Martín 's first exhibition came in 1949 at the Cristal Bookstore just off the Alameda Central in Mexico City , in which she demonstrated her works in painting and drawing . She then became a member of the Taller de Gráfica Popular focusing on printmaking with political and social themes such as images of workers , indigenous people , prisoners and works supporting the Cuban Revolution . In the early 1950s , she met Diego Rivera , who invited her to collaborate on mural projects at the Teatro de Insurgentes and The Olympic Stadium of the Ciudad Universitaria . From 1955 to 1960 , she exhibited her work in Europe ( Warsaw , Paris , Ljubljana , Stavropol , Moscow and Prague ) , Beijing and San Antonio , Texas . The student uprising in Mexico prompted her to become a drawing teacher , working with the architecture faculty of the National Autonomous University of Mexico from then until her death in 1982 . She was inducted into the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana and served on its board
student uprising in Mexico
Tlatelolco massacre
Mary Martín