myra
Landau
2013
Si sabes ver, tercera edición
Myra Landau
2010
Si sabes ver, segunda edición
Myra Landau
2008
VADE RETRO, Retrocedi Diabo de Vida
Myra Landau
1987
Textos legibles y Ritmos ilegibles. Universidad Veracruzana
Myra Landau
1985
Ritmos
Myra Landau
1980
Myra Landau [Poemas]
Myra Landau
1975
En memoria de Anita Brenner: pinturas recientes
Myra Landau
1975
Si sabes ver, primera edición
Myra Landau
1967
Textos y testimonios Miguel Salas Anzures
Myra Landau, Jorge Olvera
1964
Ciudad Sahagún y sus alrededores
Myra Landau, Jorge Olvera, Arturo Horiuchi
1963
El Brasil : primera temporada de teatro latinoamericano
Myra Landau, Iris de Barboza Mello, Kurt Pahlen
Publications
Publications
on Myra Landau (selected)
on
Myra
Landau
(selected)
2025
María del Carmen Barrios Giordano, Mexico City shines spotlight on Veracruz’s artistic talent, The Art Newspaper
2025
UV contribuye a visibilizar la vida y obra de Myra Landau, en la RAC, En torno político, Jalapa,Ver. México.
2024
Merry MacMasters, El MUAC revalora el lugar de Myra Landau en el geometrismo, La Jornada.
2024
Erika P. Bucio, Vuelve Myra Landau y su mirada sensible, El Heraldo de Mexico
2024
Pilar García, Dawn Ades, Cecilia Fajardo-Hill; Myra Landau: geometría sensible / Myra Landau: sensitive geometry, Universidad Nacional
Autónoma de México, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo, Ciudad de México.
2024
Azaneth Cruz, Recuperan legado de Myra Landau, la pintora de la abstracción, El Heraldo de Mexico
2024
Karina Corona, Myra Landau en el MUAC y el arte de la geometría sensible, Reporte Indigo, Mexico
2024
Virginia Bautista, Una mirada geométrica y sensible, Excelsior, México, DF.
2024
Latamarte, Myra Landau At The MUAC And The Art Of Sensitive Geometry, México, DF.
2024
Carlos S. Maldonado, Myra Landau: la artista que huyó del nazismo, innovó en México y cayó en el olvido “por el discurso patriarcal", El País, México, DF.
2021
Dicionário dos Refugiados do Nazifacismo no Brasil. Petrópolis, Brasil.
2019
James Oles, Art Latin America, Davis Museum-Wellesley College. Massachusetts, USA.
2019
Cecilia Fajardo, Remains Tomorrow; Themes in Contemporary Latin American Abstraction. Los Angeles, USA.
2018
Carla Stellweg. Rhythm, Time and Space: A Celebration of Myra Landau, Her Life and Her Art in the exhibition brochure by Henrique Faria Fine Art, New York.
2018
SESC Pinheiros-Kinetic and Optic Art Eastern Europe and Latin America, 1950-1970- Exposição. Catálogo Maidai Art. São Paulo, Brasil.
Acknowledgments
In the years following her death in 2018, Myra Landau’s work has received renewed attention from curators, critics, and institutions committed to reexamining the contributions of overlooked women artists in Latin America.
We gratefully acknowledge the people and institutions who have helped preserve, present, and champion the legacy of Myra Landau. To the friends, collectors, curators, and collaborators who believed in her work—thank you for helping ensure her work continues to be seen, felt, and celebrated.
Special thanks to Henrique Faria Fine Art, Pilar García, James Oles and Carla Stellweg for their ongoing support and their vital role in bringing renewed attention to Myra’s legacy.