META Miami and Henrique Faria NY are pleased to present:
Mercedes E. González & Valerie Brathwaite
Feminime Ecology
From April 10 to July 31, 2025
A compelling dialogue between Venezuelan artist Mercedes Elena González and Trinidadian artist Valerie Brathwaite, centered on female sexuality and nature.
Feminine Ecology celebrates nature and fertility, offering a radical and poetic exploration of the female body as a dynamic yet complex ecology, deeply rooted in growth, development and, ultimately, regeneration.
About Mercedes Elena González (Caracas, 1952). Studied art at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, from 1976 to 1980.
From 1976 to 1985 she created her first significant body of drawings, which delve into the experience of womanhood. These works feature intricate circles and shapes that evoke body parts,—fleshy landscapes, spirals, and seashells—symbolic representations of the female reproductive cycle, linking the female body to the natural world.
Her work is included in both private and public collections internationally. She lives and works in Caracas.
About Valerie Brathwaite (Trinidad and Tobago, 1940), studied in Europe at the Hornsey College of Art and the Royal College of Art in London, and at The Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris between 1959 and 1964 and moved to Venezuela in 1969 gaining citizenship in 1989.
First and foremost a sculptor, she also works in printmaking, painting, and drawing. With a career spanning over 50 years, draws her primary inspiration from nature. As a sculptor, she focuses on organic abstraction, crafting forms with simple sculptural volumes and sinuous lines that echo the flora, fauna, and landscapes of the Caribbean and South America. She lives and works in Caracas.
