LUIZ ZERBINI
B. 1959
Luiz Zerbini, born 1959 in São Paulo, Brazil, graduated with a Fine Arts degree from Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado, São Paulo, in 1982. One of the leading contemporary artists in Latin America, Zerbini produces paintings, sculptures, and installations layered with images and references to art history and pop culture alongside or in combination with lush, textured land and cityscapes. Integrating both geometric and organic forms, his work draws upon the natural and urban imagery of his native Brazil. His multi-color palette is illuminated across a spectrum of verdant tonality, emphasizing the fundamental chromaticism of the natural environment alongside the neutral tones found in built systems.
Luiz Zerbini (b. 1959, São Paulo, Brazil) graduated with a Fine Arts degree from the Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado, São Paulo, in 1982. Recent solo exhibitions of his work include Saudade do Mundo Pequeno, A.Galeria Passeio Cultural Primavera, Florianópolis, Brazil (2025); Paisagens Ruminadas, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro and Brasília, Brazil (2024); and Luiz Zerbini: The Same Story Is Never the Same, Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP), Brazil (2022).
Zerbini has represented Brazil at the São Paulo Biennial (1987 and 2010), Bienal do Mercosul (2001), Bienal de La Habana (2000), and the Bienal Internacional de Cuenca (1996). In 1995, Zerbini won the grand prize of criticism in the Visual Arts category of Art Critics of São Paulo Association (APCA). His work is included in several notable collections such as Inhotim Contemporary Art Center, Brumadinho; Itau Cultural Institute, São Paulo; The Modern Art Museum of Rio de Janeiro; and The Modern Art Museum of São Paulo. Zerbini lives and works in Rio de Janeiro.
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