Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1956, Teresa Pereda holds a Master in Art History from Buenos Aires University. The daughter of an artist and an archaeologist, Pereda’s artistic pursuits began at an early age and are intimately related to the culture and essence of Argentina. She has received many prizes for her work including the Argentine National Fine Arts 2006 and a scholarship at The Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada.

Pereda deals primarily with nature’s elements: water, earth, air and fire. In a series of papers and metal plates, she has used soil and water belonging to different regions in Argentina as the mediums to expose the mysteries of cosmogonies and mythologies of her own.

Statement from the artist

From the mid-90s I have focused my work on research regarding the native land, (from the Greek: autochthonous land). This research is a reflection that involves in itself both the soil as a concept and as material. At the same time, it is a consubstantial witness of human life and of cultures that are developed in contact with that land … (more)