North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century, 2013: (Abascal, Graciela, 1939- . Born in Mexico, Graciela Abascal studied at the Ibero-American University, Mexico City, for three, then spent five years learning the discipline of painting under the aegis of José Marquez F. A figurative artist who occasionally approached the surreal of fantastic in her work, Abascal has had her work in myriad solo exhibitions.)