Feb 6, 2026
Racounteurs - Mexico City
In Franshesca Oliveras' second solo exhibit, Racounteurs in Mexico City is hosting the monumentous Fire Keepers exhibit, featuring all original, large-scale portrait paintings.
Series statement: The Fire Keepers
In ancient civilizations, it was often women—especially elder women—who served as the fire
keepers. They were more than tenders of flame; they were cultural figures who embodied the
transformative power of fire. As guardians of warmth, memory, and wisdom, they held space for
community, continuity, and change. This exhibition reclaims that reverence. It insists that aging
is not retreat, but expansion. Not decline, but revolution.
With each passing year, we grow deeper into our power. With every line, we become more
beautiful.
The Fire Keepers is a visual ode to the sacred strength and enduring beauty of women—women
who wear their age not as a burden, but as a badge of radical evolution.
In a culture obsessed with youth and denial, these portraits stand in defiance. They are
declarations. They are testaments. Acrylic brush to canvas becomes memory to muscle—telling
stories of lives lived boldly and resiliently.
Each woman portrayed carries the marks of time: lines etched by laughter and loss, softness
shaped by battles fought and boundaries drawn. This work is not about turning back the clock or
freezing time. It is about moving forward—eyes wide open, spirits unyielding.
To walk forward with strength, we must walk toward their wisdom. To shape the future, we must
honor their presence.
Beauty is aging. Power is aging.
Let’s make wisdom powerful.
Let’s make aging visible.
Let’s honor their fire.