Dolores Mercado (b. Jalisco, Mexico) studied art at The School of Visual Arts of the University of Guadalajara, the National Institute of Fine Arts “La Esmeralda” in Mexico City, and has also taken courses at “La Academia de San Carlos” from the UNAM in Mexico City, and The School of Video of the University of Guadalajara. She is a curator and art instructor. She has exhibited in Mexico, Spain, the United States, Nicaragua and Canada.