María José Murillo
Bio/CV
Available works
María José Murillo
María José Murillo
María José Murillo (b. 1989, Arequipa, Peru) lives and works between Brussels and the Andes of Peru. She holds a BFA in Painting from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), Lima, and an MFA in Fiber and Material Studies from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). She is co-founder and member of the weaving collective Noqanchis — Unión de Artistas Textiles de los Andes, Cusco.
Upon finishing her graduate studies, she moved to the Andes to work under the guidance of Nilda Callañaupa, founder of the Centro de Textiles Tradicionales del Cusco (CTTC), where she was entrusted with the institution’s Department of Education. Since 2023, she has been a member of the Textile Society of America (TSA) Board of Di- rectors, where she serves on the Committee for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Upon finishing her graduate studies, she moved to the Andes to work under the guidance of Nilda Callañaupa, founder of the Centro de Textiles Tradicionales del Cusco (CTTC), where she was entrusted with the institution’s Department of Education. Since 2023, she has been a member of the Textile Society of America (TSA) Board of Di- rectors, where she serves on the Committee for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Bio/CV
María José Murillo
Her recent exhibitions include Livia Benavides Gallery, Lima (2026); Art Institute of Chicago (2025); TAMAT — Musée de la Tapisserie et des Arts Textiles, Tournai (2025); Sharjah Biennial 16, Sharjah Art Foundation (2025); and Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Neuchâtel (2024); among others.
She has been artist-in-residence at Vila Sul, Goethe-Institut, Salvador-Bahia (2026); TAMAT — Musée de la Ta- pisserie et des Arts Textiles, Tournai (2024); and WIELS Centre d’Art Contemporain, Brussels (2022). She has recei- ved the Vila Sul 2026 Residency Fellowship, Goethe-Institut Salvador-Bahia (2025); Recherches 24 Grant, TAMAT, Tournai (2023); ICPNA-Artus Grant, WIELS Residency (2020); and the Pritzker Merit Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2017).
She has been artist-in-residence at Vila Sul, Goethe-Institut, Salvador-Bahia (2026); TAMAT — Musée de la Ta- pisserie et des Arts Textiles, Tournai (2024); and WIELS Centre d’Art Contemporain, Brussels (2022). She has recei- ved the Vila Sul 2026 Residency Fellowship, Goethe-Institut Salvador-Bahia (2025); Recherches 24 Grant, TAMAT, Tournai (2023); ICPNA-Artus Grant, WIELS Residency (2020); and the Pritzker Merit Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2017).
Available works
“+-“, 2024
185 x 125 cm
Double-sided warp-faced backstrap weaving; industrial cord, wool, wooden rod, backstrap loom tools
“The Present, the Presence”, 2018
154 x 273 x 20 cm
Hand-woven rubber rug pads, plastic bags
“Conversaciones con el telar IV”, 2023
35 x 162 cm
Backstrap loom installation Warp-faced double sided, ley pallay and tapestry techniques; alpaca wool, cotton, acrylic, cord, and industrial materials, Andean backstrap loom tools
“Tejido complementario II y III”, 2024
140 x 30 cm
Backstrap loom, doble cara [double-sided]; industrial cords, synthetic threads, backstrap loom tools
“Objeto étnico no identificado”, 2019
129 x 146
Jacquard hadwoven cotton, wool, plastic ribbon
“Urdiendo el Pasado, Tramando el Futuro”, 2019
350 x 340
Hand-woven fabric, wool, plastic ribbon, rubber pads, plastic bags
“90 Woven Business Cards”, 2018
135 x 105 cm
Jacquard handwoven cotton, alpaca and sheep wool
“Chicha”, 2018
212 x 116 cm
Handwoven double cloth on floor loom, natural and hand-dyed wool
María José Murillo
María José Murillo (b. 1989, Arequipa, Peru) lives and works between Brussels and the Andes of Peru. She holds a BFA in Painting from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), Lima, and an MFA in Fiber and Material Studies from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). She is co-founder and member of the weaving collective Noqanchis — Unión de Artistas Textiles de los Andes, Cusco.
Upon finishing her graduate studies, she moved to the Andes to work under the guidance of Nilda Callañaupa, founder of the Centro de Textiles Tradicionales del Cusco (CTTC), where she was entrusted with the institution’s Department of Education. Since 2023, she has been a member of the Textile Society of America (TSA) Board of Di- rectors, where she serves on the Committee for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Upon finishing her graduate studies, she moved to the Andes to work under the guidance of Nilda Callañaupa, founder of the Centro de Textiles Tradicionales del Cusco (CTTC), where she was entrusted with the institution’s Department of Education. Since 2023, she has been a member of the Textile Society of America (TSA) Board of Di- rectors, where she serves on the Committee for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
María José Murillo
Her recent exhibitions include Livia Benavides Gallery, Lima (2026); Art Institute of Chicago (2025); TAMAT — Musée de la Tapisserie et des Arts Textiles, Tournai (2025); Sharjah Biennial 16, Sharjah Art Foundation (2025); and Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Neuchâtel (2024); among others.
She has been artist-in-residence at Vila Sul, Goethe-Institut, Salvador-Bahia (2026); TAMAT — Musée de la Ta- pisserie et des Arts Textiles, Tournai (2024); and WIELS Centre d’Art Contemporain, Brussels (2022). She has recei- ved the Vila Sul 2026 Residency Fellowship, Goethe-Institut Salvador-Bahia (2025); Recherches 24 Grant, TAMAT, Tournai (2023); ICPNA-Artus Grant, WIELS Residency (2020); and the Pritzker Merit Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2017).
She has been artist-in-residence at Vila Sul, Goethe-Institut, Salvador-Bahia (2026); TAMAT — Musée de la Ta- pisserie et des Arts Textiles, Tournai (2024); and WIELS Centre d’Art Contemporain, Brussels (2022). She has recei- ved the Vila Sul 2026 Residency Fellowship, Goethe-Institut Salvador-Bahia (2025); Recherches 24 Grant, TAMAT, Tournai (2023); ICPNA-Artus Grant, WIELS Residency (2020); and the Pritzker Merit Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2017).
“+-“, 2024
185 x 125 cm
Double-sided warp-faced backstrap weaving; industrial cord, wool, wooden rod, backstrap loom tools
“The Present, the Presence”, 2018
154 x 273 x 20 cm
Hand-woven rubber rug pads, plastic bags
“Conversaciones con el telar IV”, 2023
35 x 162 cm
Backstrap loom installation Warp-faced double sided, ley pallay and tapestry techniques; alpaca wool, cotton, acrylic, cord, and industrial materials, Andean backstrap loom tools
“Tejido complementario II y III”, 2024
140 x 30 cm
Backstrap loom, doble cara [double-sided]; industrial cords, synthetic threads, backstrap loom tools
“Objeto étnico no identificado”, 2019
129 x 146
Jacquard hadwoven cotton, wool, plastic ribbon
“Urdiendo el Pasado, Tramando el Futuro”, 2019
350 x 340
Hand-woven fabric, wool, plastic ribbon, rubber pads, plastic bags
“90 Woven Business Cards”, 2018
135 x 105 cm
Jacquard handwoven cotton, alpaca and sheep wool
“Chicha”, 2018
212 x 116 cm
Handwoven double cloth on floor loom, natural and hand-dyed wool