Chico Coelho

Born in Americana and raised in Piracicaba, Brazil, Chico Coelho currently lives in Piracicaba, SP, Brazil, after ten years living in San Francisco, California, USA where he creates modern abstract art. Coelho studied Architecture and Urban Development in São Paulo. He also worked as an artist, publicity photographer, educational textbook illustrator, music composer, guitar player, singer, and songwriter (Coelho has recorded four albums of original compositions). In 1998, Coelho was one of 20 Brazilian artists invited to participate in the celebratory exhibition of the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in Paris, France. The show then opened the Centro Cultural in Sintra (Cultural Center of Sintra) in Portugal, and two publications of the exhibition were later released in Paris and Sintra. In 2005, Coelho was selected to be one of the artists to work for ATELIER AMARELO (Yellow Art Studio), a project sponsored by the Secretaria de Estado da Cultura de São Paulo. His work NA RUA (In the Streets) portrays the people living in Cracolãndia (The Land of Crack) who were mostly homeless crack addicts in São Paulo. Also in 2005, Coelho created Vaca Bandida (The Bad Cow) which was selected for the CowParade/São Paulo—an international public art event that exhibits life-sized cows and have been staged in over 50 countries worldwide since 1999. Chico Coelho now works in a technique he developed himself called the Dissolution of Fractals.

Movies:

https://youtu.be/ZKQ2fSlvYwU

https://youtu.be/3x6kCUBCWkU

2016 - Group Shows
• Arte Infinita Galeria, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, permanent
2015 - Solo Shows
• Siete Potencias Africanas Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA, May to Jul
• Casa Islam, San Francisco, CA, USA, Jan to Apr
2015 - Group Shows
• Arte Infinita Galeria, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, permanent
2014 - Solo Shows
• Cigar Bar, San Francisco, CA, USA, Sep to Dec
2014 - Group Shows
• Minna Gallery, San Francisco, USA, Nov
• Arte Infinita Galeria, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, permanent
2013 - Solo Shows
• Paolo Mejia Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA, Aug to Set
• Ponto de Cultura Garapa, Piracicaba, SP, Jun
2013 - Group Shows
• University Art, San Jose, CA, USA, May
• Trocas Contemporaneas, Centro Cultural Martha Watts, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil, April
• Mostra Identidade, Espaco Cultural Nadir Kfouri, PUC, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Jun
• Planeta Agua, Galeria Ponto Art, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Out
• Arte Infinita Galeria, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, permanent
2012 - Solo Shows
• Abaporu Galeria, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
• Siete Potencias Africanas Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA, May to Jul
2012 - Group Shows
• Happiness Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA
• a.Muse Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA
• Arte Infinita Galeria, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, permanent
2011 – Group Shows
• Chillin' Productions, San Francisco, CA, USA
• ARTIST'S ALLEY, San Francisco, CA, USA
• Arte Infinita Galeria, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, permanent
2010 – Solo Shows
• PAINTINGS, Abaporu Galeria, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
2009 – Solo Shows
• NA RUA, Centro Integrado de Cultura, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
• NA RUA, Galeria Municipal, Itajaí, SC, Brazil
2008 – Solo Shows
• NA RUA, Galeria Clube de Campo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
• NA RUA, Espaço CultuLao, Piracicaba, SP Brazil
2007 – Solo Shows
• Paintings, Galeria Arpoador, Paraty, RJ, Brazil
2006 – Solo Shows
• NA RUA, Galeria Arpoador, Paraty, RJ Brazil
2005 – Group Shows
• COW PARADE SP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
• ATELIER AMARELO, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
2004 – Solo Shows
• BIG BANG, SESC, Araçatuba, SP, Brazil
• BIG BANG, Casa de Cultura, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
2002 – Group Shows
• Reféns de 22, SESC, Piracicaba, SP Brazil
2002 – Solo Shows
• BIG BANG, SESC, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
• Galeria Allegro, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
2001 – Group Shows
• Casa do Intercâmbio Cultural, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
2001 – Solo Shows
• BIG BANG, Galeria Kabuki, São Paulo, SP
2000 – Group Shows
• I FEST ARTES PARATY, Paraty, RJ Brazil
2000 – Solo Shows
• ALGO ALÉM DO TÍTULO, Galeria Kabuki, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
1999 – Group Shows
• FIGURATION CRITIQUE, MAM, Salvador, BA, Brazil
• FIGURATION CRITIQUE, Sintra, Portugal, 1 month
1998 – Group Shows
• FIGURATION CRITIQUE, Toit de La Grande Arché, Paris, France
• Galeria Saint Germain, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
• Libré, SESC, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
1998 – Solo Shows
• CHICO COELHO, Galeria Arpoador, Paraty, RJ, Brazil
1997 – Group Shows
• Fim do Ano do Boia Fria, SESC, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
• CLICK O SESC (Photography), SESC, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
• ExpoArte, CCV, Campinas, SP, Brazil
1997 – Solo Shows
• IMPRESSÕES DO APOCALYPSE, SESC, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
• IMPRESSÕES DO APOCALYPSE, SESC, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil
• IMPRESSÕES DO APOCALYPSE, Casa de Cultura, Leme, SP, Brazil
• CHICO COELHO, Shopping Piracicaba, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
1996 – Solo Shows
• IMPRESSÕES DO APOCALYPSE, Casa de Cultura, Sertãozinho, SP, Brazil
• IMPRESSÕES DO APOCALYPSE, SESC, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
• IMPRESSÕES DO APOCALYPSE, Casa de Cultura, Passos, MG, Brazil
• IMPRESSÕES DO APOCALYPSE, CCH, Itapetininga, SP, Brazil
• ABSTRAÇÕES, Casa de Cultura, Passos, MG, Brazil
• ABSTRAÇÕES, Tambatajá Galeria, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
1995 – Group Shows
• A4, Galeria Rua do Porto, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
1995 – Solo Shows
• MULHERES, Domani Galeria, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
1994 – Group Shows
• Feira de Arte, Guaratinguetá, SP, Brazil
1994 – Solo Shows
• VIAGENS, Tambatajá Galeria, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
• VIAGENS, Cabala Galeria, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazi