Details

First Name

Pedro

Last Name

Cardoso Leão

Username

pedrocl

Bio

Pedro Leão is a visual artist, translator and teacher who lives in São Paulo. He graduated in Art Education at Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado (FAAP) in 2003, having been selected to the Foundation’s Annual Art Exhibition in two consecutive years. Between 2001 and 2006, Leão also attended a bachelor’s degree course in Advertising at the University of São Paulo (USP). After a short career in advertising, he invested in a Master of Fine Arts degree at Chelsea College in London between the years of 2010 and 2011. Since 2012, he has been teaching art for middle-school at Colégio Bandeirantes, one of the top private schools in São Paulo. During his MFA at Chelsea in 2010, Leão took up an interest in the critique of outdated models of masculinity, with the goal of developing a positive and propositional approach to new masculinities. The artist has taken part in national art exhibitions since 2020. He was awarded the Waldemar Belisário Prize at the Ilhabela Salon of 2021, and the second place at the Jacareí Salon of 2022. Leão has works in private and public collections in the State of São Paulo.

Website

linktr.ee/stonelion

Country of residence

Brazil

Statement

Statement

I require another metric for masculinity:

a new andrometry.

Masculinity need to be more than just penis & pennies:

more than sex and bank accounts.

Exhibitions

Exhibitions

2022

  • November – Sectur Praia Grande – 28th Praia Grande Art Salon
  •  Setember – Fundação de Arte e Cultura de Ilhabela – 44th Wlademar Belisário Art Salon
  • July – Fundação Cultural de Jacareí – Jacareí Art Salon (SAJA)
  •  June – Espaço Objectos do Olhar – Beyond the Parade
  • June – Centro Cultural Wanda dos Santos Mallmann – 5th Pinhais Visual Art Salon
  •  February – Plataforma EIXO Arte – EIXO 2022 Collective

2021

  • August – Fundação de Arte e Cultura de Ilhabela – 43rd Wlademar Belisário Art Salon
  •  May – ArtSoul Platform – ArtSoul Large Formats
  •  April – Casa Contemporânea 370 – Casa Tato 3
  •  April – The Holy Art – Infinity
  •  January – Zagut Space – Eroica Erotica Universale

2013

  • October – Faculdade Santa Marcelina – Student Exhibit

2011

  • September – The Chelsea College of Arts – Degree Show
  •  August – The Chisenhale Gallery – CCW Salon Series
  •  March – The New Gallery – CCW Salon Series
  •  February – Sir John Cass School of Art – Q-Art Convenor

2010

  • September – Augôsto Augusta – Hommage (solo show)
  • January – Art in Chepa – Art Bazar

2009

  • December – Escola São Paulo – 100 to 1000
  •  November – Rio Verde Culture Center- Take a ride #2
  •  February – Casa das Caldeiras – Improvisado #26

2008

  • December – Escola São Paulo – 10 to 1000 
  •  June – Escola São Paulo – 1st Semester Student Show
  •  February – MOB studio – Slideluck Potshow São Paulo 

2007

  • March – Casa da Xiclet – Diga não às Doras

2006

  • October – Casa da Xiclet – Bienal Paralela “Como Viver Longe”
  •  January – Espaço Reserva Cultural – Alice (solo show)

2005

  • October – Casa da Xiclet – Fica quietinha preu gostar de você Shut the hell up

2002

  • November – FAAP – 34ª Annual Student Exhibit

2001

  • November – FAAP – 33ª Annual Student Exhibit

Interests and medias

Interests

Drawing, Illustration, Painting, Printmaking

Painting medias

Acrylic, Encaustic, Gesso, Oil, Watercolor

Drawing medias

Graphite, Pastel, Watercolor

Printmaking medias

Aquatint, Etching, Linocut