Teresa Estapé

"The material questions me. I observe and manipulate it in a way that is contrary to the norm. In this way I re-signify a discipline, I question its use, I rescue a symbol."

Barcelona, 1972

Teresa Estapé has a long-standing career in the world of art and jewelry. Born in Barcelona, she holds degrees in Law and Fine Arts from the University of Barcelona, as well as a diploma in jewelry from the Massana School, her artistic practice blends jewelry-making, sculpture, installation, and graphic arts.

Her work has been exhibited at Kunst Haus Wien, Bernhard Bischoff (Bern), Tsukuba University (Tokyo), The Havana Biennial, Arts Santa Monica, Goethe Institut and in the exhibition MACBA Collection: Prelude. Poetic Intention. In 2015, she received the Guasch Coranty Grant for artistic creation and was a finalist for the ArtsFAD Awards in 2020 and 2021. Her pieces are part of prestigious collections, including those of MACBA Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona and Elena Ochoa Foster.

Since 2017 she has conducted workshops and lectures at Ramón Llull University (Barcelona), the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urbanism in the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), and the Barcelona Design Museum (DHUB)