Maria Virginia Errázuriz Guilisasti, also known as Virginia Errázuriz, (born 1941 in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean painter, professor, printmaker and draftsperson.
Biography
Errázuriz studied at University of Chile (1961–1965) and University of York (1979). By 1964 Errázuriz began to get involved in art. She discovered new materials. By the end of the 1960s she began to work professionally and to have exhibitions. Her exhibitions were organized by her husband Francisco Brugnoli (born 1935). He took her experimental works to the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano. In the late 1960s Errázuriz began to educate students at universities across Santiago. Her art was exhibited in Chile and across the world, including Barcelona, Buenos Aires and Venezuela. In 1979 she finished her studies at the University of York in Toronto, Canada. Her work is described as an economy of means, meaning she selects materials to emphasize the objects frailty. Through her work, we can see clearly an antiestablishment side that responds to the social and political issues endured by her country of Chile, during the years of 1970-1980. Her unique approach to art looked to make the viewer perplexed, as her work demonstrated puzzling objects and installations.