Nelson Neraiel

Brazilian from Rio de Janeiro. Currently living in the state of Paraíba.

I started studying painting and drawing at the age of eight at Brazilian Society of Fine Arts with Professor Antenor Finatti, a painter of pier and marine scenes. His paintings with strong tones, lines marking the contours and wide areas of thick paint were my first references.
At the age of twelve I discovered modern painting and its movements. The Impressionists, Surrealism, and especially Cubism came to exert great influence on me at that time. Picasso, Miró, Klee, Braque became my references, specially Klee and his watercolor paintings.
From 1977 to 1979 I turned back to study drawing at “Brazilian Society of Fine Arts”.
The works of this period are basically drawings in China ink, some watercolor and oil paintings. In the following two years I took part in my first art exhibitions.

1985 – School of Visual Arts of Parque Lage – EAV.

At the age of 25 I joined the painting course at “School of Visual Arts of Parque Lage” with Professor Charles Watson, who would become my main teacher in this period. In class we were led through a series of strategies to make us aware of our vices of painting. The first days of class were intended to teach us how to make ...

Curriculum Vitae
2018
Attends the PROCESSES IN CONTEMPORARY ART course with professors Fernando Cocchiaralle and Anna Bella Geiger.

2017 - Attends the course: THE CREATIVE PROCESSES with Professor Charles Watson, at the ESCOLA DE ARTES VISUAIS do PARQUE LAGE - Rio de Janeiro.

2016 - Attends the course: History and Critique (Art) Workshop with Professor Sheila Gabo Geraldo at the Municipal Center Hélio Oiticica Art - CMAHO - Rio de Janeiro.
Attends the course: Interlocutions Workshops - Module 1, at the Municipal Center of Art Hélio Oiticica - CMAHO - Rio de Janeiro.

1990 - Attends to the course “THE TALK ABOUT ART” at the ESCOLA DE ARTES VISUAIS do PARQUE LAGE Prof. Reynaldo Roels Jr.

1989 - Attends to the Summer's Course Six Projects at ESCOLA DE ARTES VISUAIS do PARQUE LAGE Prof. Charles Watson.

1987 - Attends to the Painting Nucleus of the ESCOLA DE ARTES VISUAIS do PARQUE LAGE.

1985 Enters at "ESCOLA DE ARTES VISUAIS do PARQUE LAGE - RJ (EAV) attending to the course of Contemporary Painting. Prof. Charles Watson.

1977 to 1978 - Comes back to study Academic Drawing at SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE BELAS ARTES. Prof. Granado.

1968 to 1971Studies Academic Drawing and Oil and Watercolor painting at ...

2018 - "Coletiva EIXO 2018" - Galeria EIXO - RJ.

2017 - "CARPINTARIA PARA TODOS" in the gallery CARPINTARIA - RJ.
with the interactive installation "DMN - Negative Energy Demagnetizer" and also with the performance "BEYOND THE BODY".

1992 - Individual retrospective, NELSON MANOEL 84 93 in the Small Gallery of the "CENTRO CULTURAL CANDIDO MENDES RJ."

1990 - Individual exhibition PINTURAS E OBJETOS NA GRANDE GALERIA- CENTRO CULTURAL CANDIDO MENDES" RJ.

1990 - "SALÃO DE INVERNO-UFRJ", accomplished at the "GALERIA DA CAIXA ECONOMICA FEDERAL" RJ.

1989 - Individual exhibition Nelson Manoel at the "BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO".

1988 - Individual exhibition "Exemplos" in the Botanic Bar RJ.

1987 - Invited to take part in the METRO ARTS AUCTION, in CHUCK LEVITAN GALLERY, in Soho - New York.

1987 - "VI SALÃO NACIONAL UNIVESITARIO" in the painting category, representing "ESCOLA DE ARTES VISUAIS DO PARQUE LAGE".

1986 - MUITO PINTURA at "ESCOLA DE ARTES VISUAIS do PARQUE LAGE - RJ".

1980 - IV SALÃO CARIOCA in the Drawing category.

1979 - III SALÃO CARIOCA in the Drawing category