judit lara

Judit Lara (Santiago de Chile, 1985) is a Chilean visual artist specialized in textile art. Her practice focuses on the Mapuche loom, one of the ancestral crafts of the Indigenous peoples of her country, which she intertwines with contemporary artistic explorations. Throughout her career, she has worked with various Indigenous communities in Chile and Latin America, exploring textiles as a space of identity, memory, and cultural resistance. She currently lives in Belgium, where she continues to develop projects that connect tradition and contemporaneity in textile art.

Projects

• "Terrestre" Scenography and Costume Design – Festival Ahora Más Que Nunca Teatro Sidarte
(September 2018 – June 2021)
• Training Workshops for Textile Artisans – SENCE, Region of Magallanes (October 2017 – October
2018)
• Aymara Textile Craft Strengthening Project – FONDART (December 2012 – December 2013)
• "Playing, I Learn My Culture" Project – FOSIS (July 2011 – December 2012)
• Franco-African Theater Tour – Region of Tarapacá (November 2011 – December 2011)
• Sudaca Visual Artists Dissemination Project – FONDART (March 2009 – December 2009)

Professional Experience
Textile Art Instructor - Museo de Arte Popular Americano Tomás Lago (MAPA) March 2014 – July 2020
• Taught textile art for continuous education, focusing on indigenous textile traditions.
• Researched and developed educational materials on Mapuche and Andean textile techniques.
• Managed exhibitions, applying concepts of color, composition, and visual creation. 

Educational Mediator - Gesto Acción Cultural March 2016 – December 2018
• Planned educational tours for students, highlighting contemporary visual arts.

•Developed didactic materials for students with visual disabilities.

Textile Art Instructor - Proyecto Lumen January 2015 – December 2017
•Taught Mapuche weaving techniques, focusing on cultural dissemination.
•Coordinated exhibitions and developed didactic materials for large groups. 

Education
• Bachelor in Visual Arts – Universidad de Chile (2010)
• Cultural Management (Continuing Education) – Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2011)
• Bachelor in Secondary Education – Universidad Gabriela Mistral (2013)

Exhibitions
•Espacio Terreno Patio Facultad de Arte, Universidad de Chile, 2005
•Salón de Estudiantes Universidad de Chile – Museo de Arte Contemporáneo-Quinta Normal, Chile. 2010
•El Trabajo Dignifica – Balmaceda Arte Joven, Valparaíso, Chile. 2010
•No Nos Conoce Nadie – Perrera Arte, Chile. 2010
•Creación Minera Los Pelambres – Museo de Arte Contemporáneo- Parque Forestal, Chile. 2010

•Artistas del Siglo XXI – Centro de extensión P. Universidad Católica de Chile. 2010
•Espacio Contenido - Balmaceda Arte Joven, Santiago, Chile. 2011
•Afluentes – Espacio Imaginaria, Santiago. 2014
•Migra – Espacio Imaginaria, Santiago. 2015
•Selección Arte Joven – Museo de Artes Visuales, Santiago, Chile. 2021 

Awards
• First Place – "For the Chile We Dream" Competition (Government of Tarapacá, December 2011)
• Public Award – "Artist of the 21st Century" (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, March 2010)

Languages
• Spanish - Native
• English – Medium/Advanced
• Dutch - Starter