Mercedes Pardo (1921-2005) was a Caracas-born artist, teacher, and pioneer of abstract painting in Venezuela. She studied in Venezuela, Chile, and Paris, and developed a body of painting and graphic work centered on color, light, and spatial relationships.
Her serigraphs are especially valued for broad planes of color, subtle chromatic harmonies, and a refined sense of structure. These works reflect Pardo's lasting place in Venezuelan modernism.
