Avilmar
Maia

Biography Avilmar Rocha Maia lives and works in Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. He was born in Montes Claros, MG, in 1970. He graduated in Medicine, specializing in psychiatry (1997). He obtained a Masters in psychoanalytic theory in 2013. He completed an Art History Courses (Republic of Arts) and Aesthetics course (museum Inima de Paula) in Belo Horizonte (2008-2010). He also participated in courses at the Guignard School and at the Faculty of Fine Arts (UFMG) in Belo Horizonte (2010-2014). A Critical Reading of his Portfolio was done by Marina Câmara, Marcelo Drumond and Nydia Negromonte, ESPAI, Belo Horizonte (2018). A follow-up was later performed by Nydia Negromonte, ESPAI, Belo Horizonte, MG (2017-2018).Art competition  XXV Salão Curitibano de Artes Visuais. Curator: Tania Zaruch. Curitiba, PR. Brazil. 2018. Arte Londrina 7 (Department of Plastic Arts / State University of Londrina). Curator: Danillo Villa and Clarissa Diniz. Londrina, PR. Brazil. 2018.Collective Exhibitions2018: Xiclet’s House. São Paulo, Brazil. Curator: Xiclet (Adriana Duarte). 2016: Corinthian Space (330, 38 Street, New York, USA); Hotel Dayrell (Belo Horizonte, Brazil); 2015: Consulate of Brazil (New York, USA); Carroussel of the Louvre (Paris, France); 2014: Pier 94 (New York, USA); 4 West 43 Street (New York, USA); 2013: AVA Galleria (Helsinki, Finland); Inimá de Paula Museum (Belo Horizonte, Brazil).Acquisition of Works Pandora’s Box and Magritte by Forocultural 81. Guanajuato, Mexico (2016).Articles and ReviewsDAYRELL, João Guilherme. Hamlet, today: according to Avilmar Maia. 2018. https://issuu.com/avilmarrochamaia/docs/hoje__hamlet_segundo__avilmar_maia.DAYRELL, João Guilherme. Avilmar Maia: cut, repeat and beyond. 2018. https://issuu.com/avilmarrochamaia/docs/avilmar_maia_corte__repeti__o_e_muiRepresented by GalleryPhoenix Gallery. New York. USA. http://www.phoenix-gallery.com