Azucena Merkel Artist born in San Miguel de Allende Mexico 1996. Her love for painting began as a child drawing in her father’s studio, Magdiel Perez Velazquez a Mexican encaustic painter. She left high school early to explore the world and herself, working odd jobs. At the age of 19 she joined the Military. In her time there she learned about herself, philosophical topics, religion and spirituality, which she translates in her paintings. After her release from the army two years later, she worked in her family business and spent time learning from Fernando Dias, an abstract painter based in San Miguel de Allende. She also studied with Raul Campos a baroque style painter from Queretaro . She moved to Florence Italy to continue her studies, there she joined the Angel Academy of Art but was not satisfied with their curriculum so she started studying full time with the painter Adam Miller, an American painter based in Florence. Azucena goal is to make big dramatic paintings that explore human emotions, experiences, faith and fears.

Azucena Merkel es una artista Mexicana/Austriaca Judía, nació en la ciudad de San Miguel de Allende 1996. Azucena empezó como artista dibujando en el taller de su papa, un pintor encáusticos de Mexico, Magdiel Perez Velazquez. Ella dejo la escuela antes de terminar la preparatoria para explorar el mundo. a los 19 años de inscribir en el ejercito por causas personales. ahi estudio sobre ella misma, filosofía, religiones y espiritualidad, temas que intenta traducir en sus pinturas. . Al salir del ejercito trabajo en el negocio familiar y paso unos meses aprendiendo del maestro Fernando Dias un pintor estilo abstracto. También aprendió del pintor Raul Campos un pintor de estilo borraco . Después de un par de meses se mudo a Florencia para continuar sus estudios. Primero entro al Angel Academy de Arte clásica, insatisfecha con su curriculum decidió tomar clases tiempo completo con el pinto americano Adam Miller.