




Julia Isídrez: Zoophormes
Julia Isídrez: Zoophormes
April 15-May 31, 2025
Jessica Silverman is pleased to present “Julia Isídrez: Zoophormes,” the acclaimed Paraguayan ceramicist’s first solo exhibition on the West Coast, on view April 15 through May 31, 2025. Isídrez reimagines Guaraní ceramic traditions to create a personal bestiary of creatures that are at once mythic and earthly, intimate and monumental. Her work was recently featured in the 2024 Venice Biennale exhibition, “Foreigners Everywhere,” marking a significant moment of international recognition for her singular approach to ceramics.
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SELECTED WORKS

Vasija rosario, 2023
Ceramic
47 1/4 x 19 3/4 x 18 7/8 inches / 120 x 50 x 48 cm

Tijara con dos ranos, 2024
Ceramic
36 x 17 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches / 91.4 x 44.5 x 44.5 cm

Alpaca, 2024
Ceramic
34 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches / 87.6 x 34.3 x 49.5 cm
Vasija rosario, 2023
Ceramic
47 1/4 x 19 3/4 x 18 7/8 inches / 120 x 50 x 48 cm
Tijara con dos ranos, 2024
Ceramic
36 x 17 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches / 91.4 x 44.5 x 44.5 cm
Alpaca, 2024
Ceramic
34 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches / 87.6 x 34.3 x 49.5 cm


Cantaro con relive con cara del oso hormiguero, 1999
Ceramic
18 1/2 x 16 x 17 inches / 47 x 40.6 x 43.2 cm

Tuna, 2023
Ceramic
18 1/2 x 22 x 22 inches / 47 x 55.9 x 55.9 cm

Oveja natural (Diseño de Juana Marta), 2022
Ceramic
12 x 16 x 17 inches / 30.5 x 40.6 x 43.2 cm
Cantaro con relive con cara del oso hormiguero, 1999
Ceramic
18 1/2 x 16 x 17 inches / 47 x 40.6 x 43.2 cm
Tuna, 2023
Ceramic
18 1/2 x 22 x 22 inches / 47 x 55.9 x 55.9 cm
Oveja natural (Diseño de Juana Marta), 2022
Ceramic
12 x 16 x 17 inches / 30.5 x 40.6 x 43.2 cm


Fuente lago siete cabezas, N.D.
Ceramic
8 1/2 x 12 3/8 x 14 5/8 inches / 21.6 x 31.5 x 37 cm


Pelota con dos tatus, 2017
Ceramic
22 x 22 1/2 x 23 inches / 55.9 x 57.1 x 58.4 cm

Tejú yaguá, N.D.
Ceramic
6 1/2 x 5 x 7 inches / 16.5 x 12.7 x 17.8 cm

Roca mundo de Julia, 2019
Ceramic
26 x 19 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches / 66 x 49.5 x 49.5 cm
Pelota con dos tatus, 2017
Ceramic
22 x 22 1/2 x 23 inches / 55.9 x 57.1 x 58.4 cm
Tejú yaguá, N.D.
Ceramic
6 1/2 x 5 x 7 inches / 16.5 x 12.7 x 17.8 cm
Roca mundo de Julia, 2019
Ceramic
26 x 19 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches / 66 x 49.5 x 49.5 cm

Lagarto Cañon, 2019
Ceramic
12 3/8 x 12 3/4 x 21 5/8 inches / 31.5 x 32.3 x 55 cm


Alpaca, 2024
Ceramic
6 1/2 x 6 x 9 inches / 16.5 x 15.2 x 22.9 cm

Gallo, 2024
Ceramic
6 1/4 x 6 3/4 x 9 7/8 inches / 16 x 17 x 25 cm


Cienpies, 2024
Ceramic
31 1/8 x 17 3/8 x 35 3/8 inches / 79 x 44 x 90 cm

Gujano cienpies, 2019
Ceramic
9 x 6 x 16 inches / 22.9 x 15.2 x 40.6 cm

Plato, 2023
Ceramic
7 1/2 x 30 x 30 inches / 19.1 x 76.2 x 76.2 cm

Lagarto cañon II, 2024
Ceramic
12 x 10 x 17 inches / 30.5 x 25.4 x 43.2 cm
Gujano cienpies, 2019
Ceramic
9 x 6 x 16 inches / 22.9 x 15.2 x 40.6 cm
Plato, 2023
Ceramic
7 1/2 x 30 x 30 inches / 19.1 x 76.2 x 76.2 cm
Lagarto cañon II, 2024
Ceramic
12 x 10 x 17 inches / 30.5 x 25.4 x 43.2 cm


Tejú yaguá, N.D.
Ceramic
6 1/2 x 5 x 7 inches / 16.5 x 12.7 x 17.8 cm

Dos cabeza con relieve, 2017
Ceramic
4 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 8 inches / 11.4 x 8.9 x 20.3 cm

ARTIST BIO
Julia Isídrez (b. 1967, Itá, Paraguay) was featured in the 60th Venice Biennale: “Foreigners Everywhere.” She had a recent solo exhibition at Centro Cultural del Lago, Areguá, Paraguay. She has been included in major group exhibitions at Museo del Barro, Asunción, Paraguay; Santiago Triennial, Chile; dOCUMENTA 13; Bienal do Mercosul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; and the 35th International Exhibition of Traditional Crafts, Santiago, Chile, among others. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Denver Art Museum, CO; the Foundation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris, France; and the Museo del Barro, Asunción, Paraguay. Isídrez lives and works in Itá, Paraguay. She is represented by Gomide&Co, São Paulo.