Margarita Morselli

Margarita Morselli (born 8 January 1952) is an artist who is considered a pioneer in the use of a video as a form of artistic expression in Paraguay. The work she presented was on abstraction with references to real spaces.

Biography Margarita Morselli was born in Asunción, Paraguay on 8 January 1952. She is an artist whose paintings were described as architecture where she used mineral tones such as shades of ocher, orange and blue. Her technique usually involves paint brushing and airbrushing. One of the recurring theme is the centralization of stairs. She was also invited at the 1st Art Biennial at Canning House, London (1987) and at the 3rd Biennial of Cuenca, Ecuador(1992). She is a permanent member of the Centro Cultural de la República and president of the International Art Biennal, both in Asunción. Morselli teaches at the "Instituto para el Desarrollo Armónico de la Personalidad" (IDAP). She is a founding member of Gente de Arte which is an association of Paraguayan artists and cultural.

Honors and awards In 1990 she was awarded grand prize at the twentieth anniversary of the Bosque de los Artistas, an art space created by the sculptor Hermann Guggiari (1924-2012). She also received the juror's prize at the Martel Biennal in Asunción.