Carmen Aldunate

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Carmen Zita Aldunate Salas (10 February 1940 – 25 September 2026) was a Chilean painter and illustrator. After studying art at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, the University of Chile, and the University of California, Davis, Aldunate began teaching painting and drawing. Associated with the Nueva Figuración movement, Aldunate's work centred on women, whom she often painted dressed in medieval clothing. Aldunate worked as a painter for over 60 years, retiring in 2024 after losing much of her eyesight. She became a member of the Academia Chilena de Bellas Artes in 2004 and was nominated, in 2021, for the Chilean National Prize for Plastic Arts.

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