Teresa Burga b. 1935 in Iquitos, Peru is a conceptual and media artist and a prolific draftswoman. From 1957 to 1965 she studied painting at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Between 1960 and 1962 she took an extended break from her studies to travel to Paris and London, accompanying her father, an admiral in the Peruvian navy, on his diplomatic mission as military attaché ta the Peruvian Embassy in Paris. She had her first solo exhibition, Lima imaginada, in 1965 at the Galería Cultura y Libertad in Lima. From 1966 to 1968 she was associated with the group Arte Nuevo, mentored by the influential critic Juan Acha, which also included other artists. The group is credited with the introduction into the Peruvian art scene of neo-avant-garde currents, such as pop art, op art, and happenings. ln the mid-1960s her work focused on the dynamics of everyday urban life, especially on women in domestic situations. Simultaneously, her objects and installations manifested her interest in the removal of markers of an individual, expressive authorship, which she would sustain throughout her career. Awarded a Fulbright Fellowship, in 1968 she enrolled in a multidisciplinary program at the School of the Art lnstitute of Chicago, where she obtained her Master of Fine Arts in 1970. During her studies in the United States she developed the bases for future conceptual projects, which would combine text-based instructions and diagrams as multimedia projections and sculptural objects. After her return to Peru in 1971, She realized two large-scale installations: Autorretrato. Estructura. Informe, and Cuatro Mensajes, both presented at the lnstituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano in Lima. ln 1980 and 1981 she collaborated with the French psychologist Marie-France Cathelat on a majar socioanthropological study of young Peruvian women, which resulted in the exhibition and book Perfil de la mujer peruana. Her work is in many collections, including the Museo de Arte de Lima; Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires; Art lnstitute of Chicago; Sammlung Verbund Collection, Vienna; and Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp. #teresaburga #peruvianfemaleartist #peruvianartist https://www.instagram.com/p/CGPG_jOHwkA/?igshid=xtxv6tc8vmaq
