Marina Caram

Marina Caram (born 1925 in Sorocaba, SP - died 2008 in São Paulo, SP) was a talented Brazilian painter, sculptor, draughtswoman, printmaker, and illustrator. She began her artistic production in Sorocaba in 1945. After moving to São Paulo, she was introduced to modernist Oswald de Andrade (1890-1954), who was impressed by her work and introduced her to Pietro Maria Bardi (1900-1999). In the mid-1950s, she met Di Cavalcanti (1897-1976), who lent her his studio.

Marina Caram's first solo exhibition was held at the São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP) in 1951. She received a scholarship from the French government to study in Paris, where she attended the École des Beaux-Arts between 1951 and 1953. Upon returning to Brazil, she exhibited again at MASP. She made several study trips, visiting England, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, and various parts of Brazil.

In 1983, Marina Caram was invited to exhibit her works at the Saint-Vic Museum in Saint-Armand Montrond, France. As an illustrator, she collaborated with the literary supplement of the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo and illustrated several books, including "Ibéria Crucificada" by Miguel Melgarejo (1961), "Grito de Augusto" by Aldenora de Sá Porto (1967), "Joatão e a Ilha" by José Fonseca Fernandes (1986), and "Vocação Hipócrita" by Paulo Fratelli (1986).

In recognition of her contribution to art, the São Paulo Association of Art Critics (APCA) awarded her the prize in the Retrospective category for her 40 years of painting production in 1985. Works by Marina Caram are part of the collections of MASP, the Museum of Contemporary Art of São Paulo (MAC/SP), and the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo.

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