Born in Iquitos, Peru, in 1935, Burga initially studied architecture, before transitioning into art. After graduating in the 1960s, she became a part of Peru’s avant-garde art scene, co-founding of the Arte Nuevo group, which used styles derived from Pop, Happenings, and Op art. During her five decade career, Burga produced paintings, drawings, sculptures, conceptual projects and multimedia installations, questioning the role of women in Peru’s changing society, and pushing the boundaries of what art could be. Teresa Burga’s work was rescued from obscurity when, aged 75, she had her first major survey at Lima’s Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano in 2010. International acclaim followed soon after, with a young generation of curators setting out to situate her career in a more global art world. The artist was first presented to an international audience at the 2011 edition of the Istanbul Biennial, followed by the 56th Venice Biennale in 2015, and the travelling exhibition Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960-1985 2017 – 2018 (Hammer Museum Los Angeles, Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, Pinacoteca de São Paulo, São Paulo).