LUCILA AMATISTA
Born  in  Buenos  Aires,  Argentina,  in  1978.  She  lives  and  works  in  Buenos  Aires. 
 Education: 
Visual  Art  Professor  at  the  National  School  of  Fine  Arts  Prilidiano  Pueyrredón,  IUNA.  At  the  same  time  she  studied  Bachelor  of  Art History  at  the  University  of  Buenos  Aires.   
She  assisted  to  Marina  De  Caro,  Silvia  Gurfein,  Graciela  Olio,  Maximiliano  Abbiati  and  Cristina  Iafigliola´s  workshops.
 In  2015  and  2016,  she  was  selected  to  participate  in  the  Visual  Arts  Postgraduate  course  of  studies  “Entrenamiento  sistemático  de  dibujo”  and  “Ejercicios  Picasso”,  at  Torcuato  Di  Tella  University.  Professor:  Eduardo  Stupía.
  In  2008,  she  was  selected  to  take  part  in  “Intercambios.  Programa  de  análisis  de  obra  y  discusión  de  proyectos  artísticos”  at  Arte  x  Arte  Gallery. Professors:  Patricia  Hakim  and  Valeria  González.  
 
Solo  exhibitions:  
 El  soplo  del  mundo,  OSDE  Foundation,  Buenos  Aires  (2020),  Vida  Primaria,  Ro  Gallery,  Buenos  Aires.  Curator:  Valeria  González (2015).  Dibujos,  Crimson  Gallery,  Buenos  Aires  (2007).  Mapas,  Casona  de  los  Olivera,  Buenos  Aires.  Curator:  Marcelo  de  la  Fuente  (2002).  
Group  exhibitions  (selection): 
Contraste  simultáneo,  OSDE  Foundation,  Curators:  Juan  Balza,  Gonzalo  Maciel  (2018  -  2019).  Desborde,  MACA Junín,  Argentine  Museum  of  Contemporary  Art,  Junín.  Curator:  Cecilia  Medina  (2018).  La  forma  parlante,  MACSUR  Museum  of  Contemporary  Art  of the  South,  Curator:  Olga  Correa,  Lanús,  Buenos  Aires  (2017-2018).  Selected  Third  Award  Prize  Sculpture/Object,  Visual  Arts  Award  2016,  Fondo Nacional  de  las  Artes  (2017).  Arte  BA,  Contemporary  Art  Fair,  Bisagra  Gallery,  Buenos  Aires  (2013).  Selected  XVI  Federico  Jorge  Klemm  Visual  Arts Award,  Fundación  F.  J  Klemm,  Buenos  Aires  (2012).  About  Change,  The  World  Bank,  Washington  D.C.  Curators:  Marina  Galvani,  Valeria  González (2011).  Jardines  Interiores,  Standard  Bank  Foundation,  Buenos  Aires.  Curator:  Delfina  Helguera  (2009).  Selected  Textil  Art  Award,  Palais  de  Glace, Buenos  Aires  (2008).  La  Casona  de  los  Olivera  en  el  Recoleta,  Centro  Cultural  Recoleta,  Bs.  As.  Curator:  Marcelo  de  la  Fuente  (2007).  Agasajo,  2º Feria  Periférica,  Centro  Cultural  Borges,  Buenos  Aires  (2006).  Piñata…,  Teatro  Auditorium,  Mar  del  Plata.  Curator:  Daniel  Besoytaorube  (2006). Estudio  Abierto  Puerto,  Octava  Edición,  Buenos  Aires.  Curator:  Ana  María  Battistozzi  (2005).  Z-Lab,  Zavaleta  Lab/Contemporary  Art  Gallery,  Buenos Aires.  Curator:  Victoria  Noorthoorn  (2004-05).  
In  2013,  she  was  invited  to  participate  in  Abstraction  in  Action:  Latin  America,  the  digital  platform,  conceived  by  Sayago  &  Pardón  collection.  Curator: Cecilia  Fajardo  Hill.   
 https://abstractioninaction.com/artists/lucila-amatista/ 
 Lucila  Amatista´s  artworks  are  part  of  private  collections  in  Buenos  Aires,  Argentina;  Santiago  de  Chile  and  Washington  D.  C,  USA.