Artist
José Leonilson
Brazilian, 1957–1993
José Leonilson was a Brazilian Contemporary Abstract artist. 4 works are cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art. José Leonilson was born in Fortaleza.
José Leonilson Bezerra Dias, was a Brazilian artist working in both 2D as a painter and draughtsman and in 3D as textile worker and sculptor. He lived most of his life in Brazil where he created conceptual artworks focused on expressions of love and grief specifically from a queer-lens. Leonilson was diagnosed with HIV (AIDS) at the age of 34, and died a few years later from complications.
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