María Olga Piria

María Olga Piria de Jaureguay (28 April 1927 – 30 July 2015) was a Uruguayan artist, pianist and goldsmith, who was a pupil of Joaquín Torres García.

Biography Piria was born in Montevideo on 28 April 1927. From 1941 to 1943 she studied at the Círculo de Bellas Artes. From 1944 to 1949 she was taught by Joaquín Torres García and his son in their communal studio. At the same time she studied music and taught at the Montevideo Conservatiore. In 1957 she began to design pieces which were made by her husband Carlos Jaureguay. Piria had taught herself how to design and make jewellery, specialising in decorative goldwork. alongside Jaime Nowinski and Glauco Cappozzoli, at the Cultural Department of Bank of America, and in many other national and international settings. including: National Museum of Visual Arts, as part of the collection formed at the Mexico Olympics, amongst others. She died on 30 July 2015 in Montevideo, at the age of 88.

Awards

Golden Candelabra Award (2007).