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It’s truly a rare thing when one person’s work inspires praise from almost everyone who sees it. The art of Margarita Checa presents one of the few examples of such widespread praise. Born in 1950 in Lima, Peru, Checa became interested in art at an early age. While attending a private school in London, she decided to go to the School of the Arts of the Catholic University in Peru. There, she was introduced to sculpture and began working in bronzes in 1977. She graduated with honors in 1979.
In 1982, Margarita Checa rented a studio and opened it as the Cristina Galvez Atelier (named after her tutor), along with painter Leslie Lee and potter Ana Maria Cogorno. After briefly exploring painting, she concentrated on the medium of woodwork. Her move to wood was dictated by the requirement to develop larger pieces, and after living in Costa Rica from 1992 to 1995 to escape the political turmoil in Peru, she started to make works that contained inlaid metal. These sculptures best represent her genius.
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