Elisabeth Wild
Born in Vienna, 1922 and lives in Lake Atitlán in Guatemala
Elisabeth Wild (Vienna, 1922) lives and works in Lake Atitlán in Guatemala. Although she is best known for her collages made out of magazine cutouts, she has worked in a variety of mediums and formats over the years, which include painting, drawing, ceramics, jewelry, textile and industrial design, and sculpture. Her recent solo and two-person shows include Fantasía, NuMu, Guatemala City (2017); Monstera Deliciosa (with Vivian Suter), Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City (2016); Panajachel (with Vivian Suter), The Mistake Room, Los Angeles (2015); Fantasías 2 (with Vivian Suter) Kunsthalle Basel, Basel (2014); and Elisabeth Wild, Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City (2014). She has participated in museum group shows in Museo Tamayo, Mexico City, Mexico; and Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo, San Jose, Costa Rica, and recently participated in documenta14 in Athens, Greece, and Kassel, Germany.
