Emanoel Araújo

Emanoel Alves de Araújo, born in 1940 in Santo Amaro da Purificação, Bahia, is a multifaceted Brazilian artist, including roles as a sculptor, designer, illustrator, costume designer, engraver, scenographer, painter, curator, and museologist. He began his training in carpentry with master Eufrásio Vargas and worked in linotype and graphic composition at the Official Press in his hometown. He held his first solo exhibition in 1959, and in the 1960s, moved to Salvador to study engraving at the School of Fine Arts at UFBA under Henrique Oswald. He received a gold medal at the 3rd Graphic Biennial of Florence in 1972 and several awards from the São Paulo Association of Art Critics (APCA) in the following decades. Between 1981 and 1983, he directed the Museum of Art of Bahia (MAB) and taught at the Arts College of The City University of New York in 1988. From 1992 to 2002, he was the director of the São Paulo State Pinacoteca, a period during which he revitalized the institution. In 2004, he took over the curation and direction of the Afro-Brazil Museum in São Paulo, showcasing works from his personal collection.

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