(Castilleja mexicana)
Carmen Castilleja is a Mexican photographer whose work has been received several awards and a member of Mexico-s Sal-n de la Pl-stica Mexicana (Hall of Mexican Fine Art.) Castilleja was born in Mexico City and from a young age was attracted to artistic photography. Her first studies were at the Palacio de Miner-a in 1981 and she later took other courses at the Consejo Mexicano de la Fotograf-a, the Casa de Lago (UNAM) and with the Club Fotogr-fico de M-xico.