The Artist
Maggy Beguiristain was born in Sagua La Grande, Cuba. Coincidently, the birth place of
the great renowned contemporary artist, Wifredo Lam (1902 – 1982). She attended
school in Havana, at Sagrado Corazon de Jesus and also attended middle school in
Washington DC. After her high school graduation, she continued her studies at Barry
University in Miami Shores, Florida, not knowing she would eventually flee Cuba making
Miami her home.
Maggy always aspired to study the arts and register in oil painting classes and given the
opportunity would have enrolled in San Alejandro School of the Arts in Havana.
Unfortunately, Fidel Castro took power and the communist revolution began. Her life
changed completely and like the majority of Cubans at the time, she left her country as
an exile to live in Miami.
Faced with raising a family of four children, her priorities changed and her passion for
art was pushed aside. She did however find time to explore her creativity through
ceramics and pottery. Her creative nature allowed her to establish herself with her
gourmet gift basket and her flower designing business. Eventually her passion for oil
painting was rekindled and she finally painted her first oil painting in 2000. She had
always prayed to be able to paint an oil painting before she died. Her medium is oil and
her work is considered realist.
Initially family and friends were Maggy's primary audience. However, as she perfected
her talent and her collection expanded, she was encouraged to exhibit her paintings.
The first exhibition was held in 2007. Since then she has been accepted into juried
exhibitions such as 85@85, an international exhibition, Maduro Art Gallery, Wirtz Gallery,
Da Vinci Gallery, Coral Reef Yacht Club to name a few. Several of her exhibitions have
been covered by the press and media. Despite a relatively short career, her paintings
have also made their way to New York, London, Spain, Curacao, Venezuela and Puerto
Rico.
Maggy has been commissioned for specific paintings as well as portraits. Most recently
she was commissioned by Romero Britto himself for his portrait which resulted in a joint
collaboration and gallery event in May 2011. He graciously hosted and exclusively
exhibited her originals at his gallery on Lincoln Road.
It was Maggy’s “Oscar Night”.
She currently paints on a full time basis. Having began her artistic career later in life,
Maggy hopes to have inherited her mother's genes, as she lived to be 101 years old
and now prays for good eye sight and a steady hand.
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