Printmaking Works (1980)

Excerpts from the catalog essay:

A new name, whose creativeness has caught my attention, Yolanda del Riego, painter and printmaker, of Spanish blood, with American passport…Frail of body and strong —extremely strong— the be-all and end-all of spirit, now with us…

A work of diverse formal lines, as diverse as its lines of thought. It cannot be explained in the usual manner by which the work of our printmakers is presented to us. There you have it, brilliant, burning with fire, impetus, in which all manners of printmaking seek their stance.

…unexpected playful architectures in which “collage” acts in all its splendor.

With regard to form and its corresponding dynamism, not a single misstep. The works here shown, although weighty, do not feel subservient to custom; although unbridled, at no time do they lose their composure. And always, very personal in her form and thought.

It is all heart that enlivens the creations of this Spanish printmaker. …And everything, as you see here, so gracefully arranged, so agile, so vividly governed. And what’s more, stated on a foundation of greater strength. An art in full light, full of light. There it is.