יאפוני אראוג'ו

1942 (-1996) Born in Sao Vicente, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
1967 Moved to Rio de Janeiro
1970 Moved to Europe, lived in London
1972 Returned to Rio de Janeiro


Solo Exhibitions
1963 Vila Rica Gallery, Rio de Janeiro
"Northeastern Civilizations" Art Museum of Bahia, Brazil
1965 "Popular Art of Rio Grande do Norte", Natal, Brazil
"Painters of the Northeast", Natal, Brazil
1966 "The 13th National Modern Art Salon"
1970 Brazilian Embassy’s Gallery. London
1971 Galerie Debret, Paris
1977 IAB Gallery, Porto Alegre, Brazil
1978 B-Concorde 75 Gallery, Rio de Janeiro,

Group Exhibitions
1974 "Panorama of Brazilian Painting",Brazil Export, Brussels
1975 "Festival of Colours" Sao Paulo Art Museum, Brazil
1977 "International Art Fair", Bologne, Italy
2003 “The Naןve World”, GINA Gallery of International Naןve Art, Tel Aviv
2004 “Naive Spring” Uri and Rami Nachushtan Museum, Kibbutz Ashdot Yaacov Meuchad, Israel

Prizes
1966 Jury Exemption, 13th National Modern Art Salon, Brazil

Biblography
“Aspects of Brazilian Primitive Painting”, Aquino de Flavio, 1978, Rio de Janeiro
“World Encyclopedia of Naןve Art”, Oto Bihalji-Merin, 1984, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
“Brazilian Festivities by Popular Painters”, Geraldo Edsonde Andrade"
“Naןve Art in Brazil”, Jacques Ardies, 1998, Sao Paulo