de CARRIERI, Leonor Rigau

America, Argentina, portrait, Sculpture, South America

de CARRIERI, Leonor Rigau, b. Argentina, 1931, and "Leonor Rigau de Carrieri was born in San Luis, Argentina, on October 2, 1931. She graduated as a Professor of Fine Arts in 1953, at the National University of Cuyo. There, she specialized in Color Theory, also studying traditional craft with Víctor Delhez and experimenting with didactics with César Jannello. She later married the sculptor José Carrieri and spent periods in Europe on scholarship, returning several times. Her career combined teaching, research, and institutional leadership. She taught in Mendoza and at the National University of San Juan, where she was eventually named Professor Emerita. She held senior roles at the university, served as a delegate for the Argentinian National Arts Fund, and directed the Tornambé Center for Creative Visual Arts and Museum. Her body of work spans painting, serigraphy, computer art, stained glass and glasswork. Investigations into color and light became a defining aspect of her practice. She exhibited widely, with solo shows in Argentina, in San Juan, Buenos Aires, Mendoza, and San Luis, and group exhibitions in Argentina, Mexico, and Canada. Her works are held in private collections, and her murals and glass pieces appear in homes, churches, and public institutions across the Cuyo region. Painting series include: Los pájaros (Birds); Isla de Pascua (Easter Island); Los comediantes (The Comedians); Muñecas para armar (Dolls to Assemble); and Los iconostarios (The Iconostaries)."" Source: Leonor Rigau de Carrieri, San Juan al Mundo, September 10, 2023. https://www.sanjuanalmundo.com/articulo?id=330114", “de CARRIERI, Leonor Rigau,” UCSB ADA Museum Omeka, accessed March 11, 2026, http://art-collections.museum.ucsb.edu/items/show/16937.