Concordia Cemetery Retablo by Victoria Munro

Victoria Munro was born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1975. She has spent the last thirteen years working between Auckland, New Zealand and New York, USA. During this time she has exhibited her photographic and sculptural works internationally and curated/co-curated exhibitions in New Zealand, Australia and Europe. Munro was co-director of rm3 and rm212 gallery from 1998-2002. She is the co-editor of art publication SOAP. For more information go to:http://victoriamunro.wordpress.com/

This is an unusual retablo but still captures the feeling.  Interestingly enough she picked a photograph taken in El Paso’s Concordia cemetery where Lady Flo, the mulatto wife of Lord James Delaval Beresford, the first owner of our ranch in Chihuahua is buried.

The message is for you to decide.

That is the official  bio but Victoria is my much loved and admired daughter in law who is a hip, cool artist and is changing the face of the Staten Island art scene.  She recently installed  A major public work on the steps leading to the Staten Island Ferry.

She is also a wonderful wife to my son Rodrigo and an amazing mother to my beautiful granddaughter Violeta.