WORLD TEXTILE ART

The 2017 Biennial attracted the participation of artists from 75 countries. The events took place in Montevideo and Punta del Este, Uruguay.

7th WTA INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY TEXTILE ART BIENNIAL: "DIVERSITY"

The 7th WTA International Biennial of Contemporary Textile Art will take place during the month of October 2017 in Montevideo, Uruguay. It is expected to be the largest event of its class in Uruguay’s History.

Contrary to popular Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. In general, the 7th WTA Biennial will not have a required theme for the artworks but instead will operate with the underlying concept of DIVERSITY, which establishes a double connotation, giving artists the freedom to approach contemporary textile creativity from diverse contexts and concepts. On the other hand, not having a specific theme will allow participants to develop their artwork through a great variety of forms, techniques, and materials, although the venues for some our Textile Art Salons delineate thematic aspects of the works.

The 7th WTA Biennial will offer four Internationally Juried Salons and one Invited Artists Exhibition. The Invited Artists Exhibition will be displayed at Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales-mnav and will be curated by Alicia Haber, renowned historian, critic, and art curator from Uruguay. The participating artists to the exhibitions shall be selected by an International Jury of recognized trajectory.

Beatrijs Sterk – Netherlands

Silke – Argentina/Austria

Lin Lecheng – China

Hiroko Watanabe – Japan

Biret Tavman – Turkey

Máximo Laura – Peru

Antonio E. De Pedro – Spain

Enrique Aguerre – Uruguay

Ricardo Ramón Jarne – Uruguay.

The 7th WTA Biennial will have the honor, to have Spain as a guest country. Lectures and workshops will take place during the Biennial event. In 2017, the Organization will celebrate 20 years of uninterrupted activity, for which it will grant special recognition to the persons who, during this time, have selflessly collaborated in the WTA Biennials and various other events throughout the world The World Textile Art Organization–WTA was created in 1997 by Colombian textile artist Pilar Tobón, and its headquarters are in Miami, Florida, U.S.A. Six biennials have taken place to date: two in the United States, one in Venezuela, one in Costa Rica, one in Argentina, and one in Mexico. The Biennial goals are:

1) To strengthen, encourage, and promote artistic manifestation of contemporary textiles at local, national, and international levels.

2) To provide an experiential event—one of a kind in the Americas—bringing together creators and their artworks of textile art with the public at-large.

3) To create a sensitive audience toward this cultural and artistic manifestation.

4) To strengthen solidarity ties among artists from all over the world and the local public.

During the inaugurations of the SUBTE Exhibition Center (October 06) and the Teatro Solís (October 07), the judges in the room awarded the awards and mentions of honor for each of the 4 International Calls.

LARGE FORMAT TEXTILE ART

First prize: Juliana Uribe Villa–Colombia: Dicen que el amor es para siempre.

Second prize: Eszter Bornemisza–Hungary: City Skins.

Second prize: Elvira del Carmen Imbach–Uruguay: Pequeños testigos en los interiores domésticos.

Third prize: Group Reltsneuk–Germany: Fingerprint.

HONORARY MENTIONS

Jovita Sakalauskaite & Elvan Ozkavruk Adanir-Turkey/Lithuania: Eternal Cycle: Appear, Disappear, Rebirth.

Ariane Garnier-Costa Rica: En mis manos.

Amparo de la Sota–Spain: Mapa.

Tina Struthers–Canada: S’effiler.

SMALL FORMAT TEXTILE ART

First prize: Daniela Contreras Flores-Chile: Ensayo Drag Queen.

Second prize: Paula Zaccaria-Argentina: Reescrituras internas.

Third prize: Yen-Yu Tseng-Taiwan: Do you still remember?

HONORARY MENTIONS

Gülay Kaygusuz-Turkey: Traces of motion.

Sara María Terrazas-Mexico: Pianola mágica Opus 59.

Claudia Azeredo-Brazil: Movimiento.

VIDEO TEXTILE ART

First award: María Zubizarreta– Spain: In-Tención.

Second award: Alejandro Albertti & Olga Dominzaín – Uruguay: Velario.

PHOTOGRAPHY TEXTILE IMAGE

First award: María de los Ángeles Viar-Argentina: Luces.

