MARIA HELENA NOVAES: REFLECTIONS ON CREATIVITY BETWEEN PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATION, AND ART (1970s)

This article analyzes the trajectory of psychologist Maria Helena Novaes and her relationships with the art education projects under discussion in 1970s Brazil. Dialoguing with Levi and Bourdieu's reflections, we focus on her biographical path, activity fields, and main productions, especially those related to art and creativity in the educational context. We use texts published in the journal Arte & Educação and her book 'Psychology of Creativity' as privileged sources. At a time when the search for creativity development was the object of several knowledge fields, she engaged in debates and actions to establish school psychology in favor of art in education and defense of creativity as an essential element for human formation. When there was still no consolidated higher education in art teaching and even psychology, the educator participated in education projects in art and assumed an intervention role in the Brazilian educational field, favoring creativity development in teacher training through courses, lectures, and various writings.