Monstrous Paradise; the becoming of her divine beast: Monstrous Paradise; the becoming of her divine beast

Georgina x Casa Lamm opens with Monstrous Paradise; the becoming of her divine beast, the first solo exhibition in Mexico City by Vanessa Raw. Opening on February 4th 2026, Raw’s large-scale paintings are symbolically layered, emotionally vulnerable and fiercely dreamlike. Her expansive canvases depict intimate female figures within lush, imaginary terrains and landscapes that shift between the mythological and the psychological.

Monstrous Paradise; the becoming of her divine beast, draws a quiet thread from Barbara Creed’s The Monstrous-Feminine, reimagining what Creed described as “that which unsettles boundaries” not horrifying but transformational. In her works, Eve appears holding a goldfinch, symbolising joy and hope amid themes of knowledge, temptation and spiritual return. The landscapes hint at an inner Eden, trembling between ruin and renewal, where memory, emotion and the divine intertwine.

Exhibited within Casa Lamm, a historic 1911 building in Roma Norte, the gallery combines history, elegance, and imagination. High ceilings, delicate mouldings, and drifting light create a calm rhythm that highlights Raw’s paintings. Her luminous canvases engage naturally with the space, their symbolic and poetic imagery unfolding alongside the architecture. In these rooms, memory, myth, and the spirit of artists like Leonora Carrington continue to resonate.