Marysia Portinari (Araçatuba SP 1937)
Marysia Portinari is a painter, draftswoman, printmaker and sculptor. She studied drawing and painting with Waldemar da Costa (1904-1982) and also took art history classes with Flávio Motta (1923-2016) at the Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand (Masp) in 1955. She held her first exhibition at Galeria Prestes Maia in 1957 and, that same year, had works shown in Lisbon and Madrid. Dividing her life between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, she became the assistant and student of her uncle, the painter Candido Portinari (1903-1962). In 1959, she painted a mural for Lloyd Seguros Gerais in São Paulo.
In 1963, she received the "Best Painter of the Year" award from TV Excelsior and, later, in 1971, from the São Paulo Press Association. In 1974, she was elected president of the Clube dos Artistas e Amigos da Arte, known as the "Clubinho". In 2008, the book Livro Ilustrado de Arte: Vida e Obra de Marysia Portinari: A Invenção da Memória [Illustrated Art Book: Life and Work of Marysia Portinari: The Invention of Memory] was published by the Instituto Olga Kos de Inclusão Cultural, with text by the art critic Jacob Klintowitz.
Solo Exhibitions
1962 - Salvador BA - Solo, Museu de Arte Moderna
1962 - Ribeirão Preto SP - Solo
1964 - São Paulo SP - Solo, Galeria Seta
1965c. - Washington D.C. (United States) - Solo, USIS
1965c. - Mexico City (Mexico) - Solo
1966 - São Paulo SP - Solo, Galeria Brasileira de Arte
1976 - São Paulo SP - Retrospective, Galeria Alberto Bonfiglioli
1978 - São Paulo SP - Solo, Documenta Galeria de Arte
1978 - Santos SP - Solo, Galeria Stella Maris
1988 - São Paulo SP - Solo, Galeria de Arte Portal
1989 - São Paulo SP - Solo, Galeria Solarium
1989 - São Paulo SP - Solo, Galeria Selearte
1989 - São Paulo SP - Solo, Galeria Atrium
1989 - São Paulo SP - Solo, Galeria EspaçoArte
1990 - São Paulo SP - Solo, Museu Banespa
1991 - São Paulo SP - Solo, Sede do Banco Crefisul
1992 - São Paulo SP - Solo, Museu Banespa
1994 - São Paulo SP - Solo, Renot Galeria de Arte
1995 - São Paulo SP - Solo, Sede do Banco Real
1996 - Londrina PR - Solo, Galeria Bahiarte
2000 - Poupées Habillables [Dress-Up Dolls], Galeria Arts de France
2000 - Paris (France) - Solo, Espace Jemmapes
2000 - Paravents D'autrefois [Folding Screens of Yesteryear], Galeria Arts de France
2002 - Natal RN - Solo, Museu do Palácio do Governo
2008 - São Paulo SP - And the Circus Arrived, Espaço Cultural Santander
2008 - São Paulo SP - Solo, Mube
2011 - Brasília DF - Scraps of Costumes, Gabinete de Arte da Câmara dos Deputados
Group Exhibitions
1957 - São Paulo SP - Group show, Galeria Prestes Maia
1957 - Madrid (Spain) - Group show
1957 - Lisbon (Portugal) - Group show
1958 - São Paulo SP - Modern Portrait Salon, Pavilhão da Bienal de São Paulo
1961 - São Paulo SP - Group show, Casa do Artista Plástico
1962 - São Paulo SP - 11th São Paulo Salon of Modern Art, at Galeria Prestes Maia - bronze medal
1973 - São Paulo SP - Group show, Galeria Azulão
1975 - Penápolis SP - 1st Noroeste Visual Arts Salon, at Fundação Educacional de Penápolis. Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Penápolis
1976 - Penápolis SP - 2nd Noroeste Visual Arts Salon, at Fundação Educacional de Penápolis. Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Penápolis
1978 - Penápolis SP - 3rd Noroeste Visual Arts Salon, at Fundação Educacional de Penápolis. Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Penápolis
1980 - Penápolis SP - 4th Noroeste Visual Arts Salon, at Fundação Educacional de Penápolis. Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Penápolis - guest artist
1982 - Penápolis SP - 5th Noroeste Visual Arts Salon, at Fundação Educacional de Penápolis. Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Penápolis - guest artist
1985 - Penápolis SP - 6th Noroeste Visual Arts Salon, at Fundação Educacional de Penápolis. Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Penápolis
1986 - São Paulo SP - Group show, Centro Cultural São Paulo
1987 - Curitiba PR - Group show, Galeria Ufizzi
1989 - São Paulo SP - Group show, Galeria Atrium
1995 - São Paulo SP - Current Art Brazil Project, Renato Magalhães Gouvêa Escritório de Arte
2004 - São Paulo SP - 450th Anniversary Celebration, Sesc Pompéia
2004 - São Paulo SP - 22nd Exhibition of Contemporary Artists, at Esporte Clube Sírio
Source: Itaú Cultural
