Sylvia Martins (born 1956) is a Brazilian painter.
Born in
Bagé
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, Martins studied at the
from 1973 to 1976. She then moved to New York, studying at the
School of Visual Arts
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History
This school was started by Silas ...
in 1978 and at the
Art Students League of New York
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Although artists may study f ...
from 1979 to 1982. She has shown work in solo and group exhibits around the world.
For many years, she dated
Richard Gere
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, before marrying billionaire
Constantine Niarchos
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in 1997. Her paintings are mainly abstract.
References
1954 births
Living people
20th-century Brazilian painters
21st-century Brazilian painters
School of Visual Arts alumni
Art Students League of New York alumni
People from Bagé
20th-century Brazilian women painters
21st-century Brazilian women painters
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