Jorge Leite

Jorge Leite

Brazil - 1955

Born in Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil in 1955 Jorge Leite practiced a variety of techniques before settling on sculpting. His artistic formation began in Belo Horizonte, at the Escola de Belas Artes-UFMG in 1980. It was in Porto Alegre, though, where he met sculptor Francisco Stockinger and found a greater calling for producing marble sculptures. He studied with Stockinger for two years.

His work is represented in important archives and collections in Belo Horizonte, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília and the United States. Leite’s work is part of the permanent collections of the Galerias Dotart in Belo Horizonte and Tina Zappoli in Porto Alegre. Today, the artist lives and works in Gravataí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

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