Águeda Dicancro
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Águeda Dicancro (1938 – August 14, 2019) was a
Life
Dicancro studied at the
University of the Republic National School of Fine Arts (Instituto Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes de la Universidad de la República)[3] between 1960 and 1964, and later at Uruguay's Universidad del Trabajo.[4] She also studied engraving and cement sculpture under Spanish sculptor Eduardo Yepes, before graduating as a professional ceramist in 1964.[4]
She was awarded a scholarship from the
Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales.[7]
An Águeda Dicancro sculpture of steel and glass can be found in the Telecommunications Tower (Montevideo), the current location of ANTEL.[8]
Awards
- International Ceramic Art Contest XXXIII, Faenza, Italy
- 1965, First Prize in Ceramics at the Ford Foundation Contest, Mexico
- 1966, Grand Prize and First Prize in Jewelry of the 1st Hall of Decorative Arts, National Plastic Arts Committee
- Honorable Mention at the Second International Applied Arts Biennial, Punta del Este
- 1967, Acquisition Prize at the Salón Municipal XV
- Gold Medal at the Commune of Rome (1973)
- 1978, First Prize at the Mural Contest, Puerta del Sol building, Punta del Este
- Acquisition Prize at the Salón Municipal XXXIII
- 2001, Prmio Alas
- 2002, Premio Figari
She was selected to represent Uruguay at the Venice Bienniale in 1993 and the San Pablo Biennial in 1994.
References
- A portion of this article was translated from the corresponding article in the Spanish Wikipedia.
- ^ "Los sueños del bosque alado". Brecha (in Spanish). 23 August 2019.
- ^ La República (23 March 2009). "Instalación de Agueda Dicancro" (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales. "Águeda Dicancro" (in Spanish). Archived from the originalon 29 February 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
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- ^ Cotidiano Mujer (2001). "Águeda Dicancro. Artesana, orfebre, escultora" (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- Ministerio de Educación y Cultura de Uruguay (30 November 2007). "Águeda Dicancro: "Arborescencias""(in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales. "Exposiciones Temporarias"(in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- ^ ANTEL. "Complejo Torre de Comunicaciones" (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2008.