Painting signed Joy Laville is active/lives in United Kingdom, Mexico. Joy Laville is known for painting and sculpture.Joy Laville (British/Mexican, born 1923) "Born on the Isle of Wight in 1923, Joy Laville showed anaptitudefor creating art at a young age. In her 20s, Laville moved to Canada with her first husband, but soon tired of that life and moved to Mexico with her five-year-old son. On the recommendationof the Canadianconsul of Mexico, Laville chose San Miguel deAllende as her new home. There she spent two years studying art atthe Instituto Allende (1956-1958). In 1968 Laville moved to Mexico ity and married the writer JorgeIbargüengoitia. Her work has been exhibited worldwide in museums and galleries." Sources: arcadja.com