born 1966 La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Estela Izuel studied visual arts at La Plata University and attended the photography workshop held by Juan Travnik. She has been producing photo-essays since 1999 and regularly holds exhibitions. Her collections include series such as Santuarios rojos, Mentiras blancas, Retratos en la pileta y Teatros.
Estela has been awarded, recently, the Acquisition Prize Bienal Nacional de Arte 2011 Bahía Blanca. Besides, she was awarded others prizes, including: First Prize Cultural Chandon Córdoba 2004; Second Prize VI Salón Fundación Klemm (2002); Second Prize Bienal de Fotografía de ArtexArte 08; a Subsidy for Artistic Creation from the Antorchas Foundation (1999) for her essay Santuarios rojos; her essay Mentiras blancas was finalist for a residency at Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten.
Her work has been exhibited at solo shows (selection): Emilio Caraffa Museum, Guamán Poma Museum, Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas. Group exhibitions: Roggio Prize, Petrobras Prize, Andreani Travelling Show, Asociacion Amigos Museo Caraffa de Fotografia Contemporanea Prize (2008 y 2010), Platt Prize (Mencion), Federico Klemm Foundation, MACLA, Palacio San Jose, ARTEBA, OSDE Foundation, Salón Nacional de Artes Visuales, Museo de las Américas (Denver, USA), Praxis International Art (Miami y New York).
Her works are included in the collections belonging to the Emilio Caraffa Museum, Museo de las Américas (Denver), Federico Klemm Foundation.
