María Torrendell
Portrait of María Torrendell

María Torrendell

Uruguayan glass artist. With a degree in Biological Sciences, her work explores the fragility and resilience of nature and human relationships through reused glass. Her pieces are part of private collections in Madrid, China, Japan, the United States, Norway, Chile and Uruguay, and the permanent collection of the MAVA Glass Art Museum in Alcorcón, Spain.

Private collections in Madrid · China · Japón · Miami · Chicago · Nueva York · Oslo · Málaga · Chile · Montevideo · Punta del Este · José Ignacio
María Torrendell in her studio

Career

  1. 2025
    • Selected for the TRACE exhibition at the annual Glass Art Society Conference in Texas
    • "Bizarre and Surreal" online group exhibition, Contemporary Glass Society
    • "A sense of place" online group exhibition, Contemporary Glass Society
    • "Fragilidad Consistente" group exhibition at Galería Azur, Montevideo. Gives a talk on the history of glass art
    • "Light and Dark" online group exhibition, Contemporary Glass Society
  2. 2024
    • Selected for the second time to exhibit at the Second Biennial of Contemporary Material Art, China
    • Visits Japan and attends the exhibition at Toyama Glass Art Museum, where her work was selected in 2023
    • "A de artista" group show at Hotel Hyatt, Montevideo
    • "Cultural Traditions" online group exhibition, Contemporary Glass Society
    • Course on Creativity in Glass with Silvia Levenson
    • Course on Artificial Intelligence and Creativity, Instituto Baikal (remote)
  3. 2023
    • "20 años del Taller Pelayo" group exhibition at BROU
    • Solo exhibition at Aguada Park
    • Selected by Toyama Glass Art Museum (Japan) to exhibit in July 2024
    • H2OM, glass art group show in Rosario, Argentina
    • Gives seminar on image transfer to glass with Magdalena Díaz
    • "Reflejadas" group exhibition at Escuela Universitaria Centro de Diseño
    • "Expanding Boundaries" online group exhibition, Contemporary Glass Society
    • "Bordering on the Herbaceous" online group exhibition, Contemporary Glass Society
  4. 2022
    • Attends the Iberoamerican Congress Women in Glass (Madrid) and exhibits at MAVA Glass Art Museum, Alcorcón. Work enters the permanent collection
    • Selected by the Corning Museum of Glass for New Glass Review 42, during the International Year of Glass
    • Selected for the First Biennial of Contemporary Material Art in China
    • Invited to the First Glass Art Biennial in Costa Rica to give a lecture on her work
    • "Al Rescate del Mundo" group exhibition at Tribu Espacio Cultural
    • Lecture on her work at the Glass Laboratory, School of Architecture, Design and Urbanism (International Year of Glass)
    • Group exhibition at the School of Architecture atrium, closing of the International Year of Glass
    • Course with Claudia Schneider and Andrea da Ponte (virtual)
  5. 2021
    • Attends the Annual Virtual GAS Conference, Glass Art Society
    • Presents "Glass Art Hotspots" webinar organized by the International Glass Biennial in Bulgaria
    • "Animal Magic" online group exhibition, Contemporary Glass Society
    • "Summer Sunshine" online group exhibition, Contemporary Glass Society
  6. 2020
    • Lecture on her work at the Glass Laboratory, School of Architecture, Design and Urbanism
  7. 2019
    • Selected for the International Glass Biennial in Sofia, Bulgaria, with the work "Homenaje"
    • Group show at the Junta Departamental de Montevideo
  8. 2018
    • "Trama Invisible" exhibition with María Etcheverry
    • "Fuerte Fragilidad" exhibition at Hotel Lebibló
  9. 2016
    • Course with Silvia Levenson, Italy
  10. 2015
    • Invited by Norwegian artist María Sundby to take part in her project
  11. 2013
    • Selected by the Chelsea International Fine Art Competition for group show at Agora Gallery, New York
    • Group exhibition in Jacksonville
    • Course with Silvia Levenson in Buenos Aires
  12. 2012
    • Selected by Chelsea International Fine Art Competition (New York) for Agora Gallery (web)
    • Group exhibition at Galería Grilloarte, Punta del Este
    • Finalist at VITRO 2012, Museo del Vidrio de Bogotá
    • Glass sculpture course with Silvia Levenson, Italy
  13. 2011
    • Group exhibition at Galería Grilloarte, Punta del Este
    • Glass seminar with Karina Del Savio, Buenos Aires
  14. 2010
    • "Tres Mujeres en el Arte" exhibition at Galería Aramayo, Punta del Este
    • Taller Pelayo group exhibition at Cinemateca
  15. 2009
    • "Filos" solo exhibition at Cabildo de Montevideo
    • Group exhibition at Haras del Lago
  16. 2008
    • Group exhibition at Instituto Goethe
  17. 2005
    • Group exhibition at CMDF
  18. 1996
    • Group exhibition at LATU
  19. 1994
    • Taller Pelayo group exhibition at LATU
    • Group exhibition at Libertad Libros, Montevideo
  20. 1993
    • National School of Fine Arts — sculpture with José Pelayo, drawing with Rogelio Osorio, painting with Clever Lara, sculpture with Mariví Ugolino
    • Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences
    • Taller Pelayo group exhibition at Libertad Libros
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