Stephan Doitschinoff (Calma)
Stephan Doitschinoff (Calma) is a self-taught artist, born in 1977 in São Paulo, Brazil, where
he is currently based. As the son of an Evangelical minister, Doitschinoff spent his childhood
absorbing the visual vocabulary of religious art. As an artist, he has developed his own unique
language and style through imagery that creatively combines Afro-Brazilian folklore with
Baroque religious iconography, as well as Alchemic and Pagan symbolism. Doitschinoff’s street
alias, Calma (Portuguese for: Calm) is also a shortened version of con alma (Latin for: with
soul). He has exhibited in galleries in the U.S., Brazil and Europe, including the Museu de Arte
de São Paulo (MASP) and the Museum of Contemporary Arts of San Diego (MACSD).
Doitschinoff’s work is included in The Isabel and Agustin Coppel Collection in Mexico. From
2005 to 2008, the artist traveled throughout the Brazilian countryside of Bahia, painting murals
on adobe houses, chapels and a cemetery, occasionally collaborating with local artisans.
Visuals from the trip are documented in his 2008 book, Calma:The Art of Stephan
Doitschinoff (published by Gestalten), and are also the subjects of a short documentary film,
called: TEMPORAL. In 2012, Gestalten published his second monograph, Cras.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013
2012
2011
2010
2008
2008
2007
2007
2006
Jurema Preta. Diesel Art Gallery. Tokyo, Japan
Heri, Hodie, Cras. Gestalten Space. Berlin, Germany
Novo Asceticismo. Jonathan LeVine Gallery. New York, NY
CRAS. Choque Cultural. São Paulo, Brazil
Novo Mundo. Jonathan LeVine Gallery. New York, NY
Fim do Mundo. Anno Domini Gallery. San Jose, CA
Temporal. Choque Cultural. São Paolo, Brazil
Death is a Holliday. Subaquatica Gallery. Madrid, Spain
Aracy Mãe das Águas. This Way Up Gallery. London, UK
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011
2010
2010
2010
2010
2009
2009
2009
2009
2007
2006
2006
2006
De Dentro e De Fora. Curated by Choque Cultural. Museu de Arte De São Paulo (MASP). São
Paulo, Brazil
Viva la Revolución: A Dialogue with the Urban Landscape. Curated by Pedro Alonzo. Museum of
Contemporary Art San Diego. San Diego, CA
Né dans la rue (Born in the streets). Foundation Cartier. Paris, France
TRANSFER. Organized by Santander Cultural and the Cultural Ministry of São Paulo. Brazilian
Cultural Pavilian, Ibirapuera Park. São Paulo, Brazil; Santander Cultural, Porto Alegre (2008).
Five Year Anniversary. Jonathan LeVine Gallery. New York, NY
Chimera. Curated by David Hunt. SCOPE Contemporary Art Fair. Miami, FL
De Dentro Para Fora, De Fora Para Dentro. Curated by Choque Cultural. Museu de Arte De São
Paulo (MASP). São Paulo, Brazil
Nova Redençao. Installation for Os Mágicos Olhos das Américas exhibition. Museu Afro Brasil.
São Paulo, Brazil
São Paulo. Curated by Choque Cultural. SCION Space. Los Angeles, CA
Everything but the Kitchen Sync. La Luz de Jesus Gallery. Los Angeles, CA
Bitch Fight. Stolen Space. London, UK
BMG Artists’ Annual. BLK/MRKT Gallery. Los Angeles, CA
All Starz Hustlaz. White Walls Gallery. San Francisco, CA
COLLECTIONS
The Isabel and Agustín Coppel Collection, Mexico
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Walls and Frames - Fine Art from the Streets. Gestalten, 2011
Closer to God - Religious Architecture and Sacred Spaces. Gestalten, 2010
(OVER)
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Urban Interventions - Personal Projects in Public Spaces. Gestalten, 2010
Beyond The Street: 100 Leading Figures in Urban Art. Gestalten, 2010
Calma: The Art of Stephan Doitschinoff. Gestalten, 2008
The Upset: Young Contemporary Art. Gestalten, 2008
Black Magic, White Noise. Gestalten, 2007
Graffiti Brasil. Thames + Hudson, 2005
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