Gloria Muriel

Gloria Muriel

Gloria Muriel is known for her urban art installations and public murals. Gloria Muriel’s paintings, primarily acrylics, are characterized by their dazzling color and enigmatic, symbol-rich iconography. The work is predominated by images of big-eyed girls, often playing musical instruments; birds, and anthropomorphized nature, like trees and flowers with faces. Most of these compositions have a dense, murky background that suggests tangled vegetation or water.

Muriel, a native of Mexico, lives in San Diego and is a graphic designer by trade. She has two daughters who are the same general age as the girls in her artwork.

In the Press

Look ‘Beyond the Eyes’ at New Exhibition

Look ‘Beyond the Eyes’ at New Exhibition

Pacific San Diego

April 2018

Renowned San Diego artist Gloria Muriel has charmed both art lovers and everyday folk for years with her magical drawings, paintings and murals. Sparks Gallery unveils the artist’s work in a new exhibition, Beyond the Eyes, showcasing Muriel’s signature style of imaginative and colorful characters.

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Animalia mostrará obras de la artista mexicana, Gloria Muriel

Animalia mostrará obras de la artista mexicana, Gloria Muriel

San Diego Union-Tribune

November 2016

A profile on Sparks Gallery represented artist Gloria Muriel on the occasion of the opening of Animalia: A Group Show featuring works by 32 Southern California artists, including Muriel.

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Artists of KAABOO: Gloria Muriel & Alex Banach

Artists of KAABOO: Gloria Muriel & Alex Banach

Art Guide San Diego

September 2017

Gloria Muriel (a.k.a. Glow) and Alex Banach create works that are at once beautiful and mysterious, with undertones of the spiritual and mystical...This year for KAABOO they will have an installation, made with acrylic paint on wood panels and diamond structure, near the entrance to the Sunset Cliffs Main Stage.

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Top Weekend Events: Beyond the Eyes

Top Weekend Events: Beyond the Eyes

San Diego Union-Tribune

June 2018

San Diego artist Gloria Muriel has charmed both art lovers and everyday folk for years with her magical drawings, paintings and murals. Now, Sparks Gallery unveils the artist’s work in a new exhibition, “Beyond the Eyes,” showcasing Muriel’s signature style of imaginative and colorful characters.

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Works by Gloria Muriel

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