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Paz Errázuriz

Chilean photographer · Chile · On the map · Artists · Born 1944 · age 82

Paz Errázuriz is a Chilean photographer. Errázuriz documented marginalized communities such as sex workers, psychiatric patients, and circus performers during the military dictatorship of Chile.

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A life in dates

2017National Prize for Plastic ArtsAward2015PHotoEspaña PrizeAward2005Altazor AwardsAward1944Born2 February 1944

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Awards

National Prize for Plastic Arts2017
PHotoEspaña Prize2015
Altazor Awards2005
Guggenheim Fellowship
Fulbright Scholarship

About this person

Errázuriz's has said about her work: "They are topics that society doesn't look at, and my intention is to encourage people to dare to look." She was a teacher at a primary school when Augusto Pinochet overtook Chile's Presidential Palace in 1973, inspiring her to begin her photography career. She is the co-founder of the Association of Independent Photographers (AFI). Originally titled the "Asociación de Fotógrafos Independientes," she helped create the AFI in 1981 to make it easier for artists in Chile to find legal support and organize group art shows.

Country
Chile
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1944 · age 82

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