Artist Cheryl Humphreys. Photography by Stephen Archer.
To mark Maestro Dobel Tequila’s sustained support of the arts and cultures of Mexico, Artnet is teaming up with the brand to support the Pocoapoco artists’ residency in the south of the country. In celebration of the residency’s ethos of intelligent innovation, and its drive to uphold and transform tradition, the spirit-maker will make a donation to assist its operations. This interview is part of a series of three with artists who have passed through the program.
Cheryl Humphreys, the Los Angeles-based printmaker whose work focuses on healing and meditation, came to the Pocoapoco residency in Mexico without expectations.
A look at the terrain above and around Pocoapoco. Photo: Charlie Rubin.
To mark the highly anticipated release of Maestro Dobel 50 Cristalino in the US, the spirit-maker’s new, ultra-refined Cristalino tequila, Artnet is teaming up with the brand to honor the Pocoapoco artists’ residency in the south of Mexico and to celebrate the rich connections between tradition, innovation, and a spirit of intelligent elegance.
It appears like a dream.
Embedded in the Mexican landscape, framed by mountains in the middle distance, the house that hosts the Pocoapoco artists’ residency is set also amid a bustling city dotted with brightly painted houses. Against the backdrop of buildings adorned in lush, uniform colors green, red, white the Pocoapoco house stands out sharply and handsomely, painted in vibrant blue.