Carmen Novoa
Carmen Ibis Novoa | |
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Novoa in 2017 | |
| Born | 21 August 1941 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Occupation | Author writer painter poet |
| Alma mater | Footscray Art Center, Melbourne |
| Genre | Fiction poetry surrealism mixed media |
| Subject | Latino culture multiculturalism |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Notable works | Evasion/Evasion Arabescos Rozando Memorias |
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Carmen Ibis Novoa (born 21 August 1941) is a Uruguayan artist, painter, award-winning writer and poet. Novoa was born in El Cerro, a suburb of Montevideo and immigrated to Melbourne in 1978 where she currently resides. Novoa was the first person to organise an exhibition in Parliament House, Melbourne building. Julia Gillard who is a former Australian Prime Minister officially opened one of her art exhibitions in Melbourne.