CRIS ROCHA

 

Rua João Moura, 503/14

São Paulo SP 05412-001

Brasil

 

Born in October 23, 1967, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.  Currently works with painting and etching.

 

Education:

 

1988 - 1991                    UFRGS - Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Bachelor degree on Arts.  Specialization in Printing.  Final project on engraving concluded at the Lasar Segall Museum Print Atelier, in São Paulo, Brasil.

 

Workshops on drawing, painting and printing:

Painting, drawing and water color courses with well known artists since 1980.  Have been working since 1986, with lithography and etching.  In 1992, together with 10 other artists, started "Oficina 11", a printing Atelier in Porto Alegre, RS. 

 

1992 - 1994

Moved to São Paulo, SP and there developed prints at Lasar Segall Museum.

 

1994 - 1995

Moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina.

 

1996 - 2000

In the end of 1995 came back to Porto Alegre, RS , and have been painting  and etching at Iberê Camargo Fundation in Porto Alegre.

 

2000 -

Moved again to São Paulo, SP. Have been working in her atelier, and developed prints at Lasar Segall Museum and at SESC Pompéia.


Professional Experience:

 

2001         “Gravadores” group exhibition at SESC, São Paulo, Brasil.

 

2000         Personal exhibition “Passos que imaginei”, Gravura Gallery, Porto Alegre, Brasil.

 

1998                       2 nd  Group exhibition at SESC, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Group exhibition “Impresiones” at Museo del Grabado in Buenos Aires, Argentina;

 

1997          Personal exhibition “Metal” at Cultural Gallery of Arts in Porto Alegre (RS) Brazil;

                   

                    5 th Victor Meirelles  exhibition at Santa Catarina’s Art Museum in Florianópolis (SC) Brazil;

 

1996          Group exhibition “Gravuras” at Leopoldo Gotuzzo Art Museum in Pelotas (RS) Brazil;

 

1995          Group exhibition “Seis Gravadoras Gaúchas” at the Art Museum from Goiânia (GO) and in the Federal University from Espírito Santo (UFES) Art and Researches Gallery in Espírito Santo, Brazil;

 

                    Group exhibition “Printing Today”, Marc Chagall Cultural Instituto Judaíco in Haifa, Israel;

 

1994          “Cris Rocha and Maristela Salvatori” exhibition at Itau Gallery in Brasília, Capital Federal, Brazil;

 

                    1st Nacional exhibition from Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina;

 

                    “3 Gaúchos Artists” in Paço Municipal Gallery, São Bernardo do Campo (SP), Brazil;

 

1993          Personal exhibition at Agência de Arte Gallery in Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil;

 

                    Exhibition with Miriam Tolpolar at the Municipal Art Gallery in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil.

                   

                    “Prêmio la Joven Estampa”, Casa de las Americas, Cuba;

 

                    “4th Bienal de Santos”, Patrícia Galvão Cultural Center in Santos (SP) Brazil;

 

                    XVI Chico Lisboa Art exhibition, Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil;

 

1992          Personal exhibition at Banco do Brasil's Gallery in Montevidéo, Uruguay;

                   

                    "Nucleus of Rio Grande do Sul", at Katholiche Universitat Eichstatt in Germany;

                   

                    "10th Porto Alegre's Municipal Camera exhibition", Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil;

                   

                    "1st Latin American University Art exhibition", Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil - Honor Prize Award;

 

1991          Group exhibition of Printmakers from RS at Santa Catarina Art Museum, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil;

 

                    Group exhibition at João Fahrion Gallery, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

 

1990          "2nd National Hall of Fine Arts of Pelotas", Pelotas, RS, Brazil;

 

                    "Printing Showing of Curitiba", Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil;

 

                    "2nd Printing Showing from RS", Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington DC, USA;

 

                    "Grabados Sureños - Brazil Cultural Center", Bogotá, Colômbia;

 

                    "Atelier Project", Laje Park, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;

 

                    "2nd Minimum Format International Salon", Clepsidar Gallery, Bogotá, Colômbia.

 

1989          Personal exhibition at São Pedro Theater, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil;

 

                    "Brasil Painting Today", Rio Grande do Sul's Art Museum, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil;

 

                    "1st Printing Showing from RS", Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.