Sebastião Pedrosa




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  Sebastião Gomes Pedrosa
Education
1970 Degree in Philosophy, Catholic University of Pernambuco.
1971 Training Course in Art Education, Escolinha de Arte do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro.
1973-74 'Visual Studies - Principi di Forma e di Colore', International University of Art - Venice - Italy.
1975-76 Art and Design Education. Middlesex Polytechnic, London.
1977-78 Post Graduate Diploma in Curriculum Studies in Art and Design. Birmingham Institute of Art and Design - England.
1980-82 M.A. in Art Education. Birmingham Institute of Art and Design - England
1989-93 PhD in Art. University of Central England, in Birmingham - England.
1978-85 Lecturing at the Department of Art and Communication, Federal University of Paraiba - Brazil
Since 1985 Lecturing at the Department of Art Theory, Federal University of Pernambuco - Brazil.
Since 1994  Coordinator of the Degree Course in Art Education at the Federal University of Pernambuco.
Solo Exhibitions
1983 Paintings, Department of Art and Communication - Federal University of Paraiba - Brazil
1985 Drawings and Paintings; José Américo Art Gallery - João Pessoa - PB.- Brazil
1985 Paintings, Centre for the Arts and Communication, Federal University of Pernambuco - Recife - PE.- Brazil
1998 Relicaries; 80 artist's books; 'Pequeno Formato' Gallery, Department of Cultural Affair - UFPE - Recife - PE., Brazil.
2000 Relicaries II - 25 artist's Books; ConvivÁrt Gallery; Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte - Natal, Brazil.
2000 Prints by Sebastião Pedrosa and Magnus Hedman: Ist International Exhibition of Mini-Print - Vitoria 2000 - Museu de Arte do Espírito Santo - Vitória - Brazil
2002 Prints: "Incunabula and Myths"- Dumaresq Art Gallery; Recife - PE., Brazil.
2002 Etchings: "Fragments from Incunabula and Myths" - Museum of Prints City of Curitiba - Paraná - Brazil
2003 Secret Writing a series of 33 etchings at Taller Galeria Fort, Cadaqués, Spain, for the occasion of the 23rd Mini Print International of Cadaqués.
Group Exhibitions
1980 33rd. Official Art Show; - participation with woodcuttings. - Museu do Estado de Pernambuco, Recife.
1983 The Sea in a poetic and ecological vision. Gamela Gallery, - João Pessoa, - PB. (prize winner).
1983 6th. National Art Salon; North/ Northeast Pole;
1983 All Men collours; Gamela Gallery; João Pessoa - PB.
1984 12th. Art Salon for Beginners- Museum of Contemporary Art- Olinda - PE. - Brazil
1985 38th. Official Art Show, Museu do Estado de Pernambuco - Recife -PE.
1985 13th. Art Salon for Beginners Museum of Contemporary Art-Olinda - PE. - Brazil
1986 1st. Panorama of sculptures and objects from Pernambuco ; Lula Cardoso Ayres Art Gallery. Recife - PE.
1988 55 Years of Art; collective accomplished by the teachers from the Centre for the Arts and Communication, Federal University of Pernambuco. Recife - PE.
1987 Pernambuco Contemporary Art Salon, Metropolitan Art Gallery - Recife -PE.
1987 Multiple Vision of Recife; Metropolitan Art Gallery, Recife.
1987 1st. Latin American Festival of Art and Culture; Museum of Modern Art of Brasília - DF.
1988 2nd. Pernambuco Contempory Art Salon; Convention Centre of Pernambuco, Recife - PE.
1988 Art Salon to celebrate the 35th. anniversary of Escolinha de Arte do Recife. EAR Gallery.
1989 Art Exhibition. Solihull Central Library, West Midland - England.
1989 Paintings; Leiscester Council Art Department - England.
1992 International Exhibition "Artist's Books ", Palácio Galveias, Lisbon - Portugal.
1993 From Cordel to the Art Gallery; Woodcuts; Fudação Espaço Cultural da Paraíba - João Pessoa, Brazil.
1996 Paper Path - Copenhagen Art Museum - Sweden.
1998 4th Wexford Artists' Book Festival - Wexford Arts Centre - Collective of artists' books. Wexford - Ireland.
1998 International Exhibition of Mini Prints, Centro de Artes de Terrassa - Barcelona - Spain.
1998 Pottery, Nucleus for Contemporary Art, João Pessoa - PB.
1999 5th Wexford Artists' Book Festival - Wexford Arts Centre - Collective of artists's books. Wexford - Ireland.
1999 Art Exhibition to commemorate 25th years of Art Center from the Federal University of Paraíba - João Pessoa, Brazil.
1999 Ist International Exhibition of Mini-Print - Vitoria 2000 - Brazil
2000 International Small Engraving Salon Carbunari - Florean Museum - Romania. (selected among the 15 best engravings).
2001 International Small Engraving Salon Carbunari - Florean Museum - Romania. (selected among the 15 best engravings).
2002 22nd Mini Print International - Cadaqués - Barcelona - Spain. Prizewinner.
Public and Corporate Collections
· Center for Book Arts - Broadway, New York. USA
· National Art Library, Victoria & Albert Museum, London.
· The Nomad Museum - Lisbon - Portugal.
· Paul Johnson - Paper Art - Manchester - England.
· Kate van Houten - Paris - France.
· João Pessoa Council Cultural Department - Paraiba, Brazil.
· Department of Cultural Affair, Federal University of Pernambuco.


Sebastião Pedrosa lives and works in Recife, PE., Brazil
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