Oaxaca Is Not a Museum. It Is a Living Studio.

When many people think of Oaxaca, they imagine colorful streets, textiles, mezcal, and centuries-old traditions. While those images are true, they tell only part of the story.

Oaxaca is one of the most vibrant centers of contemporary art in Latin America.

Behind unmarked doors and quiet courtyards, painters, sculptors, printmakers, ceramicists, photographers, and experimental artists are constantly redefining what it means to create from this place. Tradition is not preserved under glass—it is questioned, reimagined, and transformed every day.

The city's artistic identity has always been shaped by dialogue between generations. The influence of masters like Rufino Tamayo and Francisco Toledo remains visible, but today's artists are building entirely new visual languages. They work with clay and digital media, ancestral pigments and industrial materials, indigenous narratives and global conversations.

What makes Oaxaca extraordinary is that art is not confined to museums.

It lives in workshops where visitors are welcomed into the creative process.

It hangs in independent galleries hidden inside restored colonial houses.

It appears unexpectedly on walls, courtyards, cafés, and community spaces.

For those willing to look beyond the obvious, the city reveals itself as an open studio.

At Casa Levonka, we believe the best way to understand Oaxaca is through its creators.

That is why our Journal celebrates the artists, galleries, collectors, curators, and makers who continue to shape one of the world's most compelling cultural landscapes.

Because discovering Oaxaca is not about collecting souvenirs.

It is about discovering the people who continue to imagine its future.