Marily Cintra
Ceramics + Glass + Design
Maker Member
Marily Cintra (Oppermann)- born in Brazil, 1950. Marily has a Master’s of Design, University of South Australia (2000), and Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Heritage Development (ANU 2007).
With a career spanning 59 years, Cintra’s work connects community engagement and multidisciplinary practice. She coordinated the planning and implementation of arts programs in 33 healthcare facilities in Australia including Westmead Health Precinct, Blacktown, Royal North Shore, Liverpool, Nepean, Royal Newcastle and John Hunter Hospitals.
Marily held solo exhibitions at the Arts Museum of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil 1986), Canberra Contemporary Art Space (Australia 1992), Canberra Museum and Galleries (2011). She participated in over 60 group exhibitions including “AIR” Craft ACT (2017), “Tradition” Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris (2014), “Talking Water” Craft ACT (2013), “Bias Binding”, National Gallery of Victoria (1995), Taipei International Exhibition of Ceramics, Taiwan (1994), 11th, 12th, and 14th International Biennial of Ceramics of Vallauris, France.
Marily received Australia Council’s Residency, Cité Internationale des Arts (Paris 2014), Australia Council Ros Bower Award (2006) and the NSW Women and the Art Fellowship (1998).
"I was born in Brazil and my artist career started when I was 16 years old. Since the early days I have thrived in taking the arts out of its usual gallery context to local communities and other professional areas. That opened opportunities for other artists, other professionals and communities to experience arts and craft. I have a Master of Design, University of South Australia. My thesis focused on the evaluation of the arts in the design of healthcare facilities. In 1992 together with my partner Malcolm Cooke we established The Art Shed in Tharwa, ACT. We have a large studio and small gallery where our work can be seen. I presented my work in numerous international fora and in 2006 I was honored with Australia Council’s Ros Bower Award. Living and working by the Murrumbidgee River, my recent work focusses on water and what it means to our lives."
Online Resources:
Website: https://www.marilycintra.com/