Josefina Albarracín de Barba (1910–2007) was a Colombian sculptor. She was born in

Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...

, and studied at the capitol's Escuela de Bellas Artes. In 1940, she took part in the first

Salón de Artistas Colombianos The Salon of Colombian Artists ( es, Salón de Artistas Colombianos) is a cultural event in Colombia, considered the event with most trajectory. This event is celebrated every year between August 5 and September 12 with two main categories a nationa ...

and won the third prize for her piece in wood ''El Obrero''. From the 1940s to the 1960s, she taught at the fine arts school of the

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana The Pontifical Xavierian University (in Spanish Pontificia Universidad Javeriana) is a private higher education institution founded in 1623. It is one of the oldest, most traditional, and prestigious Colombian universities, directed by the Societ ...

. In 1950, she participated in the eighth edition of the Colombian Artists' Salon and this time won the first prize with her sculpture ''Muchacha campesina''. Among her other noted works are: ''Cabeza de muchacha'', ''Busto de Montoya y Flórez'', and ''Hombre del mercado''. She was married to the Spanish sculptor Ramón Barba who greatly influenced her work. Barba died in 1965; the following year, Albarracín organized a retrospective on his work at the Biblioteca Luís Ángel Arango in Bogotá.

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Interview with Albarracín, 1995
(in Spanish) 1904 births 2007 deaths 20th-century Colombian sculptors 20th-century Colombian women artists Colombian women sculptors Artists from Bogotá Academic staff of the Pontifical Xavierian University Date of birth missing Date of death missing 20th-century women sculptors {{Colombia-sculptor-stub