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.