Maria Bonomi, Brazil

Born 1935, Meina, Itália. Bonomi settled in São Paulo, Brazil in 1944. After learning engraving with Lívio Abramo, she traveled to the United States from 1956 to 1957 to study graphic art at Columbia University. Back in Brazil, she established the Engraving Studio in São Paulo, together with Lívio Abramo, where she taught until 1963. Among the several awards and exhibitions of her work as an engraver, the most important were her participations in the São Paulo Modern Art Salon (1955 and 1960). According to José Teixeira Leite, Maria Bonomi's engravings cannot strictly be described as either figurative or non-figurative. They tend toward the monumental. Lines do not play an important role in her engravings. In addition, there is a noticeable preference for clashes of volumes, a dispute between curves and straight lines. Bonomi has participated in exhibitions throughout the world including Jerusalem, Europe and the Untied States.