Constancia Nery
1936 Born in Ipigua, Sao Paulo, Brazil
1969 Began her artistic career
Solo Exhibitions
1991 – Jacques Ardies Gallery – Sao Paulo, Brazil
1996 – Jacques Ardies Gallery – Sao Paulo, Brazil
1999 – “Sinfonia das Cores” – Popular Art Salon – Curitiba, Brazil
2001 – Hemma Becke Gallery – Curitiba, Brazil
2002 – Centro Cultural Brasil – Curitiba, Brazil
2003 – Jacques Ardies Gallery – Sao Paulo, Brazil
2013 – Espaço Cultural Hotel Sofitel Jequitimar – São Paulo, Brazil
Group Exhibitions
1969 – Folklore Museum – Sao Paulo, Brazil
1970 – Portinari Gallery – Sao Paulo, Brazil
Brazil-USA Cultural Center – Sao Paulo, Brazil
Pocket Gallery – Sao Paulo, Brazil
Pocket Gallery – Washington and several cities in USA
Camara Americana do Comércio – USIS Gallery – São Paulo, Brazil
1972 – “Brazilian Primitive Paitings” – Pocket Gallery- Los Angeles, USA
1975 – Prestes Maia Gallery – São Paulo, Brazil
1979 – Cravo e Canela Gallery – Sao Paulo, Brazil
1981 – Museu de Atibaia – Sao Paulo, Brazil
Jacques Ardies Gallery – Sao Paulo, Brazil
1982 – Jacques Ardies Gallery – Sao Paulo, Brazil
1983 – Jacques Ardies Gallery – São Palo, Brazil
1984 – Rubayat Gallery – São Paulo, Brazil
1985 – Winter Salon of Lisbon – Portugal
Jacques Ardies Gallery – Sao Paulo, Brazil
Curst Hixon Convention Center – USA
Art 4 Gallery, in collaboration with House of World Cultures and Alliance Francaise – Paris
1986 – Jacques Ardies Gallery – Sao Paulo, Brazil
“Pintores Paralelos” – Centro Empresarial de São Paulo – São Paulo, Brazil
Museu de Arte Primitiva de Assis – São Paulo, Brazil
Campinas Gallery – São Paulo, Brazil
Monopólio Gallery – São Paulo, Brazil
Galeria da Academia Brasileira de Arte, Cultura e História – São Paulo, Brazil
Jacques Ardies Gallery – São Paulo, Brazil
“First Exhibition of Brazilian Contemporary Art” – Curst Hixon Convention Center – USA
“Brésil Naifs” – ART 4 Gallery – La Défense – Maison des Cultures du Monte Entier – Paris, France
1987 – “Brésil Naifs” – Bab Rouah Gallery – Rabat, Morocco
“Sociarte” – Clube Monte Líbano – São Paulo, Brazil
Jacques Ardies Gallery – Sao Paulo, Brazil
1990 – “Paisagens Brasileiras – Jacques Ardies Gallery – Sao Paulo, Brazil
1991 – Tyndall Galleries – Durham, USA
1992 – Artspace Gallery – Atlanta, USA
Bryant Galleries – Jackson, USA
Bryant Galleries – Birmingham, USA
Bryant Galleries – New Orleans, USA
Bryant Galleries – Springfield, USA
“Ciclo Sodexho de Arte Naif” – Jacques Ardies Gallery – São Paulo, Brazil
1993 – The Alternative Gallery – Kansas City, USA
1994 – “L’Arbre de Noël” – Jacqueline Bricard Gallery – Lourmarin, France
The Shluger Gallery, Denver, USA
1996 – Recoleta Cultural Center, Buenos Aires
Jacques Ardies Gallery – Sao Paulo, Brazil
1997 – Jacques Ardies Gallery – Sao Paulo, Brazil
1998 – Jacques Ardies Gallery – Sao Paulo, Brazil
1999 – “Arte Brasileira na Espanha” – Jacques Ardies Gallery – Sao Paulo, Brazil
Arte Naif- 5 Artistas” – Jacques Ardies Gallery – Sao Paulo, Brazil
MAN Naïve Art Museum – Figueiras, Spain
2000 – Galeria Alliance Francaise Brooklin – Sao Paulo, Brazil
2002 – Jacques Ardies Gallery – Sao Paulo, Brazil
2002 – Jacqueline Bricard Gallery – Lourmarin, France
2003 – Jacques Ardies Gallery – Sao Paulo, Brazil
“Arte Naif Brasileira – Espaço Linklaters, Goulart Penteado, Iervolino e Lefosse – São Paulo, Brazil
2004 – GINA Gallery of International Naïve Art – Tel Aviv, Israel
2005 – “The Brazilian Naives and their Color Carnaval” – GINA Gallery of International Naïve Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
2006 – “Arte Naif no Brasil” – Espaço Cultural Citigroup – São Paulo, Brazil
Jacques Ardies Gallery – Sao Paulo, Brazil
2007 – “Simple Pleasures, Bygone Days: The Naives of Brazil and Argentina” – GINA Gallery of International Naïve Art – Tel Aviv, Israel
2008 – Jacques Ardies Gallery – Sao Paulo, Brazil
2009- Jacques Ardies Gallery – Sao Paulo, Brazil
2010 – Jacques Ardies Gallery – Sao Paulo, Brazil
2011 – 2013 – Bienal Mulheres d´Art – Museu Municipal de Espinho Porto – Portugal
2013 – “Naive Malerei aus Brasilien – Arte Naif do Brasil” – Holzpavillon im Zwerglgarten – Mirabellgarten, Salzburg
Art Naiv aus Brazilien – Stadtgalerie Zwergelgarten Salzburg – Austria
2014 – Jacques Ardies Gallery – Sao Paulo, Brazil
2015 – Exposição de Arte Naif no MIAN – Museu de Arte Naif Internacional – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2016 – Jacques Ardies Gallery – Sao Paulo, Brazil
Fantaisies Brésiliennes – Musée International d´Art Naïf Anatole Jakovsky – Nice, França
“Brasil Naïf, uma viagem na Alma Brasileira” – Marta Traba Gallery – Memorial da América latina – São Paulo, Brazil
2018 – Espaço Cultural Hotel Sofitel Jequitimar – São Paulo, Brazil
2019- Jacques Ardies Gallery – Sao Paulo, Brazil
2023- Brésil Identités – Musée de Lodève (Herault) from 14 de outbro 2023 untill 21 de abril de 2024 – France
Prizes
1984 Bronze Medal, International Center of Contemporary Art, Paris
1985 Silver Medal, Winter Salon of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
2002 Suisse Prize and Europe Prize of Primitive & Modern Painting, Gallery Pro Arte Kasper Morges, Switzerland
Public Collections
Musee d’Arte Naif, Max Fourny, Vicq – France
MAN Musée d´Art Naïf, Béraut- Condom, France
Fundacao Cultural Solar do Rosario, Curitiba, Brazil
Bibliography
“L’Arbre et les Naifs”, Max Fourny, 1990, Paris
“Naïve Art in Brazil”, Jacques Ardies and G. de Andrade, 1998, Sao Paulo
“Brasil-Visao Artistica”, Brazil, 2001
“Arte e Raizes”, Brinquedos e Brincadeiras, 2001, Sao Paulo
“Arte Naif do Brasil II” – Jacques Ardies, 2014 – São Paulo