Paulo Porcella Curriculum Vitae

Place of birth: Passo Fundo/RS
Artistic name: Porcella
Plastic Artist and Art Instructor

EDUCATION

1962 Graduated in Plastic Arts (Drawing and Painting) from the School of Arts of
UFRGS.
1965 Technical – Practical Course on Drawing Techniques, given by Prof. and Artist Luis
Solari – UFRGS.
1976 Creativity, Education, Technology, Prof. Tom Hudson – Creative Master of Art –
Cardif University – SEC POA/RS.
1978 Study Trip – Spain and France.
1982 Graduation in Plastic Arts – Scientific and Praxis Supports – PUC POA/RS.

AWARDS

1962 In Painting at the Plastic Arts Fair from the Divisão de Cultura da SEC POA/RS.
Bronze Medal in Painting at the IX Salon of Rio Grande do Sul.
1963 Bronze Medal at the Official Salon of the Plastic Artists Association Francisco
Lisboa POA/RS.
1973 Pedro Weingartner Award in Painting at the II Salon of Visual Arts – UFRGS.
1984 Award in Painting at the First Panorama of Gaucha Art from the Conselho Estadual
de Cultura – Gallery of Art – APLUB POA/RS.
1985 The Golden Palette Award of Plastic Arts NACNE Municipal Secretary of Culture
– São Paulo/SP.

SALONS – most important

1962 XVII Municipal Salon of Arts – Pampulha/MG.
1966 II Salon of Contemporary Art – Campinas/SP.
II Salon of Modern Art – Brasília/DF.
1967 III Salon of Contemporary Art – Campinas/SP.
24th Paranaense Salon of Arts – Curitiba/PR.
XXIII Municipal Salon of Arts – Pampulha/MG.
1968 II National Bienal of Plastic Arts – Salvador/BA.
II Youth salon of Contemporary Art – MAM/SP.
25th Paranaense Salon of Arts – Curitiba/PR.
1970 I Salon of Visual Arts from UFRGS – POA/RS.
1975 III Salon of Visual Arts from UFRGS – POA/RS.
1977 IV Salon of Visual Arts from UFRGS – POA/RS.
1982 Guest Artist. National Itinerant Exhibit – Gaucha Art Today MARGS.
1985 II National Salon of Plastic Arts, Art Museum – Goiânia/GO.
1992 Contemporary Art – Destaques do Sul – Edel Trade Center – POA/RS.
1993 Acknowledging awarded artists, Salons of 1939 to 1977 – Gallery of the Institute of
Arts at UFRGS – POA/RS.
South Art 93 – Art Museum of RS.
1996 Salon of Water Colour “Brasil/Mexico 96”, promoted by AIAP/UNESCO – Water
Colour Museum – Mexico/DF.>

INDIVIDUAL WORKS

– has been exposing individually since 1961 – Major exhibits

1965 Exhibit at the Galeria Espaço – POA/RS.
1975 Exhibit at the Art Museum of RS.
1980 Art Gallery Cambora – Meridianos Series – POA/RS.
1982 Gallery of the Art Museum of RS.
1984 Exhibit at the KRAFT Art Office – Vitrines Series – POA/RS.
1987 Gallery Singular Art Design – Elas por Elas Series – POA/RS.
1988 Dedication of the Art Gallery of the Federal Bank – POA/RS.
1991 Gallery Marisa Soibelmann – Nossas Máscaras Series – POA/RS.
1992 Exhibit – Triad of the Imaginary – CEF Gallery – POA/RS.
1994 Artist receives Honors at the V Salon of Painting – POA/RS.
Gallery Ibere Camargo – POA/RS.
Gallery Alencastro Guimarães (Porcella – Thirty Years of Painting) – POA/RS.
Exhibit at the Museum of Brazilian Engraving URCAMP – Bajé/RS.
1996 Murales de Montevideo – Guest artist representing Brazil – Montevideo/Uruguay.
ECT – Gallery of Art – Brasília/DF.
1999 University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos – UNISINOS – Murals “The Way” a
Renovating Vision of the Jesuits – São Leopoldo/RS.
2000 Exhibit “Tarô do Imaginários” Museum of Visual Arts Ruth Schneider – Passo
Fundo/RS.
Miradas de España – Gal. Marisa Soibelmann – Space of Culture and Art –
POA/RS.

COLLECTIVES

has been exposing collectively since 1964 – Major works:

1964 Collective at Gallery Portinari, “Art in the XX Century” – POA/RS.
1965 Collective of Drawings at the Gallery of the Association of Plastic Artists Francisco
Lisboa.
1966 Collective at the Art Museum of São Paulo – “13 Gaucho Artists” – São Paulo/SP.
Collective at the Gallery Guignard of Belo Horizonte – “Three Gaucho Artists” –
BH/MG.
Art Museum of RGS – “Today’s Art in RGS”.
1970 Gaucho Artists expose at Buriti Palace – Cultural Foundation – Brasília/DF.
1973 Collective of Gaucho Artists at the Art Museum of SMEC – Florianópolis/SC.
Gaucho Art at the Winter Festival – Ouro Preto/MG.
Collective at Gallery Barral e Névoa – Punta Del Este/Uruguay.
International Collective – Gallery Guignard – POA/RS.
1979 Collective in Washington/USA, an invitation from the Art Museum of RGS.
Collective Gaucho Art at BankBoston – São Paulo/SP.
1993 Cultural Center Brasil/Spain – Culture House Mario Quintana – POA/RS.
Make Art at the Coal Museum – Culture House Mario Quintana – POA/RS.
Cultural Center Brasil/Spain – “Re-reading Miro” – POA/RS.
1997 Enartes Project: Gallery of Art of Brasil’s House Madrid/Spain.
2000 Exhibit Brazil 500 Years Enartes – University of Santiago de Compostela – Fonseca
Palace – Spain.
2002 Mural Painting Integrating the World Social Forum – Porto Alegre/RS.
2002 VII International Circuit of Brazilian Art – London – Madrid – Lisbon – Greece
MASP – SP.
2002 Exhibit Conrad Resort – Punta Del Este/Uruguay.