Gravura Brasileira

Maria do Carmo Carvalho
R. Isabel de Castela, 580/Ap. 31 – Alto de Pinheiros – São Paulo – Brazil – CEP 05445-010
Phone: 55-11-3031-3600      e-mail: mcarmo01@ig.com.br
Brazilian

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Learned and practiced various art techniques in Brazilian artists’ studios in São Paulo such as those of Waldemar da Costa, Sérgio Fingermann, Branca de Oliveira, Nazareth Pacheco (MUBE – Brazilian Museum of Sculpture) and Servulo Esmeraldo (SESC POMPÉIA).
Main group exhibitions:
1983 International Print Biennial (China)
1986 7th Print Exhibition, Curitiba (Brazil)
9th National FUNARTE Print Salon, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
1987 1st International Print Biennial, Campinas (Brazil)
MAC – Museum of Contemporary Art of São Paulo (Brazil)
17th International Graphic Art Biennial, Ljubljona (Yugoslavia)
Homage to the Print – Exhibition of the awarded artists of the National Print Salon, Curitiba (Brazil)
Encuentro de Grabado – Centro Wilfredo Lam, Habana (Cuba)
Contemporary Art Salon, Pernambuco (Brazil)
5th International Exhibition of Graphic Arts (Mostra Internacionale di Grafica), Catania (Italy)
1989 MAM – Museum of Modern Art of São Paulo (Brazil)
1990 9th Internacionale Triennale – Intergraphik 90, Berlim (Germany)
1991 21st National Salon (Brasília Prize)
3rd National Biennial of Santos (Brazil)
1993 1st International Print Biennial, Maastricht (Netherlands)
2nd International Exhibition of Miniature prints, Ciudad de Orense (Spain)
IV National Biennial of Santos (Brazil)
1994 3rd International Print Triennial (Troisièmme Triennale Mondiale D’Estampes), Chamalières (invited artist)
1st National Print Biennial of São José dos Campos (Brazil)
1995 2nd Graphic Art Biennial of Drypoint, Uzice 95 (Yugoslavia) (invited artist)
5th National Biennial of Santos (Brazil)
1997 3rd Graphic Art Biennial of Drypoint , Uzice 97 (Yugoslavia) (invited artist)
 8th International Biennial Exhibition of Portrait Drawings and Graphics 97 T UZLA – Bosnia and Herzegovina (invited artist)
1997 Drypoint 97 Graphic Exhibition Vigadó Gallery – The Association of Hungarian Graphic Artists, Budapest (Hungary) (invited artist)
1998 4th International Biennial of Miniature Arts (Yugoslavia )
2000 Macabíadas – Gallery Image Factory Belize
 Main solo print exhibitions:
2000 Museu do Trabalho (Museum of Labor) Porto Alegre (Brazil)
Museu da Gravura Brasileira (Museum of Brazilian Print) Bagé (Brazil)
Museu de Artes Visuais Ruth Schneider- Passo Fundo (Brazil )
2002 Gravura Brasileira, São Paulo (Brazil) .
2003 Museum Solar do Barão –Curitiba (Brazil ) .
2004 Museum de Florianópolis ( Brazil ) .
2006      Centro Cultural dos Correios – Rio de Janeiro ( Brazil )
2006 Gravura Brasileira -  São Paulo (Brazil )
2006 Brazilian Printmaking – group show,  New York, USA – Goloborotko´s Studio
2007 Brazilian Printmaking – group show, New York, USA – Pratt Institute e Goloborotko´s Studio

1995 ked in Barcelona at Tristan Barbará’s studio (Mirós and Tápies’ printer).

Works in collections:
 Casa da Gravura, Curitiba (Brazil)
 Centro Wilfredo Lam, Habana (Cuba)
              Instituto per la Cultura e l’arte, Catania (Italy)
              International Museum of Maastricht (Netherlands)                                     
              Masc – Museum de Arte de Sta Catarina ( Brazil )
              Centro Cultural dos Correios – Rio de Janeiro ( Brazil )
              Collection of  George E. M. Kornis ( Brazil )

AWARDS
1982 1st Salon of Contemporary Art of São José do Rio Preto (Brazil)
 Acquisition Prize – Print
 2nd Salon of Visual Arts of Rio Claro (Brazil)
 Acquisition Prize – Print
1984 7th Print Exhibition in Curitiba (Brazil)
 Acquisition Prize
1991 12th National Salon (Brazil)
Brazília Prize – Print
1994 1st National Biennial of São José dos Campos (Brazil)
 Acquisition Prize – Print
1997 Salon of Contemporary Art of Jacareí (Brazil)
 Acquisition Prize – Print

TEACHING ACTIVITIES
1991 printing and engraving (History of techniques and processes) at Fundação Mokiti
Okada (Mokiti Okada Foundation), São Paulo (Brazil)
1992/93 printing and engraving (History of techniques and processes) at MUBE (Brazilian
Museum of Sculpture), São Paulo (Brazil)