Allegro Galería, a project by Mirie de la Guardia, has been developing
over a long period of time – one might almost say forever. It
began taking shape when Allegro was born, in 1991, and took its first steps
in the field of art with a number of group shows that featured some of the
best-known artists of the Panamanian art scene, such as Brooke Alfaro, Isabel
De Obaldía, Teresa Icaza, Olga Sinclair, Eduardo Navarro, Tabo Toral,
and Juan Carlos Marcos.
In 2000, Allegro organized "Huellas", an exhibition of the works
of 20 women, that brought together the most significant female artists in
Panama at the time, including those native born and living here or abroad,
and those born elsewhere who have made Panama their home. “Huellas”
showcased examples of painting, sculpture, photography, and video, all of
which were reproduced in a magnificent catalog that recorded for posterity
the works that these women were creating at the dawn of the millennium.