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 P...

Self tought

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
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