Karla Caprali
Resume and Bio
BIOGRAPHY:
Born in 1971,in the city of Belem, an exotic gateway to the Amazon in the state of Para (Brazil) to a Syrian father and a Brazilian mother and currently living and working in Miami, Florida, USA.
EDUCATION:
BFA - Academy of Fine Arts - School Of Visual Arts - USEP Sao Paulo Brazil 1990- 1995
Major: Painting and Drawing
The Printing Academy at Parque Lage - Rio de Janeiro 1995 - 1997
Lithography, Etching, Printing
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
VIP magazine: Miami,Fl 2005
Irreversible Magazine: Art Basel edition 2008 Miami,Fl 2008
Jornal do Brasil ,July 2009
SELECTED REVIEWS:
http://www.jaunted.com/maps/Art-Galleries-in-New-York/2007/11/18/221551/83/travel/Art+Galleries+In+New+York:+Agora
http://davidleewilson.blogspot.com/2007/11/bar-da-boa.html
http://www.wahcenter.net/exhibits/2008/salon/
http://lucidculture.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/the-latest-williamsburg-salon-art-club-show/
http://dart.fine-art.com/m.asp?im=103954
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2004-12-02/culture/art-basel-events
AWARDS AND GRANTS:
BB Museum of Contemporary Emerging Art Award
Blue Rose Foundation for Women Artists 2002
CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION:
Brazilian Cultural Empowerment 2006
Miami Dade County Sister Cities - 2008
SHORT ARTIST STATEMENT:
I work from a base of imagery culled from memory, photographs, history and my surroundings. I hand-render my appropriated subjects using a variety of means and mediums. My intention has always been to explore womanhood, the creation and the process of growing up . My artwork is primarily a portrayal of women's sexual empowerment and real challenges, including sentimental ideas of motherhood. Along the way I let the sweet, the sour and sometimes the grotesque submerge. I often try to bring a romantic and baroque aspect to most drawings. These include flowers and birds that symbolize the celebration of a peaceful love and the reconnection with inner-self.
SELECTED GROUP AND SOLO SHOWS:
2010 - Williamsburg Museum Brooklyn NY
2009 - Climate Gallery - Long island City NY
2009 - Amarin Cafe - WAH Center, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn August 2009
2008 - Perry Milou Gallery August/Sepetember 2008
2008 - WAH Center, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn,NY
2007- Agora Gallery, Chelsea,NY
2007- Mi Arte Gallery, Coral Gables
2006 - Agora Gallery, Chelsea,NY
2006 - The Art Corporation, Design District, Miami
2006 - Art Basel/Design District, Miami
2005 - Art Basel/Design District Miami
2004 - Serious Studios/ Miami
2004 - Tony Winn/Design District /Miami
2003 - PIAG Museum/ Coral Gables
2003- Lawyers of America Festival/Coral Gables
2002 - PIAG Museum/ Coral Gables
2001- Jacques Mournier gallery, Nice, France
1998 - Green Garden expo/Belem, Brazil
1997 - National Art presentation/ Campinas,Brazil
1996 -Juliano Belsque Art Salon/ Sao Paulo Brazil
K.Caprali Studio is located at 8903 SW 129st Miami, Florida
Website: www.caprali.com
Phone# 305 8016188 E-mail: karla@ caprali.com