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Judith Alpi
Born3 March 1893
Santiago
Died5 February 1983
Santiago
Known forPortraiture
Notable workPortraits of Laura Rodig; the work White Kimono
MovementGeneración del 13

Judith Alpi Ghirardi (3 March 1893 - 5 February 1983) was a Chilean painter and teacher, who was known for her work in portraiture. A member of Generación del 13, she exhibited nationally and internationally and was awarded prizes for her works. She produced several highly-regarded portraits of the artist Laura Rodig.

Biography

Alpi was born in Santiago on 3 March 1893. [1] She studied at the School of Fine Arts in Santiago, where she was taught by Fernando Álvarez de Sotomayor, Juan Francisco González and Alberto Valenzuela Llanos. [1] Known for her portraiture, and self-portraiture, [2] she became a member of the movement known as Generación del 13. [1]

During this time Alpi was painted by Elmina Moisan. [3] Along with Moisan, Alpi exhibited her work alongside Ximena Morla de Subercaseaux, Sara Camino ( es), Dora Puelma and Miriam Sanfuentes from 1915 to 1916. [4] These works were shown in what were termed the 'Salons of Santaiago' and Alpi was one of the first six artists to exhibit in them. [5] Prizes were awarded to Alpi, including: third prize medal in 1915; second prize in 1919, the portrait prize in 1924, and the first prize medal in 1926. [4] She also exhibited internationally, for example at the Ibero-American Exhibition in Seville in 1929, where her work White Kimono was awarded a prize. She also showed work at the Exhibition of Contemporary Chilean Paintings and Sculptures in Buenos Aires in 1953. [5]

Alpi was a lecturer at the School of Plastic Arts at Liceo Nº1 de Niñas in Santiago. [6] She was also a founder National Society of Fine Arts, together with the painters Juan Francisco González and Pedro Reszka. [1] She died in Santiago on 5 February 1983. [1]

Legacy

In 2017 the Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts exhibited one of Alpi's portraits of the artist Laura Rodig as part of the exhibition Ellas por ellas mismas. [5] Her work today is recognised for its focus on women's identity - in particular the Rodig portraits are known for how they depict the complexity of the artist's character. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Judith Alpi - Artistas Visuales Chilenos, AVCh, MNBA". www.artistasvisualeschilenos.cl. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  2. ^ a b Cortés Aliaga, Gloria (2013-10-16). "Estéticas de resistencia: Las artistas chilenas y la vanguardia femenina (1900-1936)". Artelogie. Recherche sur les arts, le patrimoine et la littérature de l'Amérique latine (in Spanish) (5). doi: 10.4000/artelogie.5341. ISSN  2115-6395.
  3. ^ Historia De La Pintura Chilena (in Spanish). Andres Bello.
  4. ^ a b La Mujer Chilena (in Spanish). Andres Bello. 1972.
  5. ^ a b c "Mujeres Bacanas | Judith Alpi (1893-1983)". Mujeres Bacanas (in Spanish). 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  6. ^ Bindis, Ricardo (2006). Chilean painting, two hundred years (in Spanish). Origo. ISBN  978-956-8077-34-1.
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