Rosa Elena Egipciaco

Rosa Elena Egipciaco, often referred to as the 'Queen of Mundillo', is a master Mundillo lacemaker and teacher of the Puerto Rican folk art. In addition to being part of the long Mundillo tradition of her hometown of Moca, Puerto Rico, she belongs to the much larger, much longer tradition of Spanish and European bobbin lacemaking.[1]

Egipciaco was born into a family tradition of lace-making, as her mother and grandmother were noted makers of lace. She recalls starting to learn mundillo when she was four years old. After graduating from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, she continued to practice mundillo and co-founded the Cultural Center of Moca. Egipciaco moved to New York in 1986 and began to teach lace-making through a variety of programs ranging from workshops for the International Ladies Garment Workers Union to serving as a master in the New York State Council on the Arts Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program.[2] Her work has been exhibited at New York University, Columbia University, the American Museum of Natural History, Casita Maria, El Museo del Barrio, Marymount College, Brentwood International Ladies Garment Union, the Office of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and La Casa de la Herencia Cultural Puertorriqueña.[3]

Awards

In 2003, Egipciaco was named as one of eleven artists to receive a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.[4] The fellowships are the country’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. The awardees each received a one-time award of $20,000.[3]

References
  1. "Rosa Elena Egipciaco: Lace and Lacemaking". Archived from the original on 2004-08-10. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  2. "Rosa Elena Egipciaco: Mundillo-maker (Puerto Rican Bobbin Lace)". www.arts.gov. National Endowment for the Arts. n.d. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  3. Martínez, Elena (Fall–Winter 2003). "The Queen of Mundillo: Rosa Elena Egipciaco". Voices: The Journal of New York Folklore. New York Folklore Society. 29. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  4. "NEA National Heritage Fellowships 2003". www.arts.gov. National Endowment for the Arts. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.


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