"Research as practice"

I was born in 1970 in Brazil - São Paulo and I have lived in Portugal since 2012 with my husband and daughter. My work takes many forms. Often it involves drawing, videos, artist books and engraving processes to produce the visible or palpable outcomes people engage with. However, these outcomes are also the result of my research and reflection into my own situation as an artist and as a person trying to access cultural institutions and experience contemporary art.

​Solo Exhibitions

2019. "Campos de Encontros" (Meeting Fields), Santo Amaro de Oeiras, Portugal

2008. “Desejo” (Desire), Nalva Café Salão, Natal, Brazil

Selected Group Exhibitions and Presentations

2019. "On becoming available" about  The Drawing Club at the Olaias Library - presented at International Meeting on Museum Education & Research - Rethinking Museum Theory and Practices, Portugal

2018. "Raia - Tráfico de edições 2" - artist book Ex Cargo Cults display and engraving machine workshops - at the Raia independent publication show edition 2, Lisbon, Portugal

2017. "Raia - Tráfico de edições 1" Fair stand with artist book and engraving machine workshop- at the Raia independent publication show edition 1, Lisbon, Portugal

2017. "Batalha Animal" (Battleship Animal), intervention into "Casa-Animal" at the invitation of Musa paradisiaca for BocaBienal, Lisbon, Portugal

2016. "Sem Escrúpulos" (Lacking Principles) exhibition of printed work - Lisbon, Portugal

2016. "CAMPANHA" (Campaign) Group show for MArt residency artists at Casa-Museu Medeiros e Almeida - Lisbon, Portugal

2015. “Pela-poesia-fora-a-língua-dos-anjos” (Poetry is the language of angels) at Festival Silêncio - Lisbon, Portugal

2014. “Exposição de vídeo” II Festival Poesia Nova - Centro Cultura de São Paulo, Brazil

2006. “Equilíbrio” X Salão de Artes Visuais - Honorable mention - Jury: Marisa Mokarzel, Moacir dos Anjos e Flávio Freitas - Natal, Brazil

Education

2016. MArt - 10 month residency program with mentoring by Paulo Brighenti, André Almeida e Sousa and Miguel Ferrão - Portugal

2011. Portfolio Mentoring - Rosely Nakagawa - Brazil

2002. Propriedade e Procedência - 48 days – Charles Watson - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

1996. A busca da linguagem plástica - Augusto Sampaio – Jogo Estúdio - São Paulo, Brazil

1996. Tecido de papel no vestuário - Nido Campolongo - SESC Pompéia - São Paulo, Brazil

1991-1995. Bacharel Fashion Coordination _ Anhembi Morumbi University - São Paulo, Brazil

1991. Cenografia - Sec. Estadual de Cultura / Aliança Francesa J.C. Serroni - São Paulo, Brazil

1988. Técnica de impressão de gravura - Oficina Cultural Três Rios - São Paulo, Brazil

1987. Fotografia - Escola de Fotografia de Santo André - São Paulo, Brazil

Projects

2014-2019. “Drawing Club” - Olaias public school library

2018. Horanggasy Creative Studio Residency. Gwangju, South Korea

2018. Gulbenkian Art Library - independent residency

Awards

2016. Award/Artistic Residence of MArt - Jury members - curator Claudia Pestana and gallery owner Alda Belo-Galesterer Lisbon, Portugal

2010. XIII Salão de Artes Visuais da Cidade do Natal - Brazil

Published books as graphic designer

2020 - 2015

“A poesia se faz num pescar de olhos” (Poetry is made in a catch of the eye)  

 “Filho do Caçador” (Hunter’s Son) 

“Histórias do Tempo em que os animais falavam” (Stories of the time where the animals could talk) “Para Onde Vai?” (Where does it go)

“Trem Maluco Luco-Vuco” (Crazy Train train-train)

“Quando tudo Começou - Mitos da criação universal” (When Everything Started - Myths of the Universal Creation)

2014 - 2010

“Japii E Jakami - Uma História De Amizade”  (A Story of a Friendship)

“O Saber do tempo” (The Knowledge of Time) 

“A Janela que espera” (The Window that awaits)

“O escandaloso teatro das virtudes” (The scandalous theater of virtues)

“O roubo da varinha de condão” (The theft of the magic wand)

“O Acaçá de cada um“ (The fate of each one)

“A bala perdida e o violino“ (The stray bullet and the violin)

“Mundim perdido no Mundão“ (Little world lost in the big world)

“Manual do amor“ (Love Manual)

“A vassoura do ar encantado“ (The broom from the enchanted air)

“Poeta sem palavras“ (Poet without words)

“Histórias, lendas e curiosidades da gastronomia“ (Stories, legends and curiosities of gastronomy)

“O Menino de Muitas Caras“ (The Many-Faced Boy)

“Branca de Neve“ (Snow White)

“O sertão do Conselheiro Antônio“ (The Hinterland of Counselor Antônio)

2009 - 2006      

“O Aluá do Macaco“ (The Monkey’s Drink)

“Vico, o filhósofo“ (Vico, the Filosofer)

“O menino no beco da pipa“ (The boy and the kite)

“Duelo danado de Dandão e Dedé“ (The daring duel of Dandão and Dedé)

“Para pegar bagre de dia, é preciso sujar a água“ (To catch catfish during the day, you need to get the water dirty)

“Crônicas de Outros Tempos e Circunstâncias“ (Chronicles of Other Times and Circumstances)

“A Festa do Boi“ (The Ox Festival)

“Quando vovó perdeu a memória“ (When grandma lost her memory)

“Guia dos endereços curiosos de Salvador“ (Salvador's Curious Addresses Guide)

“Lendas do Brasil“ (Legends of Brazil)

Contacts:

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Referências entre 1986 - 2000