Elda Cerrato
Cerrato in 2019
Born(1930-10-14)14 October 1930[1]
Asti, Italy[1]
Died17 February 2023(2023-02-17) (aged 92)
NationalityItalian, Argentine

Elda Cerrato (14 October 1930 – 17 February 2023) was an Italian-born Argentine artist who was professor at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, and lifelong partner of composer Luis Zubillaga.[2][3]

Career

Cerrato had 21 solo exhibitions in Argentina and abroad, including, the Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art, Museo de Bellas Artes de Caracas and the Art Museum of the Americas, USA.[1]

From 1962, she participated in more than 150 group exhibitions with paintings, drawings, installations, performances in Americas and Europe; including eight International Biennials where she received awards.

Cerrato was Professor Consultant of Art at the Universidad de Buenos Aires and Academic Advisor to other universities in South America.[1]

Cerrato published articles, produced artists’s films, participated in radio programs, partaken as a member of academic and artist juries, and given conferences and seminars.[1]

Art historians and art critics who have written about her work include, Juan Calzadilla, Margarita D’Amico, Aldo Pellegrini, Rubén Astudillos, Marta Traba, Jorge Glusberg, Horacio Safons, Roberto Guevara, Sofía Imbert, Luis Lozada Sucre, Rosa Faccaro, César Magrini, Elsa Flores Ballesteros, Aldo Galli, Dora Fornaciari, Ernesto Ramallo, León Benarós, Jacobo Romano, Alfredo Andrés, Lelia Driven, Elena Oliveras, Raúl Santana, Alberto Collazo, Albino Diéguez Videla, Eduardo Carvallido, Julio Sapolnik, Bélgica Rodríguez, Moraima Guanipa, Rubén Wisotzki, Maritza Jiménez, Jorge López Anaya, and Ana Longoni.

Cerrato was one of eight artists awarded the 2019 Premio Nacional a la Trayectoria Artística in Argentina.[4]

In 2022, Elda Cerrato received the prestigious Premio Velázquez.[5]

Cerrato died on 17 February 2023, at the age of 92.[6]

Exhibitions

  • 1978 – ArteUna[7]
  • 1986 – Memory in Edges
  • 1989 – The Eye and the Fissure - Arte Nuevo Gallery (Alvaro Castagnino)
  • 1990 – Picturae Lapidis Volantis
  • 1992 – Paintings. Acrylic on canvas paintings.
  • 1993 – Painting and Metamorphosis
  • 1993 – Cosmogonies
  • 2021 – "El dia maravilloso de los pueblos". Museo de Arte Moderno con versión LSA.

Bibliography

  • Panorama de la Pintura Argentina, Aldo Pellegrini, 1967, Ed. Paidós, Bs. As.
  • Horacio Safons, Elda Cerrato: Pintura y Metamorfosis, catálogo exposición, Sala Alternativa, 1993, Caracas

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Elda Cerrato: The Peoples' Wonderful Day – Museo Moderno". museomoderno.org. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "FACULTA DE FILOSOFIA Y LETRAS". www.filo.uba.ar. Archived from the original on 23 March 2007.
  3. ↑ Davis, Fernando (6 April 2017). "Elda Cerrato:algunos Segmentos". Artisshock. Archived from the original on 18 June 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  4. ↑ Cultura, Equipo de Desarrollo de la Dirección de Sistemas | Secretaría de Gobierno de. "Premio Nacional a la Trayectoria Artística 2019". www.bellasartes.gob.ar. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "La artista argentina Elda Cerrato gana el Premio Velázquez". Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Batalla, Juan (19 February 2023). "Murió Elda Cerrato, una artista de la memoria y el espíritu". Infobae. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "ArteUna".
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