María Marín
María Marín Preciado (Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, 1897–1990) was a painter and printmaker whose career reflects the role of women in the arts of her time. She was the sister of Lupe Marín, wife of Diego Rivera; Isabel Marín, anthropologist and wife of Wolfgang Paalen; and the sculptor Francisco Arturo Marín, making her part of a family deeply connected to the cultural sphere.
She began her career as a printmaker in Guadalajara in 1922, as a member of the Pequeños Grabadores (Little Printmakers) group led by Carlos Orozco Romero, who would later become her husband. In 1953, she transitioned into painting, establishing this new phase of her career. From 1953 to 1968, she participated in various collective exhibitions organized by the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana (Salon of Mexican Fine Art) as well as in collective exhibitions organized by the Galería Plástica de México (México's Fine Arts Gallery), which was owned by her daughter, Gabriela Orozco. Gabriela also played a key role in promoting art as the director of the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana and other cultural spaces. Known also as María Marín de Orozco, she left behind an artistic legacy that, though subtle, it reflects the significant contributions of women to Mexican art in the 20th century.