Gravura Brasileira

MARIA DO CARMO  CARVALHO


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)