Second award: Ignacio Netzahualcoyótl Nava-México: Nostalgia.

Third award: Susana Bredt – Argentina: Kapoor tras las bambalinas.

HONORARY MENTIONS

Marina Btesh de Argentina: Sin título.

María Angulo Aguado de España: Vida nueva.

Marta Pinilla de España: Sinapsis colectiva.

BALCONADAS – BALCONY SHOW

ALEJANDRA DEL CASTILLO - URUGUAY - EN EL VIENTO

GABRIELA FERNANDA MOSCATO - ARGENTINA - JARDÍN III

SUSANA MOLINA BORQUEZ - CHILE - DIVERSIDAD DE SENSACIONES

LIGIA MARIA EÇA NEGREIROS - BRAZIL - TRANSPARENCIA

MAMI KAWAI - JAPAN - IF YOU ARE IN LOVE

ELVIRA DEL CARMEN IMBACH - ARGENTINA - JAZMIN Y SUS AMIGXS

VICKY MELLA - CHILE - UNA MIRADA DE VIDA

MARIA CRISTINA RIOS IÑIGUEZ - ARGENTINA - DIVERSIDAD DE CULTURAS

RAQUEL YUHANIAK - CHILE - ATARDECER EN MORRILLOS

PILAR ACUÑA ROCHA - COLOMBIA - LA ORQUÍDEA EN SU ESPLENDOR

MÓNICA SÚNICO LEWIN - CHILE - AMÉRICA EN ACONCAGUA

ROSMARY GOLCHER - COSTA RICA - UNIDAS

“COLECTIVO OS3” – BRAZIL - SPUCCINIK

TIZIANA TATEO - ITALY - RED GIANT

JULIETA MALDONADO - MEXICO - DICOTOMÍA

MARINA BTESH - ARGENTINA - SIN TÍTULO

MARIA GABRIELA ALONSO - URUGUAY - SIN TÍTULO

NILDA FRENKIEL - URUGUAY - DIVERSIDAD

ANA MARIA MORAES - URUGUAY - CREA LA FANTASÍA Y DESFILA EN LA FIESTA DEL MOMO

GLORIA FIORELLI - URUGUAY - PÁJAROS DEL URUGUAY

RENÉE TERRA - URUGUAY - CONEXIONES

RENATA MEIRELLES PAPATERRA L. - BRAZIL - CASULOS

MARIA MUÑOZ TORREGROSA - SPAIN - PIDE UN DESEO

ZULAY MALAVÉ ALCÁZAR - VENEZUELA - TATUY

COLECTIVO ALEJANDRA RINALDINI, CECILIA WIDMER Y MARIA ALICIA GALANENA - ARGENTINA - EL BALCÓN DE ADELITA B.

MARISA TABORELLI - ARGENTINA - CONFLUENCIAS

RENÉE RUDEBRANT - SWEDEN - NOCTURNO TUCUMANO

“COLECTIVO ACHILATA” – GRUPO DE EXPERIMENTACIÓN TEXTIL - ARGENTINA - TALKATIVE y BARROCO NORTEÑO

MARTA DEL PUERTO - ARGENTINA - RESILIENCIA: NOS PODRÁN QUITAR LAS FLORES…

ANA CAROLINA CAMPOS - BRAZIL - METAMORPHOSIS 01

SOLEDAD SANTISTEBAN VILLANUEVA - SPAIN - EFLORESCENCIA MUSICAL

SLAWOMIRA CHORAZYCZEWSKA - POLAND - ON THE WIND

ELZBIETA CIOS - POLAND - UNA DONNA BELLISSIMA

MABEL BENINATI - ARGENTINA - ZENDALA

GUNAY ATALAYER AND PROJECT TEAM “SEVEN COLORS SEVEN WEAVERS” - TURKEY - EVERY MORNING OF A NIGHT IS WORTH ENDURING

DOROTHEE FICHTER - GERMANY - DROPS IN THE OCEAN / TROPFEN IM OZEAN

SYLVIA DENBURG - GUATEMALA - ESTO NO ES UNA MONJA BLANCA

ANA MARIA POGGI - URUGUAY - GERMINANDO SOBRE AZUL

ADRIANA GATTI - ARGENTINA - PARA ALQUILAR BALCONES!

