Cordeiro Almeida

Cordeiro Almeida is a contemporary Brazilian sculptor and painter. He did his artistic studies at CenArte, in Sao Luis; at Espaço Aberto, of the City Hall in Porto Alegre; and at the School of Visual Arts of Park Lage, in Rio de Janeiro. After living for seven years in Sao Paulo, the artist moved to Portugal, where he currently lives and works.
The artist went through many phases and studied different cultures. Among the researched themes are: Rock Art, The Bible, The Indian, The Circus, African and Eastern Cultures.
He made use of many techniques: in painting, oil on canvas, acrylic on canvas, collage and pointillism, among others. He evolved from academic painting to abstractionism, through figurativism, surrealism and impressionism. In sculpture, among the techniques he used, modeling, carving and forging stand out. He had experiences with concrete, clay, iron, steel, precious stones and noble metal.
For more than ten years, he created works based on research on the cultures of tribal peoples, including South American Indians and the remaining tribes of Africa, who inhabit the Omo River valley in Ethiopia.
He held several individual and group exhibitions, of sculpture, painting and installation, in Brazil, The United Stat...

COURSES / SEMINARS
1993, Seminar "The Art of Seeing the Art", Commercial Association, São Luís, Brasil.
1992, Creativity Unlocking Course, Mercês Convent, Sao Luis, Brazil.
1992, Drawing and Sculpture Course, Vila Rica Hotel, Sao Luis, Brazil.
1991 - 1992, Sculpture, Conception of Space in Painting, Materials, Provenance and Property, Park Laje's Visual Arts School, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1991, Seminar "The Art of Seeing the Art", Federal University of Maranhão, Sao Luis, Brazil.
1983, Woodcutting Course, CENARTE, Sao Luis, Brazil.
1983, Wood Carving Course, CENARTE, Sao Luis, Brazil.
1982, Clay Modeling Course, Open Space of The City Hall, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
1980 - 1982, Clay Modeling Course, CENARTE, Sao Luis, Brazil.
1977, Leather Handicraft Cours, FEBEM, Sao Luis, Brazil.
1976, Woodcutting Course, FEBEM, Sao Luis, Brazil.
1975, Geometric Design Course, Japiaçu Art School, Sao Luis, Brazil.

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS
2012, The Circus, Italo-Brasileiro Cultural Institute, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
2009, Human, Mail's Cultural Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2007, Several, Cultural Universe Florense, Sao Luis, Brazil.
2007, Indians, OAB - Brazilian Lawyer Association, Sao Luis, Brazil.
2001, Rudimentary World, loriano Teixeira Gallery, Historical and Artistic Museum of Maranhão, Sao Luis, Brazil.
2000, Vestiges, Caribé Art Gallery, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
1999, From Man to Man, Hall of the Petrônio Portella Auditorium, Federal Senate, Brasilia, Brazil.
1998, Voice in The Silence, Najy Lajos Gallery, Museum of Visual Arts, Sao Luis, Brazil.
1995, Worker of Art, ENCOL, Sao Luis, Brazil.
1993, Looking for the Format, French Alliance, Sao Luis, Brazil.
1990, The Transitory with the face to Hell, Cultural Set of Caixa Econômica Federal, Sao Luis, Brazil.
1988, Axé for the Negro, Vila Rica Hotel, Sao Luis, Brazil.
1987, It sparkles Africa, Cultural Set of Caixa Econômica Federal, Sao Luis, Brazil.
1985, São Luís' Gargoyles, Cultural Set of the Caixa Econômica Federal, Sao Luis, Brazil.

COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
2020, Salon d'Automne, Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France. Online exhibition due to the Covid 19 pandemic...