Alebrijes are whimsical carvings depicting animals, people, objects, and imaginary creatures painted with intense colors and intricate patterns. Although these distinctive cultural artifacts are often assumed to represent a long established, tradition of Mexican folk art, they only began to appear in the 1940s. Read more
Click here to see the list of alebrije galleries. Click here to download a brochure about the exhibition of alebrijes in William T. Young Library at the University of Kentucky.
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![Alebrijes on Display [5]](https://uknowledge.uky.edu/world_mexico_alebrijes_5/1000/thumbnail.jpg "Alebrijes on Display [5]")
![Floral Lizard with Small Lizard on Its Back [1]](https://uknowledge.uky.edu/world_mexico_alebrijes_5/1001/thumbnail.jpg "Floral Lizard with Small Lizard on Its Back [1]")
![Floral Lizard with Small Lizard on Its Back [2]](https://uknowledge.uky.edu/world_mexico_alebrijes_5/1002/thumbnail.jpg "Floral Lizard with Small Lizard on Its Back [2]")
![Silver and Black Lizard [1]](https://uknowledge.uky.edu/world_mexico_alebrijes_5/1004/thumbnail.jpg "Silver and Black Lizard [1]")
![Silver and Black Lizard [2]](https://uknowledge.uky.edu/world_mexico_alebrijes_5/1005/thumbnail.jpg "Silver and Black Lizard [2]")
![Pink and Green Lizard [1]](https://uknowledge.uky.edu/world_mexico_alebrijes_5/1006/thumbnail.jpg "Pink and Green Lizard [1]")
![Pink and Green Lizard [2]](https://uknowledge.uky.edu/world_mexico_alebrijes_5/1007/thumbnail.jpg "Pink and Green Lizard [2]")
![Orange and Blue Lizard [1]](https://uknowledge.uky.edu/world_mexico_alebrijes_5/1008/thumbnail.jpg "Orange and Blue Lizard [1]")
![Orange and Blue Lizard [2]](https://uknowledge.uky.edu/world_mexico_alebrijes_5/1009/thumbnail.jpg "Orange and Blue Lizard [2]")