YEN-YU, TSENG - TAIWAN - SAY GOODBYE TO THE PAST

COLECTIVO MARIANA ACCORNERO, CAROLA ROSSETTI, FABIANA GARCÍA Y MARCELA MAMBRINI - ARGENTINA - MIXTU-RADAS

NADIYA SOBOLEWSKA - POLAND - MEDITATION

SOLANGE COBOS BRUGGEN - CHILE - AVES Y ANIMALES MARINOS

MARCIAL MORA - CHILE - MUJER MINERAL

ANA MAZZONI - ARGENTINA - DESDE LA BALAUSTRADA

ANA MARÍA GIUFFRIDA - ARGENTINA - COLORES AL VIENTO

CONNIE JOANN STRAYER - USA - HOPE FLOWS

CARLA GRISEL BERETTA - ARGENTINA - AGUA/LAVA

MARION COZETTE COLEMAN - USA - HOT SUMMER DANCING

MARCELA ALARCÓN GARINO - ARGENTINA - UNIDOS

ESTELA HALPERT - ARGENTINA - TRANSFORMACIÓN

BLANCA VILLAMIL - URUGUAY - DIVERHUMANOS

GRETA MUURI - FINLAND - FLYING SLEEVES

ISABEL LUCÍA SÁNCHEZ Y GRACIELA MOREYRA ARGENTINA - UNIÓN EN LA DIVERSIDAD

“GRUPO SYZ” – ANA MARÍA BENÍTEZ, HELENA M. CERETTI, GRACIELA FORADORI, IRENE FUERTES Y GABRIELA MATTONI - ARGENTINA - CINCO MIRADAS

DANIELA MENESES CONTRERAS - COSTA RICA - ESPIRALES

PATRICIA GLADYS PEREYRA - ARGENTINA - LAZOS

SILVIA CONTE MAC DONELL - ARGENTINA - ANIMA

HORTENSIA SILVIA GUZMAN - ARGENTINA - LOS ELEMENTOS EN ARMONIA

COLECTIVO VARINNIA JOFRÉ, OLGA DEL VALLE TISSERA, JUANA ROSA QUINTERO Y SUSANA NOEMÍ FERNÁNDEZ - ARGENTINA - LA FUERZA DE LA UNIDAD Y LA DIVERSIDAD

JIMENA ORTIZ - MEXICO - BANCO DE SOLES.

MARIA DEL MILAGRO JAVEGA Y LUCIA MORAN BILBAO - ARGENTINA - ALMA EN EXPANSIÓN

GABRIELE WEHRMEYER - GERMANY - SCALES

VERA VAN DE CASTEELE - BELGIUM - MEMORIES

CLAUDIA FISCHER - GERMANY - BUBBLE INVASION

CHRISTINE RUMMEL - GERMANY - HERMANA 1S

SUSANNE WEIGAND - GERMANY - HERMANA 2

LOURDES CASTAÑO - URUGUAY - BROTES

WALTER VERA - ARGENTINA - JAZMIN BALCONERO

MARIA SILVIA RODRIGUEZ Y OSCAR SILVA - ARGENTINA - POR UN MUNDO DE PAZ

ANDREA BUSTELO - URUGUAY - LA SUMA DE LAS PARTES

SABINA WICKI Y FLORA SUTTON - ARGENTINA - BANDERA 1 y 2

SABINA WICKI Y FLORA SUTTON - ARGENTINA - POR UN MUNDO DE PAZ

MIRTA ZAK - ARGENTINA - SIN TÍTULO

RODOLFO SALMERÓN - MEXICO - CIMIENTOS FLUIDOS

GEORGINA TOUSSAINT Y ANA KAREN ALLENDE - MEXICO - LA MESA MEXICANA

MARIELA GOTUZZO LAMPARIELLO - URUGUAY - TIERRA

ISABEL DITONE - ARGENTINA - SIN TÍTULO

COLECTIVO ALEJANDRA PANIAGUA,ADELA MEDINA, ALICIA LABORDE, BEATRIZ MORENO, VIVIANE ROSENBERG, GRISEL AMBIELA Y TALLER SILVIA UMPIERREZ - URUGUAY - SIN TÍTULO

MARIA INES NOUZEILLES ARGENTINA IDENTIDAD ORGÁNICA