Bela Duarte
Isabel "Bela" Duarte (1940 – 20 June 2023) was a Cape Verdean artist. Bela Duarte was born on São Vicente, Cape Verde in 1940, she studied decorative arts in Lisbon, Portugal and took the drawing course at the Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes. Together with Manuel Figueira and Luísa Queirós, she created the Cooperativa da Resistência (The Resistance Cooperative), later the Centro Nacional de Artesanato (CNA) to preserve traditional Cape Verdean crafts.
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- Name
- Isabel "Bela" Duarte
- Born
- 1940
- Birthplace
- São Vicente
- Died
- 20 June 2023
- Occupation
- Artist, painter
- Awards
- Ordem do Vulcão
- Nationality
- Cape Verde
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Isabel "Bela" Duarte (1940 – 20 June 2023) was a Cape Verdean artist. Bela Duarte was born on São Vicente, Cape Verde in 1940, she studied decorative arts in Lisbon, Portugal and took the drawing course at the Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes. Together with Manuel Figueira and Luísa Queirós, she created the Cooperativa da Resistência (The Resistance Cooperative), later the Centro Nacional de Artesanato (CNA) to preserve traditional Cape Verdean crafts.
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There she taught weaving, tapestry, and batik. Duarte made her works and painted in oil and acrylic, batik maker, webbing and one other. In 1992, along with Queiros, she presented in a gallery in Mindelo "azul + azul = verde" for batik, craftsmanship and artist. In the 1970s, Bela Duarte successfully took place in numerous art exhibitions in Cape Verde, Belgium, Portugal, France, and the United States. For her batik work in 1995, she was received by the national cultural institute the renominated Fonte Lima Prize. In 2023, she was scheduled to participate in the "Alma das Ilhas Tour" arranged by Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva. The following day, her death was announced by Minister of Culture Luisa, who said her art is "immortalized".
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• Name — Isabel "Bela" Duarte • Other Names — Isabel • Born — 1940 • Birthplace — São Vicente • Died — 20 June 2023 • Place of death — São Vicente • Citizenship — Cape Verde • Occupation — Artist, painter • Awards — Ordem do Vulcão
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1940
Bela Duarte born at São Vicente.
2023
Bela Duarte died at São Vicente.
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Source: • 2010 — First Class of the Ordem do Vulcão • 2018 — First Class of the Mérito da República de Cabo Verde
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