Claudia Carvalho Borges’s Curriculum

She was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil. She studied Architecture until the 8th semester in Brazil from 1983 to 1987. Afterwards she moved to Venezuela and settled in Puerto Ordaz, Bolivar. There she did drawing and painting studies at the UNEXPO (Universidad Experimental Politécnica Antonio José de Sucre), with Prof. Edixo Primera as her teacher in 1996. A year later she entered a Sculpture and Ceramics school called “Armando Reverón”, and studied there until 1999. Later in 2000, she joined a Sculpture School at the “Casa de la Cultura Ateneo de Ciudad Guayana” and studied with Prof. Salas Brant as her teacher. In 2001 she took a Bronze Forging class with Prof. Henry Rivas at the UNEXPO University. Afterwards she took many different independent art classes: Resin Sculpture classes with Nurys Morillo in 2002, Stained Glass classes with Marisa de Fariñes in 2002, Human shape drawing classes with Antonio Gelhder in 2002 and Rakú classes with Fernier Lóez. She was a founder member of AVAP or “Asociación Venezolana de Artistas Plasticos Capítulo Ciudad Guayana”. Since 1999 her works are aimed to the creations of ceramic wall artworks and sculptures inspired by the surrounding nature.

Most Important Collective Art Events

(2001) 1st hall of Plastic Arts of Ciudad Guayana, “Marcos Silva Hernay” Regional Award at Del Sur’s Art Gallery, Ciudad Guayana

(2002) 3rd Regional Art Hall of the UNEXPO in tribute to Osvaldo Silva Castellón at Del Sur’s Art Gallery, Ciudad Guayana

(2002) 3rd Biennial of Visual Arts “Cesar Rengifo” at the “Casa de la Cultura Ateneo de Ciudad Guayana”. , Ciudad Guayana

(2002) 20 Looks to Art in Guayana at Del Sur’s Art Gallery.

(2003) 4th Regional Art Hall or UNEXPO “Homenaje a Armando Reveron” at Del Sur’s Art Gallery, Ciudad Guayana

(2003) AVAP’s Collective Art Event “equeño Formato” at SIDOR’s Art Gallery. , Ciudad Guayana

(2003) 2nd Collective of the “Taller Libre de Escultura de la Casa de la Cultura Ateneo de Ciudad Guayana” at Del Sur’s Art Gallery, Ciudad Guayana

(2004) Collective Art Event “MATIZ-es” at Del Sur’s Art Gallery, Ciudad Guayana

(2004) 4th Biennial of Visual Arts “César Rengifo” at the “Casa de la Cultura Ateneo de Ciudad Guayana” , Ciudad Guayana

(2005) Tribute to Armando Reverón, UNEXPO, Barquisimeto.

(2005) “La Mega Exposición II” in tribute to Jesus Soto at the Modern Arts Museum “Jesus Soto”, Ciudad Bolivar, Museum “Jacobo Borges”, Caracas.

(2005) Tribute to Francisco Narváez, UNEXPO, Ciudad Guayana

(2005) Arts and Literature Mayor Contest at the Contemporary Arts Museum “Jesus Soto”, Ciudad Bolivar, Contemporary Arts Museum of Caracas.

(2006) 2nd Arts and Literature Mayor Contest at the Contemporary Arts Museum “Jesus Soto”, Ciudad Bolivar, Contemporary Arts Museum of Caracas.

Individual Events

“Libertad de Creación” at SIDOR’s Art Gallery no.2, Puerto Ordaz, 2001.

“Gondwana” at SIDOR’s Art Gallery, Puerto Ordaz, 2006.

Large Scale Works

"Silva a la Flora Guayanesa". Stoneware Mural, 5w x 1.5h meters, Universidad Catolica Andres Bello, Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela.

Awards

Awarded with the first price in “Artes del Fuego” at the 3rd Biennial of Visual Arts “Cesar Rengifo” in 2002.