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Born in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, Darlan Rosa began his artistic apprenticeship at early age with his father, a marble sculptor. In 1967, he relocated to Brasilia, Brazil´s modern capital, where he currently lives and works. Rosa´s artistic trajectory includes 25 solo exhibitions in Brasilia and in main Brazilian state capitals, where he has several public art currently installed. Among others, he has presented his artwork in renowned exhibitions such as the Sao Paulo International Biennal of 1976. Outside Brazil, his work has been exhibited multiple times in countries such as France, El Salvador, and Jordan. In addition, Rosa has taught art at the University Centro Unificado de Brasilia (Ceub) and at the University of Brasilia (UnB).
 
 

Solo exhibitions:
Public Art: Brazil: 22 sculptures currently installed in the city of Brasilia, Campo Grande -MS; Fotaleza -CE; Salvador-BA e Goiânia-GO
França: Maison du Brésil, Cité International Unversitaire de Paris e FIAP Jean Monnet, Paris - França; El Salvador: Assembléia Legislativa - San Salvador; Jordânia: AL Hussein Cultural Center -Aman; Park of Nations, Ramallah - Palestine
Recently, invited by Ministry of Culture of France showed his sculptures throw 10 French Universities.

Group Exhibitions
1965 – “Artistas Mineiros”, Uberlandia, MG - Brasil
1976 - Bienal Internacional de Sao Paulo
1980- Salao de Artes Plasticas do Ceara - "Criativa – I” – Funarte, Main Brazilian’s cities
1981 e 1982 – “Documento de Arte do Centro-Oeste”
1982 – Salao de Pernambucano
1983 e 1987 - Salao Paranaense1985 - Salao de Artes Plasticas de Goiania - “Itinerario” - Principais Cidades Brasileiras
1986 - Rafael Matos Gallery Mexico City
1987 - Salao de Artes Plasticas de Brasilia
1996 - “Second Annual Art Exhibit” - California State University, Chico - USA
1998 - Panorama das Artes Visuais: Mezanino da Sala Villa Lobos – Teatro Nacional, Visual Galeria de Arte, Galerias Rubem Valentim e Parangole - Espaço Cultural 508 sul. Brasilia
1998 – Group exhibition at ECT Galeria de Arte – Brasilia
1998 – Group exhibition at The New Florida Museum of Hispanic and Latin American Art - USA
1999 – Selected to be part of the “The Millennium Art Collection”, - 2000 Foundaition da Holanda. In June 2004 the collection travels to the Sejong     Museum in Seoul, Korea.

National Collections:
Brasilia: Museu de Arte de Brasília - MAB; Museu de Arte da República; Secretaria de Cultura; Casa Thomas Jefferson; Blue Tree Hotel; Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil.
Campo Grande: Museu de Arte Conteporâneo do  Mato Grosso do Sul;
Rio de Janeiro: Cultural Center of Correios.
International Collections:
EL Salvador: Legislative Assembly  of  San Salvador
Holand:“The Millennium Art Collection “ 2000 Foundation.
Jordan: Cultural Center King Hussen and Museum of Contemporary Art
France: Cité Internationale Universitaire of Paris; Fiap - Jean Monet Foundation.