Jorge Enciso

Asunción, Paraguay, 1972.
Lives and works in Asunción, Paraguay.

Since 2014, Jorge Enciso has devoted himself exclusively to ceramic production, creating pieces using ancestral Guarani techniques taught to him by ceramists from Itá, where he worked with clay for over five years. He later began developing his own body of work in the cities of Areguá and Asunción. His practice draws from the shapes and foundations of Guarani utilitarian pottery, transforming them into sculptures defined by their curves and by geometric or freehand sgraffito in high and low relief, with slips and polish. Conceptually, his work explores themes such as mestizo ceramics, identity, and animism. He works with black, red, and white clay.

Asunción, Paraguay, 1972.
Lives and works in Asunción, Paraguay.

Education

1990–1995
Law, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences – Universidad Nacional de Asunción

1991–1994
Bachelor’s Degree in French Language, Faculty of Philosophy and Letters – Universidad Nacional de Asunción

Solo Exhibitions

2025
Vigília (curator Tiago Sant’Ana), Galeria Leme, São Paulo, Brazil

2024
Cuentos Mestizos (curated by Tiago Sant’Ana), Galeria Casa Mayor, Asunción, Paraguay

2022
Tierra Frágil (curated by Fernando Moure), Galeria Verónica Torres, Asunción, Paraguay

2019
Surcos de Barro, Galeria Verónica Torres, Asunción, Paraguay

2018
Intromisiones, Centro Cultural del Lago, Areguá, Paraguay

Group Exhibitions

2024
Escuchar el Barro (curated by Joaquín Sánchez), Galeria Círculo de la Unión, La Paz, Bolivia
Sauvegarde, Rendre Visible l’Invisible, Salle Miro – UNESCO – Tekoharte, Paris, France
Lentos Presentimientos Claros Horizontes (curated by Luis Ocampos Pompa and Leticia Alvarenga), Centro Cultural Juan de Salazar, Asunción, Paraguay
Huellas de Livio Abramo (curated by Carlo Spatuzza), Centro Cultural da Embaixada do Brasil, Asunción, Paraguay

2023
Art et Transmission, Galerie Pal Projet – Projeto Tekoharte, Paris, France
Elogio al Tiempo – Homenaje a Juana Marta Rodas (curated by Gustavo Insaurralde), Verónica Torres Galería de Arte, Asunción, Paraguay

2022
La Piel: El Cuerpo del Arte (curated by Osvaldo Salerno and Albán Martinez Gueiraud), Galeria Matices, Asunción, Paraguay
25 Años GDA (curated by María Eugenia Ruiz), Centro Cultural Manzana de la Rivera, Asunción, Paraguay
Tembe’y – Orilla: Diálogo con el arte indígena, Popular y contemporáneo del Paraguay (curated by Caro Urresti), Centro Cultural da Embaixada do Paraguai, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tembe’y – Orilla: Diálogo con el arte indígena, Popular y contemporáneo del Paraguay (curated by Caro Urresti), Museo de Artesanías Tradicionales y Museo Bellas Artes Juan Ramón Vidal and Centro Cultural Universitario – Universidad Nacional Nordeste, Corrientes, Argentina
Tembe’y – Orilla: Diálogo con el arte indígena, Popular y contemporáneo del Paraguay (curated by Caro Urresti), Museu Regional Anibal Cambas, Posadas, Misiones, Argentina

2021
El Vientre de Fuego (curated by Fernando Moure), Centro Cultural del Lago, Areguá, Paraguay
Tembe’y – Orilla: Diálogo con el arte indígena, Popular y contemporáneo del Paraguay (curated by Caro Urresti), Espacio Cultural Universitario – Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Santa Fé, Argentina

2020
De lo Ancestral a lo Urbano (curated by María Eugenia Ruiz), Galeria Pablo Avila Arte Contemporáneo, Asunción, Paraguay

2019
Soplar el Arte, Centro Cultural de España Juan de Salazar, Asunción, Paraguay

2018
Memorias de Barro – Escencia y Mutaciones, Museo de Bellas Artes Juan Ramón Vidal, Corrientes, Argentina
Memorias de Barro – Escencia y Mutaciones, Centro Cultural del Nordeste, Resistencia, Argentina
BarroVivo, Galeria Verónica Torres, Asunción, Paraguay

2017
Cerámica Convergente, Alianza Francesa, Asunción, Paraguay
Barro Combinado, Galeria Monocromo, Asunción, Paraguay
Escultores y Ceramistas, Casa Hassler, San Bernardino, Paraguay

2016
10 años Casa Museo Juana Marta Rodas, Casa Arte en Barro, Taller Julia Isidrez, Ita, Paraguay
Pájaros Sonoros, Centro Cultural del Lago, Areguá, Paraguay

2015
Julia Isidrez y sus Alumnos, Casa Arte en Barro – Projeto Bienal de Asunción, Asunción, Paraguay

2014
Preservación de la Cultura en Barro en Paraguay, Centro Cultural de España Juan de Salazar, Asunción, Paraguay

Awards

2024
Acquisition Award – Colección Mendonca de Arte Contemporáneo

Collections

Colección Mendonca de Arte Contemporáneo

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