Statement
With a work mainly spiritual, I put myself as a channel of expression for the divine energies, working the relation between spirit, color and image.
Before I start each work, I meditate, concentrate and ask God to let me be a channel of expression of a specific energy that I found intuitively to be needed by the world, or by somebody, at that moment.
The emotion comes from within and is born at the very moment the painter is idealizing his work, as in the moment that the observer is visualizing the work of the artist. In such case, I believe that the one that needs “courage” for instance, will find it by looking at a painting that was baptized and impregnated by “courage”. The same with other energies like “peace”, happiness”, “love”, “prosperity”, ”protection”, “health” and so many others that were consecrated into paintings.
My paintings try to express, through colors and feelings, the diversity of the soul.
It is a recovering of the magic, childish, dream-like, uncensored compositions that come from the depths of the soul. A spontaneous painting…
To me, Art is one of the only ways to bring the spirit into form. Is the connection with the spirit.
To me, Art is the Spirit made tangible.

CV & Bio
Mônica Zacharias
1957, São Paulo, Brazil
Rua Camilo Nader 155, apto.82 - São Paulo – Brazil 05688-031
Phone: 55 11 8262-1188 Email: mozacha@uol.com.br
www.absolutearts.com/monicazacharias/
www.travellingweave.org
www.terradellarte.org/
www.aradbiennale.org/

Studies

1974 Architectural Language with L.P.Baravelli and Carlos Fajardo
1975 / 76 Painting and Drawing with Waldir Sarubbi
1979 BA Architecture, Mackenzie University, São Paulo
1981 Printmaking, MAM Museum of Modern Art São Paulo
1986 Painting and Drawing, Panamericana School of Art São Paulo
1987 Computer Graphics, Digital Group
1997 / 98 Contemporary Painting with Waldo Bravo
1998 Painting, Chelsea College of Art and Design - London
2001 Encaustic Painting with Waldo Bravo

Works

1978 / 80 Architect at Bross, dos Santos Leitner Architects
1980 / 92 Works in Graphic Design and Computer Graphics for Citibank, Champion Paper, Warner Lambert, Fiorucci and Bull Systems
1992 / 97 Stylist of Companhia da Seda Store – São Paulo
1998 Painting exhibition at Ena Beçak Gallery
1999 Painting exhibition at Ruffino's Restaurant
1999 / 03 Painting selling through Monica Filgueiras Gallery and Caribé Gallery
2000 Interior Design, Nils Johan Kjarerland´s apartment
2000 Painting exhibition at Gallery Willesden Green Library Centre - London
2001 Interior Design, Jacqueline Abbud´s penthouse
2001 Painting exhibition at Casa da Fazenda - São Paulo
2002 Painting exhibition at Swiss School - São Paulo
2003 Biennale d’Arte Contemporanea di Firenze – Florence - Italy
2004 Painting exhibition at David Leonardis Gallery – Chicago – USA
2004 Painting exhibition at Box Heart Gallery – Pittsburg - USA
2004 Painting exhibition at Castello Svevo (The Travelling Weave) – Porto Recanati – Italy
2005 Member of Artistic Committee of I Biennal of Arad – Romenia
2005 Painting exhibition at Palazzo Servanzi Confidati (Ars Latina) -San Severino-Italy
2005 2005 Sommerwende International Arts Festival – Berlin - Germany
2005 The Sacred Art Exhibition - Moxie Da DA Gallery – Pittsburg – USA
2005 Painting exhibition at Ocaf (The Travelling Weave)- Watkinsville - USA
2006 Painting exhibition at University of Georgia (The Travelling Weave) – Atlanta - USA