Nelbia Romero

Nelbia Romero
Romero at her show Más allá de las palabras, 1992
Born
Nelbia Romero Cabrera

(1938-12-08)8 December 1938
Durazno, Uruguay
Died3 April 2015(2015-04-03) (aged 76)
Montevideo, Uruguay
OccupationArtist
Notable workSal-Si- Puedes, Bye Bye Yaugurú, Más allá de las palabras
Parents
  • Conrado Romero (father)
  • Apolinaria Cabrera (mother)
AwardsFigari Award (2006)

Nelbia Romero Cabrera (8 December 1938 – 3 April 2015) was a Uruguayan visual artist. She began her career in drawing and engraving and later incorporated other artistic languages, such as photography, installation, and performance. Her work was marked by themes of politics and protest.[1] She was an active participant in the Montevideo Engraving Club [es]. She received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1994 and was granted the Figari Award in 2006 for her artistic career.

  1. ^ Haber, Alicia (16 April 2015). "Nelbia Romero y sus expresiones artísticas" [Nelbia Romero and Her Artistic Expressions]. El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2017.