Filipa Eyzaguirre

Santiago, Chile

About Filipa Eyzaguirre

Filipa Eyzaguirre Valenzuela was born in Santiago, Chile on March 20, 1987. In December 2010 she graduates with a Bachelor Degree in Art, from the Pontificiate Catholic University of Chile, since then she has devoted herself to the painting and the textile sculpture, taking part in group and individual exhibitions. Also she has taken part educational functions in the public and private area such as workshops of felt and drawing. In 2010, she participates as a resident in the Center of Cusco's traditional Textiles, Peru, together with inheritors of the Incaicas's tradition textiles. By 2011 she returned to Santiago to develop her work in painting, combining half a day to a workshop of the restorer and painter Francisco Gonzalez Lineros and Benedictine workplace together with other artists. From 2008 to 2012, she developed educational functions in artistic expressions in María Ayuda, a Foundation Center for girls. She now resides in Toronto, Canda, where she is employed at the Research and Development of Artistic projects in painting and sculpture.

Education:

2014 French language and civilization diploma. University Paris Sorbonne, Paris, France.
2012 Restoration of Works of Ancient Art. Official institute Iart. Madrid, Spain
2010 BFA in Fine Arts, School of Art, Catholic University of Chile.

Art Residencies:
2010 Center of Traditional Textiles of Cusco, Chinchero, Perú.
2013. Mediodiachica. Art Asociation Madrid. Spain.

Exhibitions:

2013 Group Exhibition. ¨Petit Format. Maison du Chili, París. Francia.
2013 Group Exhibition. November. ¨La Belleza dello Sguardo¨. Scuola Italiana. Santiago, Chile.
2013 Group Exhibition. The New Florence Biennale. Ethics DNA of Art. Fortezza da Basso. Florencia. Italia (curated by Lilia Lamas (catalogue)
2013 Group Exhibition . Italy Space. Coke Delano Art galery. Santiago, Chile.
2013 Solo exhibition. Dialogues on the life and Death. Blanco Chueca, Madrid, Spain.
2012 Solo exhibition. Momiedad and Time. Articblue Gallery. Ibiza, Spain. (curated by Rose Marie Bellemur (catalogue))
2011 FAxxi, Art Fair. Araucanian Park, Santiago, Chile.
2011 Group Exhibition.The Benedictine III. Santiago, Chile.
2010 Group Exhibition. The Benedictine II. Santiago, Chile.
2009 Group Exhibition. The Benedictine I. Santiago, Chile
2008 Latin Eye. The View of a continent. National Museum of Fine Arts and Itaú Fundation.
Santiago, Chile. ( Luciano Benetton collection, (book))

WORK IN PROGRESS/IN COLLECTIONS
2015 ANDEAN EYE. Latin American Art. Luciano Benetton collection. Venice Biennale. Italy.