Leonora Carrington (1917–2011) was an English artist, novelist, and activist.

She was part of the Surrealist movement of the 1930s and, after moving to Mexico City as an adult, became a founding member of Mexico’s women’s liberation movement.Carrington shared the Surrealists’ keen interest in the unconscious mind and dream imagery.To these ideas she added her own unique blend of cultural influences, including Celtic literature, Renaissance painting, Central American folk art, medieval alchemy, and Jungian psychology.She sought to capture fleeting scenes of the subconscious where real memories and imagined visions mingle.In Carrington’s rich universe, ethereal beings enact rituals with unknown purposes; these creatures have characteristics of women and animals, and seem to be somewhere between humans and beasts.There’s a soft glow and sensuality to her paintings, and some critics have said that this emphasizes Carrington’s femininity, not as a crutch but as a gift.

More of Leonora Carrington‘s marvelous surreal art can be found at https://www.wikiart.org/en/leonora-carrington and https://www.theartstory.org/artist/carrington-leonora/..