Aracy Amaral: key obituary facts
Is Aracy Amaral dead? Yes. Aracy Amaral died on September 14, 2026, at age 96.
Cause of death: Aracy Amaral's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Aracy Amaral known for?
She was a Brazilian academic, art critic, cruator.
More about Aracy Amaral
Born: 22 February 1930.
Place of birth: São Paulo.
Place of death: São Paulo.
Gender: female.
Occupation: writer, journalist, art historian, art critic, curator, university teacher.
Nationality: Brazil.
Education: University of São Paulo, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo.
Employer: University of São Paulo, Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of São Paulo.
Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship, Prêmio Jabuti.
Also known as: Aracy Abreu Amaral, Aracy Abreu, Aracy A. Amaral.
Aracy Amaral, the Brazilian art historian and curator who directed the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo from 1975 to 1979 and the Museum of Contemporary Art at the University of São Paulo from 1982 to 1986, died on September 14, 2026, aged 96.
Born in São Paulo, she became an art history professor at the University of São Paulo and was recognized as a scholar of modernism in Brazil, with a particular focus on Tarsila do Amaral. Amaral was also a 1977 Guggenheim Fellow and received the Prêmio Jabuti, reflecting a career that combined teaching, criticism and curatorial work in Brazilian art.