VALDONÊS DOS SANTOS RIBEIRO, with the artistic name “Valdonês”, was born on March 31, 1972 in the city of “Estreito” – MA, 45 years old, having been in the profession for 23 years. Work at regional, national and international levels. Works in the main European countries such as “Austria, Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Portugal, Holland, Switzerland” and practically in all Brazilian states. Designer and painter. A simple and objective painting becomes part of a school of modernist painters on our continent who stand out with their full capacity for artistic achievement, without tearing apart any of the basic principles of Contemporary painting.