Procesa del Carmen Sarmiento

Procesa del Carmen Sarmiento de Lenoir (August 22, 1818 – September 15, 1899) was an Argentine painter and primary school teacher.

Return to Argentina
In 1857, the family returned to San Juan and soon moved to Mendoza where Sarmiento established an art school which was attended by children of local families where they painted portraits and still life. In 1868, she returned permanently to San Juan, where in 1872, she taught painting at the High School for Girls, and in 1878, was president of the Charitable Society.

In 1882, her paintings were exhibited at the Continental Exhibition of Buenos Aires and in 1884, there was an organized exhibition in San Juan where her students exhibited their paintings. She died in 1899 in San Juan.

The "Year of Procesa Sarmiento Lenoir" was declared in 2008 in honor of her 190th birthday. Her letters are preserved in the Museum of Buenos Aires.