Leila Mirandola

produção da cerâmica Leila Mirandola - Amassando o barro

 

produção da cerâmica Leila Mirandola - Modelando no Torno

 

produção da cerâmica Leila Mirandola - Modelando no Torno

 

produção da cerâmica Leila Mirandola - Aplicando Engobe

 Ceramic artist, born in Jaú-SP (07/20/1942). Established residence in the city of Americana-SP in 1967, where she has a ceramic art studio.
She initiated her research in ceramic processes in 1980 with Heloisa Alvim and Megumi Yuasa.
She has taken courses in modeling, enameling, sculpture and participated in ceramic and design workshops with Yoshiro Ykeda, Jorge F. Chitti, Cyntia Bringle, Jaques Bucholtz, Norma Grimberg, Leo Tavela, Vilma Villaverdes, David Miller, Lucia Py, João Rossi, Harriet Ross, Frieda Dourian, Jerry Caplan, Cris Staley, Peter Callas, Ofra Grinfeld, Akio Takamori, among others.

Among countless fairs and exhibitions in which she participated, we can point out:

• 5th and 7th Hall of Ceramics in Parana (Curitiba-PR)
• 3rd Open Exhibition of Ceramic Art - São Paulo Cultural Center (São Paulo-SP)
• III Akiten in the Brazilian Society of Japanese Culture (São Paulo-SP)
• 1st Modern Art Exhibition Brazil/USA - Curtis Nixon Convention Center - Tampa (Florida - USA)
• “Ceramics as an Art” – Museum of Modern Art in Americana – (Americana-SP)
• “Urban Artists of São Paulo” -  Cultural Center of the City of Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires - Argentina)
• II Biennial of Design (Curitiba-PR)
• “Art in Craft” - Brazil/Japan - Brazilian Society of Japanese Culture (São Paulo-SP)
• 26th Bunkyo Hall of Visual Arts - Brazilian Society of Japanese Culture (São Paulo-SP)
• Object Project Brazil - 500 years of Design: The form and function of the objects tell the History of Brazil – Art Museum of the State of São Paulo and Parque da Luz (São Paulo-SP)
• “CERAMICS UNIVERSE I” - Municipal Theater “Dr. Losso Netto” (Piracicaba- SP) 
 
Constantly participating in fairs such as:

• Fiaflora ExpoGarden - Imigrantes Exhibition Center (São Paulo-SP) 
• Craft Design (São Paulo-SP)


She is present at the main decoration exhibitions:

• Campinas DECOR (Campinas-SP)
• CASACOR INTERIOR (Piracicaba-SP)
• DECOR INTERIOR Americana (Americana-SP)


Delivered Ceramic art-jewelry workshops - Queima Raku:


• 11th Symposium of Ceramics in Parana (Curitiba-PR)
• Chaminé Cultural Space - SEBRAE (Manaus-AM)
• Center of Ceramic Studies (São Paulo-SP)
• Candango Museum - SEBRAE (Brasília-DF)


Was honored with several awards:

• II National Encounter of Ceramic Art (Joinville-SC) – 1st Place
• II Akiten in the Brazilian Society of Japanese Culture (São Paulo-SP) – 1st Place
• 7th Ceramic Hall of Parana (Curitiba-PR) – Award from the Caixa Econômica of the State of Paraná
• 26th Bunkyo Hall of Visual Arts - Brazilian Society of Japanese Culture (São Paulo-SP) – Honorary Award