Helena Amaral

Helena Amaral



Sobre el Artista


Artist Statement from the letter 482 of VINCENT VAN GOGH to his brother THEODORUS VAN GOGH (THEO) Arles (France) , c. 4 May 1888 “But the painter of the future will be a colorist such as has never yet existed. Manet was working toward it, but as you know the impressionists have already got a stronger color than Manet.” The Painter of the Magic flowers Curriculum Helena Amaral – Rua do Campo Alegre, 134-5º , 4150-168, Porto, Portugal http://helena-painter.com 5000 visitors since 1998 till October 2011 http://helenaamaral.artelista.com/ December 2011 – 19.000 visitors are reached in Site Artelista Portugal (TV) - 3 aparições na TV (open signal RTP 1983, 1995, 1998, 2009 ) + 4 aparições na TV (Cable , 2005, 3 in 2008) Solo Exhibitions 14 Portugal - 11 Porto+ 2 Lisboa + 1 Viana do Castelo 14 España –9 Vigo+ 2 Barcelona+2 Madrid + 1 El Ferrol 4 other countries - 1 Paris (France)+ 3 New York(USA) Main Prizes Paris (France) Académie de Lutèce 5 Medalhas de Ouro, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 1 medalha de Prata 1975 Salon d’ Hiver - 1971, 1972, 1974, 1979 Campeonato de Mundo de Futebol na Pintura – Galerie Art-Vie , Lídera Equipa Portuguesa 1986 Vigo (España) – Medalha de Ouro Concurso da Camélia em 1975 e 1978 Lausanne (Suiça) – Medalha de Ouro Olímpica concedida por D. Juan António Samaranch (COI) em 1993 Participation in Fairs San Francisco (USA) - 1998 , Las Vegas (USA) - 2000 , Santa Maria da Feira (Portugal ) – 1996, Porto (Portugal) - 2005, Shangai (China) – 2008 , Barcelona(España) - 2001, Paris (France) (Art Shopping)- 2011, Padova (Italia) -2011 Press - Helena Amaral has been a star of the Local Pres of Press since her start in 1965, till 1991. After there a Cultural crisis in Portugal and the Art is confined to a very small newspapers. Participation in "smaller" events - about 10 per year since 1965 till now.