María Olga Piria de Jaureguay | |
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Born | 28 April 1927 Montevideo |
Died | 30 July 2015 Montevideo | (aged 88)
Occupation(s) | Artist, goldsmith, pianist |
María Olga Piria de Jaureguay (28 April 1927 – 30 July 2015) was a Uruguayan artist, pianist and goldsmith, who was a pupil of Joaquín Torres García.
Piria was born in Montevideo on 28 April 1927. From 1941 to 1943 she studied at the Círculo de Bellas Artes. [1] From 1944 to 1949 she was taught by Joaquín Torres García and his son in their communal studio. [2] At the same time she studied music and taught at the Montevideo Conservatiore. [3] In 1957 she began to design pieces which were made by her husband Carlos Jaureguay. Piria had taught herself how to design and make jewellery, specialising in decorative goldwork. [2] From 1960 she focussed on her work as a jeweller, to the exclusion of painting, which she returned to in 1976. [3]
During her lifetime she exhibited in over 150 exhibitions, including at the Museum of Modern Art of Latin America, [4] alongside Jaime Nowinski and Glauco Cappozzoli, [5] at the Cultural Department of Bank of America, and in many other national and international settings. [1] Her works are held in both public and private collections, [6] including: National Museum of Visual Arts, [7] as part of the collection formed at the Mexico Olympics, [3] in the Engelman-Ost Collection in Uruguay, [8] amongst others. She died on 30 July 2015 in Montevideo, at the age of 88. [1]
María Olga Piria de Jaureguay | |
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Born | 28 April 1927 Montevideo |
Died | 30 July 2015 Montevideo | (aged 88)
Occupation(s) | Artist, goldsmith, pianist |
María Olga Piria de Jaureguay (28 April 1927 – 30 July 2015) was a Uruguayan artist, pianist and goldsmith, who was a pupil of Joaquín Torres García.
Piria was born in Montevideo on 28 April 1927. From 1941 to 1943 she studied at the Círculo de Bellas Artes. [1] From 1944 to 1949 she was taught by Joaquín Torres García and his son in their communal studio. [2] At the same time she studied music and taught at the Montevideo Conservatiore. [3] In 1957 she began to design pieces which were made by her husband Carlos Jaureguay. Piria had taught herself how to design and make jewellery, specialising in decorative goldwork. [2] From 1960 she focussed on her work as a jeweller, to the exclusion of painting, which she returned to in 1976. [3]
During her lifetime she exhibited in over 150 exhibitions, including at the Museum of Modern Art of Latin America, [4] alongside Jaime Nowinski and Glauco Cappozzoli, [5] at the Cultural Department of Bank of America, and in many other national and international settings. [1] Her works are held in both public and private collections, [6] including: National Museum of Visual Arts, [7] as part of the collection formed at the Mexico Olympics, [3] in the Engelman-Ost Collection in Uruguay, [8] amongst others. She died on 30 July 2015 in Montevideo, at the age of 88. [1]