Olga Piria

María Olga Piria de Jaureguay (28 April 1927 – 30 July 2015) was a Uruguayan artist, pianist and goldsmith, who was a pupil of Joaquín Torres García.

[1] From 1944 to 1949 she was taught by Joaquín Torres García and his son in their communal studio.

[3] In 1957 she began to design pieces which were made by her husband Carlos Jaureguay.

Piria had taught herself how to design and make jewellery, specialising in decorative goldwork.

[3] During her lifetime she exhibited in over 150 exhibitions, including at the Museum of Modern Art of Latin America,[4] alongside Jaime Nowinski and Glauco Cappozzoli,[5] at the Cultural Department of Bank of America, and in many other national and international settings.