Background
GRACIANO, Clovis was born on January 29, 1907 in Araras, Sâo Paulo, Brazil.
GRACIANO, Clovis was born on January 29, 1907 in Araras, Sâo Paulo, Brazil.
Educated in primary school, Leme. Attended Escola Paulista de Belas Artes, 1936-1938.
Director, news and literature weekly Girassol, 1930. Took part in Sao Paulo revolution of 1932. Works were first shown in exposition of Sâo Paulo artists, 1937.
Established studio for experimental artists, 1937-1939. Contributing illustrator, reviews Planalto and Revista do Arquivo Municipal. Held first one-man exposition in Sâo Paulo, 1941.
Works have also been shown in expns. in Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, and in 1942 at Exposition of Latin American Art, New York.
Member: Sind, dos Artistas Plásticos, Familia Artística Paulista (près., 1939), Grupo de Teatro Experimental.