Gabriela Leyva

Gabriela Leyva was born in Mexico City in 1971. She has been involved in artistic activities, as a ballet dancer for sixteen years and as a student of Drawing of Human Figure at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. When she moved to Illinois in 2012, she continued her painting studies as a scholarship recipient at the Art Center of Highland Park.

She graduated with Honors with an MS Degree in Human Development from Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico. She further specialized in Gestalt psychotherapy, Child-oriented Gestalt psychotherapy, and Positive psychology.

Gabriela Leyva currently mixes her passion for psychology and art, helping her clients to create an image of themselves, whether renewed or in their darkest moments, and reveal it in a painting where they expose their vulnerabilities and fearlessly explore their stories.

2017
National Art Exhibition.Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, IL, USA
Highland Park City Hall. Winter Art Exhibition. IL, USA
2016
Illinois Holocaust Museum. Fine Art Exhibition.USA
The Art Center, Highland Park, IL. East on Central.
Highland Park City Hall. Fall Art Exhibition. IL, USA
Creek Gallery. The 5th Annual Fine Art Exhibition. Crystal Lake, IL. USA
2015
Illinois Holocaust Museum. Inside out. Fine Art exhibition. USA
Highland Park City Hall. Fall Art. IL, USA
ArrivaDolce. Exhalation. Art Solo Exhibition, IL, USA
2014
Community Art Contest. Exhibition, IL, USA