Josefina Temin was born in Mexico City in 1954, completed workshops at Cuallutémoc, Taller Nacional del Tapiz in Mexico City and Maestro Eduardo Cohen's master class in Mexico City, attended ikebana and batik workshops with Professors Asako Ogata and Sally Muglia in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Insects and seeds are her underlying themes in her major solo exhibitions in museums and cultural institutes in Mexico, Costa Rica, Portugal, Colombia, and Italy, as well as in international group exhibitions and symposia.