Sérgio Ferro (born 25 July 1938) is a Brazilian
painter
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...
,
architect and
professor.
Ferro was born in
Curitiba,
Paraná. He graduated from the
University of São Paulo with a degree in architecture in 1962 and completed his post-graduate studies in 1965.
Exile
Exile is primarily penal expulsion from one's native country, and secondarily expatriation or prolonged absence from one's homeland under either the compulsion of circumstance or the rigors of some high purpose. Usually persons and peoples suf ...
d for political reasons from his own country for 30 years, Ferro taught at the
Grenoble School of Architecture from 1982 to 1997.
He resides with his wife, Ediane, in
São Paulo,
Brazil, and
Grignan,
France.
Sérgio Ferro's paintings can be found in museums worldwide, especially in Brazil and France.
References
Brazilian painters
1938 births
Living people
Brazilian architects
People from Curitiba
Brazilian expatriates in France
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