Julia Isídrez

Julia Isídrez is a Paraguayan ceramist.

Life Isídrez was born on February 16, 1967, in Itá in the Central Department, a city that is also nicknamed the Capital of Ceramics.

Isídrez originates from a family of ceramists, and was educated in this profession by her mother Juana Marta Rodas, who had learned it from her mother and grandmother. Ceramic art in Paraguay is principally practiced by women and comes forth from the pre-colonial pottery tradition. During several decades she worked closely with her mother, with whom she exhibited in her own country and abroad. They received many international awards.

Around 2010, she separated from her mother in a professional sense. In that particular year she held the exposition Paraguay Esquivo in Paris with Ediltrudis Noguera.

Expositions The art of Isídrez and Rodas was shown on many expositions in Paraguay and abroad. Here follows a selection: 1976. Gallery van the UNESCO, Paris 1992 and 1993: Gallery Fábrica, Asunción 1994: Salon of the Biennale Martel, Cultural City Center, Asunción 1995: Gallery Lamarca, Asunción 1995: Center of Visual Arts, Museo del Barro, Asunción 1996: Gallery Fábrica, Asunción 1997: Gallery Lamarca, Asunción 1998 and 1999: Center of Visual Arts, Museo del Barro, Asunción 1999: Biennale of the Mercosur, Porto Alegre 2007: 16th international year fair ARte COntemporáneo (ARCO), Madrid 2008: 35th international exhibition of traditional art, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago 2009: Museum of Contemporary Crafts Art of Chile, Santiago Independent and/or with others: 2010: Centro Cultural del Lago, Areguá 2010-2011: Paraguay Esquivo, Maisondes Cultures du Monde à Vitré, Paris, with Ediltrudis Noguera.

Awards Isídrez received many awards in the period she worked with her mother: 1994: Grand Prize, Biennale of Martel for Visual Arts, Cultural City Center, Asunción 1998: Prize of the city of Madrid 1999: Prince Claus Award 1999: Award for Best Craft Artist of the UNESCO, the Central Department and the society Hecho à Mano 2001: First Prize in Traditional Art, Cooperativa Universitaria 2008: Lorenzo Berg Salvo Prize, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago 2009: Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit, France