With a background in Economics and the desire to create his own space, he aimed to develop an artist program that encompassed his passion for sculpture, as well as the growing interest in conceptual art, painting, sensitive abstraction, and constructive geometry.

A decade, a project, and a dream. Ten years ago, Piero Atchugarry, a young man, too young for such grand dreams, began outlining the program for a gallery dedicated to contemporary art. With a background in Economics and the desire to create his own space, he aimed to develop an artist program that encompassed his passion for sculpture, as well as the growing interest in conceptual art, painting, sensitive abstraction, and constructive geometry. “I never thought of becoming an artist. I studied Economics in London and later joined the Modern and Contemporary Art program at Christie’s in New York, which equipped me with the precise tools to tackle an activity with two well- defined facets: management/efficiency in business administration, and vision in choosing a course of action, a ‘personality’ as a gallerist and gallery,” states Piero.

Piero Atchugarry had his “flash of inspiration” when he realized he needed to start in Uruguay. His homeland, the land of his ancestors, where the Atchugarry name, in various fields, from art and politics to science, created a tradition of quality and a way of doing things. Piero continued his journey with a compass pointed toward the artists who would form the vanguard of his gallery. At the same time, he launched a residency program in Tierra Garzón. Tierra Garzón was the starting point for establishing Pueblo Garzón, where Piero Atchugarry opened his first gallery. From his first steps on Uruguayan soil he projected himself to the world with his presence in international fairs such as ARCO in Madrid, Art Basel Miami Beach, Pinta PARC, Dallas Art Fair, ArtRio, ARPA, SP Arte.

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