Anna Maria
Dias

Brazil • born in 1945

Biography and information

1945 Born in São Paulo, Brazil, but spent most of her childhood in Porto Feliz, São Paulo State, Brazil.
1965 Moved to São Paulo, Brazil.
1975 Beginning of an artistic career.

Personal exhibitions
1980 House Museum of Brazil, São Paulo
1981 House Museum of Brazil, São Paulo.
1983 Jacques Ardy Gallery, Sao Paulo
1986 Jean Jacques Gallery, Rio de Janeiro.
1988 Jacques Ardy Gallery, Sao Paulo
Federal Bureau of Economics, Campinas, Brazil
1993 Jacques Ardy Gallery, Sao Paulo
1998 Jacques Ardy Gallery, Sao Paulo

Group exhibitions
1975 Salon of Plastic Arts in Porto Feliz, São Paulo.
1976 Salon of Plastic Arts in Capivari, São Paulo.
1977 Salon Patio, São Paulo
1979 Gallery of Brazilian Art, Sao Paulo.
1980 Gallery of Brazilian Art, Sao Paulo.
1981 Rotary Club International Convention, Sao Paulo
1981 Capela Gallery, Sao Paulo
1982 Art Nouveau Gallery, Miami.
1982 III Official Salon of the Academy of Fine Arts, São Paulo.
1982 Jacques Ardy Gallery, Sao Paulo
1982 Crysalis Gallery, New York
1982 Barbara Norris Gallery, Miami
1982 Macintosh Gallery, Atlanta
1982 Penrod Art Fair, Indiana
1982 Galeria Loggia, Presidente Prudente, São Paulo
1982 BEAL, European Bank, Campinas, Brazil
1982 Sogeral Bank, Porto Alegre, Brazil
1982 Jean Jacques Gallery, Rio de Janeiro.
1982 Galeria Cultura, São Paulo
1983 Gallery of International Naïve Art, Paris.
1983 Galerie 147, Basel, Switzerland
1983 Jardim Gallery, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo.
1983 MAC Museum of Contemporary Art, Campinas, Brazil.
1983 Adriana Thorn Gallery, Holland
1983 Hotel des Indes Gallery, La Jaya, Holland.
1983 Maison de France, São Paulo
1983 Jean Jacques Gallery, Rio de Janeiro.
1983 Jacques Ardy Gallery, Sao Paulo
1984 Gallery of International Naïve Art, Paris.
1984 Museum of the Sun, Penapolis, São Paulo.
1984 BEAL, European Bank, Campinas, Brazil
1984 Jacques Ardy Gallery, Sao Paulo
1985 IV Panorama of Naïve Art, Galerie Jean Jacques, Rio de Janeiro.
1985 Jacques Ardy Gallery, Sao Paulo
1986 Lungby Kunstforning, Copenhagen
1986 Galerie Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
1986 UNICEF, Maxud Plaza, São Paulo
1986 Place of Arts Gallery, Rio de Janeiro.
1986 Hotel Real Palace, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
1986 Founding of the Federal District, Brasilia.
1986 Jacques Ardy Gallery, Sao Paulo
1987 Alliance Francesca, São Paulo
1987 Gallery of International Naïve Art, Paris.
1987 Art Exhibition of the Chapel, School of the Chapel, São Paulo
1987 Jacques Ardy Gallery, Sao Paulo
1988 Place of Arts Gallery, Rio de Janeiro.
1988 The Tobacco House, LBA, São Paulo
1988 Antiquario Art Space, São Paulo
1988 Art Exhibition of the Chapel, Chapel School, São Paulo
1988 Jacques Ardy Gallery, Sao Paulo
1989 Shizuka Country, Hamada, Japan
1989 Tanaka-Yaisu Gallery, Tokyo
1989 Art Exhibition of the Chapel, Chapel School, São Paulo
1989 Jacques Ardy Gallery, Sao Paulo
1990 Dronninglund Art Center, Denmark
1990 Jacques Ardy Gallery, Sao Paulo
1990 Gallery of International Naïve Art, Paris.
1990 Art Exhibition of the Chapel, Chapel School, São Paulo
1991 Art Exhibition of the Chapel, Chapel School, São Paulo
1991 Jacques Ardy Gallery, Sao Paulo
1992 International Exhibition of Original and Primitive Art, SESC Cultural Center, Piracicaba, São Paulo.
1992 Art Exhibition of the Chapel, Chapel School, São Paulo
1992 Jacques Ardy Gallery, Sao Paulo
1993 Art Exhibition of the Chapel, Chapel School, São Paulo
1993 Jacques Ardy Gallery, Sao Paulo
1994 Jeanine Blais Gallery, North Hatley, Quebec, Canada.
1994 "L'Arbre et les Naifs," Galerie Jacqueline Bricard, Lourmarin, France.
1994 Jacques Ardy Gallery, Sao Paulo
1995 Art Exhibition of the Chapel, Chapel School, São Paulo
1994 Jacques Ardy Gallery, Sao Paulo
1996 Art Exhibition of the Chapel, Chapel School, São Paulo
1996 Jacques Ardy Gallery, Sao Paulo
1997 Art Exhibition of the Chapel, Chapel School, São Paulo
1997 Jacques Ardy Gallery, Sao Paulo
1997 Janine Blais Gallery, North Hatley, Quebec, Canada.
2003 "Naïve World", GINA Gallery of International Naïve Art, Tel Aviv.
2004 Art Exhibition of the Chapel, Chapel School, São Paulo
2004 Pro Arte Kasper Gallery, Morges, Switzerland
2004 GINA Gallery of International Naïve Art, Tel Aviv
2005 "Brazilian Naïves and their Carnival of Color," GINA Gallery of International Naïve Art, Tel Aviv.
2007 "Simple Pleasures, Days Gone By: The Naivities of Brazil and Argentina," GINA Gallery of International Naive Art, Tel Aviv.

Prizes
2004 Prix Suisse and Prix Europe de Peinture Primitive Moderne, Galerie Pro-Arte Kasper, Morges, Switzerland

Public Collections
MAN Museum of Naive Art, Berot, France

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