Yara Tupynambá Gordilho Santos (born April 2, 1932, in Montes Claros, Brazil) is a Brazilian visual artist. Tupynambá began her career studying under the Brazilian artists Alberto Guignard and Oswaldo Goeldi. Later in life, her studies brought her to the

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in New York City. Her works are well known in Brazil, entitling her to a ''Sala Especial'' (Special Room) at

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. She was also a

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professor at UFMG, one of Brazil's main universities, where she helped create the Fine Arts Institute. She has also been a professor at Escola Guignard, a well known fine arts College in

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. One of her best known works is the panel depicting

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and Eve naked, situated at the main church in

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, Minas Gerais. This panel was described in the novel '' Hilda Furacão'' by Roberto Drummond, which later became a TV series. The State of Minas Gerais Legislative Assembly also displays her panel ''Minas, do século XVII ao século XX''.Artistas presentes no quinto Gabinete de Arte
Agência Câmara, 11/2/2005 15h57 Tupynambá exhibits her works in all the main arts salons in Brazil: Rio de Janeiro,

, São Paulo, Brasília, Paraná, Porto Alegre, Campinas, Ouro Preto and Pernambuco. In 1974 she organized the ''Atelier Vivo'' (Live Atelier) at São Paulo's famous Art Biennial.

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