Gladys Roldan-de-Moras Works

Gladys Roldan-de-Moras

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1963-

International award-winning artist Gladys Roldan-de-Moras is known for her paintings that, in a unique style, portray vivid Spanish traditions, including courageous, gallant Mexican escaramuzas daringly riding horses side-saddle in a vivid rodeo-style festival, romantic Flamenco señoritas clad in vibrant, exuberant, Andalusian dresses that appear to playfully flap in the wind, and old-fashioned, delicate damsels in intimate, exquisite poses. Having lived in San Antonio for over 30 years, she finds great inspiration in representing her love of the Spanish culture that was passed down by her maternal grandfather, a proud lifelong charro who decades ago helped promote Charreria as the official national sport in Mexico.

Gladys has received numerous awards, including the Thirteenth Annual American Impressionist Society Best-in-Show, the 2015 Eiteljorg Museum Artist Choice Award, the 2016 Desert Caballeros Western Art Museum Purchase Award and Directors Award, the 2017 Briscoe Museum David Crockett Artists' Choice Award, the 2018 American Women Artists Best in Show award and most recently the 2021 Sam Houston Award for Best Painting at the Briscoe Museum of Western Art. 

Roldan-de-Moras’s lustrous work–always lively and dramatic–has landed in many important private and public permanent collections. At the national and international levels, her romantic art has been published in Fine Art Connoisseur, Art of the West, Southwest Art Magazine, American Western Art Collector, Western Art and Architecture, Architectural Digest European Edition, and many more. 

She is currently represented by InSight Gallery in Fredericksburg, Texas, and Settlers West Gallery in Tucson Az.