IVETTE WAS BORN IN 1970 AND RAISED IN MONTERREY, MEXICO. SHE HAS A BACHELOR DEGREE IN ART, SPECIALIZING IN PAINTING, FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTERREY.
THE ARTIST HAS HAD MANY UNIQUE LIFE EXPERIENCES GIVEN THAT SHE STARTED TRAVELING AT THE AGE OF 11. HER PARENTS SENT HER TO IRELAND, FOLLOWED BY ONE YEAR IN ENGLAND, TO LEARN ENGLISH. SHE HAS TRAVELED THROUGHOUT EUROPE. IN HER WORK, IVETTE OFTEN BLENDS THIS EXPOSURE TO EUROPE WITH HER OWN MEXICAN HERITAGE.
AS AN ADULT, SHE LIVED IN NEW YORK CITY FOR 3 YEARS (1997-2000), PARTICIPATING IN EXHIBITIONS AND GETTING TO KNOW PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE ART WORLD.
IN 2002, SHE MOVED TO THE MEXICAN CARIBBEAN, TO WORK AND LIVE THERE, AND TO SEEK A MORE PACIFIC WAY OF LIFE.
IVETTE CURRENTLY LIVES AND WORKS IN MONTERREY, MEXICO, AND IS CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ARTISTS IN HER CITY AND COUNTRY.