Carmen Valbuena

Carmen Valbuena
Born
Carmen Valbuena Piemonte

(1955-09-28) 28 September 1955
Santiago, Chile
EducationUniversity of Concepción, 1974
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, 2003
Occupations
MotherCarmen Piemonte
Websitecarmenvalbuena.cl

Carmen Valbuena Piemonte (born 28 September 1955) is a Chilean painter, engraver and curator.[1] Valbuena is a representative of the Chilean Generation of '80 (Spanish: Generación del 80).[2]

Biography

Valbuena was born on 28 September 1955 in Santiago to Carmen Piemonte, an Italian-born Chilean painter, educator and professor.[1][3][4] Valbuena holds duel Chilean and Italian citizenship.[2]

In 1974, graduated with a Bachelor's in painting from the University of Concepción.[1][2] In 1976, Valbuena relocated to Panama where she studied drawing and ceramic sculpture at the Art Center of the Ministry of Education of Panama.[1] Valbuena later took courses in introductory architecture at the University of Panama between 1977 and 1978.[1][2]

In 1983, Valbuena joined the drawing and painting workshop at the Foro de Arte Contemporáneo (Spanish: Contemporary Art Forum) in Mexico City.[1] Returning to Chile in 1990, Valbuena joined Workshop 99 (Spanish: Taller 99).[1][5][6]

In 2003, Valbuena graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile with a diploma in conservation and restoration.[1] Valbuena worked as an art curator for Emilio Ellena from 2005 until his death in 2011.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Carmen Valbuena". Artistas Visuales Chilenos (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Ivelić, Milan; Munita, Rafael (2012). A pliego completo, Muestra de Grabado de las artistas Isabel Cauas, Magdalena Ludwig, Antonia Téllez y Carmen Valbuena (PDF) (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts. pp. 16–17. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2026.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "Carmen Piemonte". Artistas Visuales Chilenos (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Sólanich Aguirre, Francisco (19 December 2024). "La cultura olvidada". El Pingüino (in Spanish). Punta Arenas, Chile. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Grabado Chileno Contemporáneo; Taller 99". Memoria Chilena (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Biblioteca Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  6. ↑ Grabado Chileno (PDF). Concepción, Chile: University of Concepción. 2008. p. 14. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  7. ↑ Valbuena, Carmen. "Antecedentes". Carmen Valbuena (in Spanish). Chile. Retrieved 3 April 2026.