Eloísa Ibarra (born 1968) is a

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an visual artist who has been recognized for her graphic works.

Biography

Ibarra studied graphic design at the Figari School, and was trained at the

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. She also attended the workshop of master Nelson Ramos and studied graphic techniques with . 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

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s of

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's short story "

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". In 2017, Ibarra's exhibition "Mesura y Abismo" was shown at the

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in Montevideo. That year she was also invited to be an

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at the SEA Foundation in

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, The Netherlands.

Awards

* 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 Uruguay (2016)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ibarra, Eloisa 1968 births Living people 21st-century Uruguayan women artists 21st-century Uruguayan artists 20th-century Uruguayan engravers 20th-century Uruguayan painters 21st-century Uruguayan engravers Uruguayan graphic designers Artists from Montevideo Uruguayan women engravers Women graphic designers 20th-century Uruguayan women painters