Wega Nery

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Wega Nery (born March 10, 1912 in Corumbá , Mato Grosso do Sul , Brazil ; † May 21, 2007 in Guarujá ) was a Brazilian painter , draftsman and teacher.

life and work

Nery is the great-granddaughter of the Baron von Vila Maria, Joaquim Gomes da Silva and studied psychology, pedagogy and didactics, became a teacher and was appointed federal inspector. In 1932 she wrote poetry and published it under the pseudonym Vera Nunes in the magazine O Malho (Parnaso Feminino) in Rio de Janeiro. At the same time she began to draw and paint and attended the School of Fine Arts in São Paulo from 1946 to 1949 . In 1950 she received the bronze medal in the National Salon of Fine Arts and also in the Official Salon of Fine Arts in Santos . At the invitation of the painter Alzira Pecorari, she joined the Guanabara Group (1950–1959), which also included Yoshiya Takaoka (1909–1978), Arcangelo Ianelli, Ismênia Coaracy and the Japanese Manabu Mabe (1924–1997) and Tikashi Fukushima. Nery participated with her works in 12 art biennials in São Paulo. In 1957, together with the artist Fernando Lemos , she received the award for Best Designer at the IV Biennale. She was a member of the selection and award jury of the IX Paulista Modern Art Hall. In 1963 she received the National Acquisition Award and was professor of drawing and painting at the Sociedade Cívica Feminina in Santos. She participated in many group and solo exhibitions in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, USA, Mexico, Germany, France and England. Her works are in the collections of the most important museums in Brazil, such as the Art Museum of São Paulo (Masp), the Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC) of SP, the Pinacoteca of SP, the Museum of Niterói (RJ), the Museum of Modern Kunst (MAM-RJ), Pampulha Museum of Art (BH) and Houston Museum of Fine Arts (Adolpho Leiner Collection), as well as in the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, in the Brazilian embassies in Washington (USA) ) and Berlin (Germany).

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personal data
SURNAME Nery, Vega
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wega Nery Gomes Pinto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian painter, draftsman and teacher
DATE OF BIRTH March 10, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Corumbá
DATE OF DEATH May 21, 2007
Place of death Guarujá