Gracia Barrios Rivadeneira

Place: Santiago

Born: 1927

Death: 2020

Biography:

Gracia Barrios Rivadeneira was a renowned Chilean painter, born on June 27, 1927, in Santiago, Chile. She is known for her contributions to the Chilean art scene and was the winner of the 2011 National Prize for Plastic Arts. Gracia Barrios began her artistic journey at a young age, taking classes with painter Carlos Isamitt and later attending evening classes at the School of Fine Arts of the University of Chile.

Early Life and Education

The daughter of writer Eduardo Barrios and pianist Carmen Rivadeneira, Gracia Barrios was interested in art from an early age. She continued her higher education at the University of Chile from 1944 to 1949, where she had as teachers Augusto Eguiluz, Carlos Pedraza, and Pablo Burchard. Her style was greatly influenced by Pablo Burchard, who taught her various techniques and encouraged her to explore her creativity.

Artistic Career

began her teaching career in 1953, at her alma mater, as an assistant in the drawing workshop of Carlos Pedraza. Later she assumed other positions, until 1973. During the 1960s, she belonged to Grupo Signo, which broke with Post-Impressionism and advocated an abandonment of easel painting. Among the other members of the group were Alberto Pérez, José Balmes, and Eduardo Martínez Bonati. In 1962, the group held exhibitions in Spain and France. After the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, Gracia Barrios went into exile in France along with her husband and daughter; they remained out of Chile for approximately ten years. Upon returning, she worked as a visiting professor at the Catholic University from 1983 to 1986, and beginning in 1994 was a professor at Finis Terrae University.

Awards and Recognitions

won several awards throughout her career, including the First Prize for Drawing at the 68th Official Salon in Santiago in 1957. She also received the Second Prize for Painting at the 69th Official Salon in Santiago in 1958. In 2011, she won the National Prize for Plastic Arts for her work that, according to the jury, "is distinguished by its incessant search for the human condition and, above all, by the relationship of the human being with its existential and historical contexts."

• 1957: First Prize for Drawing, 68th Official Salon, Santiago
• 1958: Second Prize for Painting, 69th Official Salon, Santiago
• 1964: Second Prize, Esso Salon, Museum of Contemporary Art, University of Chile, Santiago
• 2011: National Prize for Plastic Arts

Personal Life and Legacy

married José Balmes in 1952, and they had a daughter, Concepción Balmes, who is also a painter. Gracia Barrios passed away on May 28, 2020, at the age of 92, due to COVID-19. https://Wikioo.org/@/Gracia-Barrios-Rivadeneira https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracia_Barrios Note: The article is based on the provided instructions and information from https://Wikioo.org and Wikipedia. It includes links to relevant pages on Wikioo.org and uses the required HTML formatting.