Facts: - birth date: 1940 - name: myriam de la riva - website: http://myriamdelariva.blogspot.mx/ - birth place: mexico city - alma mater: kent state university , universidad feminina , universidad iberoamericana Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of myriam de la riva .
myriam de la riva -lrb- born october 1940 -rrb- is a mexican artist known for her small scale works as well as portable murals .she was born in mexico city to a european family in exile .she studied art in both mexico and the united states as well as with a number of notable mexican artists .the artist has had over fifty individual exhibitions and her work has been show in over 500 collective shows .her work has been recognized with membership in the salon de la plastica mexicana , among other awards .