Paulo Camillo Penna

Paulo Camillo Penna is a Brazilian visual artist renowned for his contributions to printmaking, drawing, and public art. He holds a PhD in Arts from the University of São Paulo and completed postgraduate studies at the Byam Shaw School of Arts in London. Since 2006, Penna has been coordinating the Printmaking Studio at the Lasar Segall Museum in São Paulo.

Education and Career
Penna, along with Adalgisa Campos, owns Casateliê, an independent space for the production, teaching, and sale of art in São Paulo. Throughout his career, he has held several notable solo exhibitions, including:

"Desenho, fluxo, imagem" at Oficinas Culturais Oswald de Andrade
"A Senhoria" at the Lasar Segall Museum window display at Metrô Santa Cruz, São Paulo
"Hora Absurda" at Gravura Brasileira, São Paulo
"A que se destina" at the Centro Universitário Maria Antonia, São Paulo
"Figuren aus Brasilien" at Galerie Wildeshausen, Germany
Group Exhibitions and Projects
Penna regularly participates in group exhibitions, including:

"Xilo, Corpo e paisagem" at SESC Guarulhos and SESC Pinheiros
"Gravura Extrema - Europalia Brasil" at Le Centre de la Gravure et de l'Image Imprimée, Belgium
"Gravadores Brasileiros Contemporâneos" in itinerant exhibitions at Hillyer Art Space, Washington, USA; Fundacion Sebastian and Instituto de Artes Gráficas de Oaxaca, Mexico
"Vème Biennale Internationale de la Gravure D'Ile de France" in Versailles, France
"Impressões" at Santander Cultural, Porto Alegre
"Do Cordel à Galeria" at the Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand
Penna has also undertaken public art projects such as "Projeto Pélago" and "Projeto Tamanduateí" in São Paulo.

Collections
His works are part of significant private and public collections, including:

Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo
Museu de Arte Brasileira, São Paulo
Museu de Arte Contemporânea Dragão do Mar, Fortaleza.

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