Florencia Laura de Amesti Gazitúa (6 April 1925 – 22 May 2006) was a Chilean engraver, printmaker and educator. De Amesti was an original member of Taller 99 ().
Biography De Amesti was born 6 April 1925 in Santiago to and Rebeca Gazitúa Alvarez de la Rivera. De Amesti was the sister of the painter Leonor De Amesti.
De Amesti studied painting and drawing at the University of Chile. In 1956, De Amesti enrolled at the newly established Taller 99 where she specialized in metal engraving and studied under Nemesio Antúnez.
Between 1969 and 1972, De Amesti taught engraving at the and the Providencia Cultural Institute () in Santiago. In 1970, De Amesti won the ARMCO award at the IV American Print Biennial ().
In 2003, De Amesti's work Collages y Dibujos was nominated for the Altazor Award of the National Arts in engraving and drawing.
De Amesti was married to Hernán Davanzo Corte, a psychiatrist, with whom she had one child.
Awards and nominations Award Year Category Nominated work Result Bienal Americana de Grabado 1970 ARMCO El hombre está lleno de oscuridad, como una montaña Altazor Awards 2003 Engraving and Drawing Collages y Dibujos
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