FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS.- The Danforth Museum of Art presents "Carnaval in Canvas," on view through May 12, 2002. On view in the Pigors and Corridor Galleries, this exhibit will showcase the work of Brazilian photographer Rogerio Reis. During the three days of Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro, Reis captured the spirit of the costumed revelers by posing them against a simple canvas backdrop. Rogerio Reis is a distinguished photojournalist who frequently photographs the activities of e Brazils President at home and abroad. He is the 1999 winner of Brazils National Prize for Documentary Photography, and one of the founders of Brazils first professional photo bank. His work has been exhibited in Brazil, the U.S., London, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland, where his powerful Carnival on Canvas, Man /Machine: Train Surfers series were critical successes. His photographs are in the permanent collections of the Danforth Museum of Art, Musee Francais de Photographie, the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Museu de Arte de Rio de Janeiro, Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo, and the Worcester Art Museum among others. Mr. Reiss work appears in the key reference book, A Song to Reality, Latin American Photography 1860-1993 by Erika Billeter, published in a Spanish and an English language edition. His work has frequently appeared in magazines including Newsweek Geo, Paparazzi and others. A monograph entitled Na Lona was published in September of 2001. by Editorial Aeroplano, Rio de Janeiro.