María Enriqueta Guardia

María Enriqueta Guardia is a prominent Costa Rican researcher, curator, writer, and educator who has dedicated her life to the preservation and promotion of Costa Rican visual arts. With a profound understanding of the country's artistic history, she has created significant resources, including the digital platform Pincel.cr, which serves as a virtual museum for Costa Rican art. Her work has been pivotal in documenting and making accessible the rich but often overlooked artistic heritage of Costa Rica, making her a guardian of the nation's cultural memory.