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I was born in São Paulo, Brazil. My first steps were drawing and watercolors. Later I got into costume design and graphic arts, working in São Paulo’s theater and in advertising companies. Since moving to Chicago in 1997, I have been showing my art at several art spaces like, Galeria de Mexico in Chicago, Evanston Art Center, University of Chicago, Maria Pappas Office, Chicago Artist Month, Pilsen Open studios and Numerous Art Fairs throughout the Chicago area. The whole body of my work has been devoted to asking questions about women and their place in the world, both actual and perceived. I use painting , sculpture and installations to reflect my own perceptions about being a woman in the world, and ask the viewer to engage in a dialogue with me. Growing in Sao Paulo, Brazil in the 70’s and 80’s, I witnessed how places of women in society began to change. This dialogue with I tend to explore the inner world of women through symbolism and stark imagery. The story of women’s mysteries is not always beautiful: it is not always serious. The work is an expression that is sometimes intense, sometimes funny. The question I ask myself during the creation of a work may not be the same that the viewer asks during interpretation. The dialogue is the main reason I make art. Patricia Peixoto at Madonnari Off Main 2009
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