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Mara Alvarez
Mara Alvarez (born 1948 in Porto Alegre, Brazil) is a visual artist and one of the founders of the Nervo Óptico artist group. Alvarez studied metal engraving under Iberê Camargo at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. She graduated in 1973, and began working with Nervo Óptico in 1976, organizing publications and exhibitions promoting contemporary artists, including Alvarez. The Nervo Óptico group advocated for the convergeance of photography and performance art. . In 1977, documentation of Alvarez's performance, Adansônia, was featured in Nervo Óptico 's monthly publication. The publication layout included an image of the piece, its title, and the artists' name, but no other text.