Gladys Roldán-de-Moras, "Guardians of Tradition", oil on Belgian linen

50 x 35.5 in.

Colorful and tender, framed against spectacular architecture. This piece is sure to be an audience favorite.

Born in Monterrey, Mexico, international award-winning artist Gladys Roldán-de-Moras is celebrated for the distinctive style with which she depicts vivid Spanish traditions. Her subjects include gallant Mexican escaramuzas riding sidesaddle in vibrant rodeo-style festivals, romantic Flamenco dancers adorned in exuberant Andalusian dress, and delicately rendered young women captured in intimate, refined poses. Having lived in San Antonio for more than thirty years, she draws deep inspiration from the Spanish heritage passed down by her maternal grandfather—a proud lifelong charro who helped establish charrería as Mexico’s official national sport.

Roldán-de-Moras’s lustrous, dynamic compositions are held in numerous significant private and public collections. Her work has been featured in Fine Art Connoisseur, Art of the West, Southwest Art, American Western Art Collector, Western Art and Architecture, Architectural Digest (European Edition), among others.

A Master Signature Member of both the American Impressionist Society and American Women Artists, Roldán-de-Moras was inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in 2023. She is represented by InSight Gallery in Fredericksburg, Texas.