Águeda Dicancro

Águeda Dicancro studied at Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes. The recorded working language is Spanish. The field of work recorded is art of sculpture. Work by Águeda Dicancro is recorded in the collections of National Museum of Visual Arts. Distinctions recorded are Figari Award, Alas Award and Medalla Delmira Agustini.

• Name — Águeda Dicancro • Birth Name — Águeda Dicancro • Born — 1938 • Birthplace — Montevideo, Uruguay • Died — 14 August 2019 • Place of death — Montevideo, Uruguay • Occupation — sculptor • Education — University of the Republic • Awards — Prmio Alas Premio Figari

Dicancro studied at the University of the Republic National School of Fine Arts (Instituto Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes de la Universidad de la República) between 1960 and 1964, and later at Uruguay's Universidad del Trabajo. She also studied engraving and cement sculpture under Spanish sculptor Eduardo Yepes, before graduating as a professional ceramist in 1964. She was awarded a scholarship from the Organization of American States and traveled to Mexico in 1964 to study ceramics at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma's School of Applied Arts, and was awarded a second scholarship to study gold and silver metalworking at Mexico's School of Design. However, she is primarily known for her sculptures made of glass, her chief material alongside wood. She began using glass in 1968 in her jewelry, and by 1970 started working with it on a much larger scale, incorporating it into living spaces by collaborating with architects, decorators, and lighting experts. The combination of glass and wood could be seen in her opalescent exhibition Arborescencias at the Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales. An Águeda Dicancro sculpture of steel and glass can be found in the Telecommunications Tower (Montevideo), the current location of ANTEL.