Eloísa Ibarra

Eloísa Ibarra
Born1968 (age 56–57)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Occupation(s)Plastic artist, painter
Websitewww.eloisaibarra.com

Eloísa Ibarra (born 1968) is a Uruguayan visual artist who has been recognized for her graphic works.

Biography

Ibarra studied graphic design at the Figari School, and was trained at the National Institute of Fine Arts. She also attended the workshop of master Nelson Ramos and studied graphic techniques with Pedro Peralta [es].[1]

In 2013 and 2014, her exhibition "The Seed of Babel" toured cities in the United States. It explores changes in language, as illustrated by artistic prints alongside repeated machine translations of Jorge Luis Borges's short story "The Library of Babel".[2][3]

In 2017, Ibarra's exhibition "Mesura y Abismo" was shown at the Juan Manuel Blanes Museum in Montevideo.[4] That year she was also invited to be an artist-in-residence at the SEA Foundation in Tilburg, The Netherlands.[5]

Awards

  • Honorable Mention for Painting, 2nd Mosca Hnos Biennial of Youth Arts (2001)
  • National Honorable Mention, International Salon of Engraving, Integrated (2005)
  • Special Mention, Painting Salon del Vino, INAVI, Montevideo, Uruguay (2005)
  • 1st Prize Sculpture, Zitarrosa Foundation Award (2006)
  • 3rd National Salon of Engraving, Lolita Rubia Foundation, Minas, Uruguay (2006)
  • National Visual Arts Award (2016)[1][6]

References

  1. ^ a b Catálogo del 53° Premio Nacional de Artes Visuales [Catalogue of the 53rd National Visual Arts Award] (PDF) (in Spanish). Montevideo: National Museum of Visual Arts. 2008. p. 64. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. ^ Regan, Sheila (27 November 2013). "Eloisa Ibarra's 'The Seed of Babel' reflects on our shifting language". City Pages. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. ^ "El Germen de Babel de Eloisa Ibarra". Chicago Tiempo Libre (in Spanish). 24 June 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  4. ^ Gómez, Fidel (26 July 2017). "'Nada está completo sin su contraparte', conversando con la Artista Uruguaya Eloísa Ibarra" ['Nothing is Complete Without its Counterpart', Talking With the Uruguayan Artist Eloísa Ibarra] (in Spanish). Arte para la Vida. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Eloisa Ibarra Artist in Residence from Uruguay". Tilburg: SEA Foundation. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Eloísa Ibarra recibió el Premio Nacional de Artes Visuales por su obra 'Arqueología'" [Eloísa Ibarra Receives the National Visual Arts Award For Her Work 'Arqueología'] (in Spanish). Portal TNU. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2017.