Argentine artist, Alicia Candiani, earned a MFA in printmaking from the National University of Cordoba and directed the printmaking program there for 15 years. She also studied digital imaging and innovative printmaking at Iowa State University. While maintaining her studio in Buenos Aires, Candiani has lectured on various printmaking topics at many international institutions including the University of Guanajuato, Mexico; the University of theWest of England, Bristol, UK; Frans Masereel Centre, Belgium; and Presse Papier Atelier, Canada.

She has exhibited extensively both nationally and internationally and has been selected for inclusion in many prestigious exhibitions including the Norwegian International Print Biennials; the Sapporo, Kanagawa and Kochi Print Biennials in Japan; and the German International Exhibition of Graphic Art. Some of her awards include First Prize Winner at the 11th San Juan Print Biennial; and the Special Prize at the International Print Triennial Kanagawa, Japan, 1998.