Elsa Andrada began her studies with Renée Geille Castro of Sayagués Lasso in 1943 and then entered the Taller Torres García art school from 1944 to 1948.
Through the art school, she met Augusto Torres, a prominent painter and son of Joaquín Torres-García, whom she married in 1951.
[4] In 2021, the José Gurvich Foundation paid tribute to Andrada on her 101st birthday, which had been postponed due to the pandemic.
The exhibition was called "Elsa Andrada: una mirada en lo sutil y eterno" and was curated by Lic.
María Eugenia Méndez Marconi This exhibition was presented in the Arte por el Urugua tourist booklets, in the departments of San José, Maldonado and Treinta y Tres.