Maria Helena Coelho Andrés Ribeiro (née Coelho Ribeiro; born 2 August 1922), known professionally as Maria Helena Andrés, is a Brazilian painter, drafter, illustrator, writer and teacher.[1][2]
Maria Helena Andrés | |
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| Born | Maria Helena Coelho Ribeiro 2 August 1922 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Other name | Maria Helena Coelho Andrés Ribeiro |
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Luiz Andrés Ribeiro de Oliveira
(m. 1947; died 1977) |
| Children | 6 |
Early life and education
editMaria Helena Coelho Ribeiro was born on 2 August 1922 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais to Euler de Sales Coelho (1895–1956), a lawyer, judge and later federal deputy, and Nair Barroso de Sales Coelho.[1][2][3] In May 1930, Andrés' father was elected the federal deputy for Minas Gerais and the family moved to Rio de Janeiro.[3] Following the outbreak of the Revolution of 1930, the family returned to Belo Horizonte.[2][3] One of seven children, Andrés was educated at the Colégio Sagrado Coração de Maria.[2][3]
During 1940 and 1944, Andrés studied painting under Carlos Chambelland in Rio de Janeiro.[1] Upon returning to Belo Horizonte, Andrés studied at the Escola do Parque under Alberto da Veiga Guignard and Edith Behring between 1944 and 1947.[1]
Career
editFrom 1950 to 1970, Andrés taught painting and drawing at the Escola de Belas Artes de Belo Horizonte.[1] During the 1950s, Andrés embraced the concrete art movement and joined the grupo concretista mineiro.[1][2]
In 1961, Andrés won a scholarship to study for 4 months at the Art Students League of New York where she studied under Theodoros Stamos.[1][2] During the 1970s, Andrés began visiting Nepal, Tibet, Japan, Thailand, and India were she participated in seminars and lectures.[1]
In 1989, Andrés taught art at the International Holistic University in Brasília.[1]
Personal life
editIn 1947, Andrés married Luiz Andrés Ribeiro de Oliveira (died 1977), a physician.[2] Andrés and Ribeiro had six children.[2]
On 2 August 2022, Andrés turned 100.[2]
Bibliography
edit- Andrés, Maria Helena (1965). Vivência e Arte. AGIR.
- Andrés, Maria Helena (1977). Os Caminhos da Arte. Editora Vozes.
- Andrés, Maria Helena (1984). Oriente-Ocidente: Integração de Culturas.
- Andrés, Maria Helena (1998). Maria Helena Andrés: Depoimentos.
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Maria Helena Andrés". Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil: Itaú Cultural. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Andrés, Roberto. "Centenária de iPad". Piauí (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Piffano Brion de Souza, Ioneide. "COELHO, Euler de Sales" (PDF). Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Fundação Getúlio Vargas. Retrieved 18 May 2026.