Juana Lecaros

Juana Lecaros studied at Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones de Santiago. Training under Laureano Ladrón de Guevara is recorded. The recorded working language is Spanish. Work by Juana Lecaros is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art and Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts.

• Name — Juanita Lecaros • Other Names — J. M Sorcale • Birth Name — Juanita Lecaros Izquierdo • Born — August 20, 1920 • Birthplace — Santiago, Chile • Died — May 2, 1993 • Place of death — Santiago, Chile • Occupation — Painter, printmaker, engraver, poet, writer

She studied art at the University of Chile between 1949 and 1953, where she was a student of Gustavo Carrasco in drawing, Laureano Ladrón de Guevara in mural painting and Eduardo Martínez Bonati in engraving. She also took printmaking classes at Taller 99 with Bonati. While attending university, she was a member of the "Grupo de Estudiantes Plásticos". Although Lecaros never traveled abroad, her works were exhibited in the United States, Brazil, and Italy. In parallel, she wrote poetry which she signed under the pseudonym J. M. Sorcale. Her work can be found in the museum collections at the Museum of Modern Art.