Born the 15th of february 1956 in Marilia, Brazil ; Lives and works in Paris since 1982.
EDUCATION
1993
Scolarship Leonard de Vinci, Ministry of Culture and Francophonie.
1982-83
National School of Fine Arts, Paris.
1978-80
Watford School of Arts, London.
1974-76
Faculdade de Artes Plásticas F.A.A.P., São Paulo.
SELECTED PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS
2019
- Projet Solo, curator Sandra Hegedus, ArtRio fair, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Alinhavai, Gabinete de Arte Raquel Arnaud, São Paulo, Brazil.
- Por um fio, Galeria Estação, São Paulo, Brazil.
- Point à la ligne, Galerie RX, Paris, France.
2018
- Service des objets trouvés, 1900-2000 Gallery, Paris, France.
2017
- Etendoir d’émotions, SAM Art Projects, private foundations area, Monte Carlo art fair, Monaco, France.
2016
- Le peu de réalité, Abbaye Saint-Jean d’Orbestier, Olonne Castle, curator Philippe Piguet
- Estratégias obliquas, Gabinete de Arte Raquel Arnaud, São Paulo, Brazil.
- Solo, Untitled art fair, Galeria Mercedes Viegas, Miami, USA.
2014
- Plano, linha, ponto e nó, Instituto Figueiredo Ferraz, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
2012
- Mémoire de mes cent ans, Caixa Cultural, Brasilia, Brazil.
- O Brasil ! Julio Villani, Chapel of the Visitation, Thonon-les-Bains, France.
- Pas si bête. Des histoires comme ci., Villa des Tourelles Gallery, Nanterre, France.
2011
- Palimpsesto, Galeria Murilo de Castro, Belo Horizonte, Brésil.
2010
- L’arpenteur, Zadkine Museum, Paris, France.
2009
- Le glaneur, l’ange et l’enfant bossu, Paço Imperial, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2007
- Verso Reverso, SESC Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil.
- Entre deux lumières, Espace Franz Krajcberg, Paris, France.
2006
- Gallery 32, London, UK.
- Habitat center, New Delhi, India.
2005
- Je ne suis pas d'ici, Latin America House, Paris, France.
- L'origine du monde, Contemporary Art Cebter 10neuf, curator Philippe Cyroulnik, Montbéliard, France.
- Arche de Noé, 1900-2000 Gallery, Paris, France.
2004
- L’endroit du verso, Casa França-Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2002
- Appropriations/ Expropriations, CREDAC, Ivry-sur-Seine, France.
- Remedos e remendos, Paço das Artes, São Paulo, Brazil.
- Pinturas e objetos indiretos, Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil.
2000
- Galerie Cleyne Huis, The Hague, Netherlands.
1999
- Paço das artes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Dieppe Castle Museum, France.
1998
- Passage of Retz, Paris, France.
- Museu de arte, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
1997
- Interventions on collections, Agen Museum of Fine Arts, curator Yannick Lintz, Agen, France.
1990
- Archaeological forms, La Base, Paris, France.
- Usine Ephémère, Paris, France.
1988
- Laage-Salomon Gallery, Paris, France.
- Riverin Arlogos Gallery, Montreal, Canada.
1986
- Marius Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark.
1985
- Galerie du Haut Pavé, Paris, France.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021
- Traversée, Galerie RX, Paris, France.
2020
- Collapsible, Galeria Mercedes Viegas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2019
- Le petit collectionneur (jouets d’artistes), Carbono galeria, curators : Artur Lescher and Mariane Klettenhofer, São Paulo, Brazil.
- … et l’obscur, Thoronet Abbay, curator Jean de Loisy, Thoronet, France.
2018
- Œuvres sur papier, Mercedes Viegas Gallery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2017
- 4+4, Galerie RX, curator Sandra Hegedus, Paris, France.
- Figures et formes géométriques, 1900-2000 Gallery, Paris, France.
- A imensidão dos mapas, Museu Oscar Niemeyer, curator Agnaldo Farias, Curitiba, Brazil.
2015
- Être étonnée, c’est un bonheur !, Chapel of the Visiation, curator Philippe Piguet, Thonon-les-Bains, France.
2014
- Afindades 40 anos, Instituto Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo, Brazil.
- Manifesto, Galeria Mercedes Viegas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Made by razilians, Hôpital Matarazzo, São Paulo, Brazil.
2012
- O Brazil, Chapel of the Visitation, curator Philippe Piguet, Thonon-les-Bains, France.
2011
- Punto Linea Curva, Contemporaneo C.C. Borges, curator Philippe Cyroulnik, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Hémisphère Sud, Granite Gallery, Art School Gérard Jacot, Belfort, France.
2010
- Instalação Sonora 66 x 96, Paço das Artes, São Paulo, Brazil.
2008
- Mão Dupla, Sesc Pinheiros, São Paulo, Brazil.
2007
- Projections, Contemporary Art Center 10neuf, curator Philippe Cyroulnik, Montbéliard, France.
2006
- Stop Over, Centre FriArt, curator Sarah Zurche, Freiburg, Switzerland.
- Passion et raison d’un esprit constructif : une conquête de l’art d’Amérique latin, works of the Daniella Chappard Foundation, Le Bellevue, Biarritz, France.
2005
- Amalgames brésiliens, Musée de l’œuvre, curator Ingrid Jursac, Mantes-la-Jolie, France.
2004
- Don’t call it performance, Museo del Barrio, New York, USA.
2003
- Don’t call it performance, Centro de arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain.
2001
- L’art en toute liberté, Europ’art, Genova, Switzerland.
2000
- Continental shift, Ludwig Foundation, Aix-la-Chapelle, France.
1998
- City canibal, Paço das artes, São Paulo Biennal, Brazil.
- Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo, Gilberto Chateaubriand collection, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- 33ème Salon de Montrouge, France.
1999
- Vivre Paris, Espace Electra, Paris, France.
1997
- Latin America House, Paris, France.
1996
- 24th Bienal of Pontevedra, Spain.
1995
- Contemporary Art House Chaillioux, Fresnes, France.
1994
- Eles desenham como pintam, MAM, Rio de Janeiro and MAM, Salvador.
1991
- Hôpital Ephémère, Paris, France.
- 1900-2000 Gallery, Paris, France.
1988
- Modernidade, MAM, curators Marie Odile Briot, Aracy Amaral, Roberto Pontual, São Paulo, Brazil.
1987
- Modernidade, MAM, curators Marie Odile Briot, Aracy Amaral, Roberto Pontual, Paris, France.
1984
- Projet Out-Door, Museu de arte contemporânea, São Paulo, Brazil.
1980
- Desenhos jovens, Museu de arte contemporânea, São Paulo, Brazil.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
- Museums of the City of Paris.
- National Center of Plastic Arts.
- Department of Cultural Affairs of Paris.
- National Furnitures.
- Museum of Public Assistance, Paris.
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
- Carpet, Manufacture nationale des Gobelins.
- Carpet, Manufacture de la Savonnerie.
- Chapel of the Vaugirard Hospital, Public Assistance, Paris.