Maid’s son, unknown father, grandson of market vendors of Feira das Sete Portas [Sete Portas’ market], born in Arraial do Retiro favela, at Cabula, in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. He went to school until the 5th grade. He’s initiated his production while still young, at 14 years old.
Exposições individuais
2019
– “Coloured Export”, SET studios, London, UK
2018
– “Genocídio Simbólico”, Pavilhão Brasil contemporâneo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2017
– “Marémagma”, Luiz F.L Galeria de Arte, Salvador, Brazil
Exposições coletivas
2019
– “Antifacismo Tropical”, curated by Pablo Leon de La Barra, White Cubicle Projects, London, UK
– “Imóvel”, curated by Carolina Carreteiro and Marcos Pavão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Echos of South Atlantic”, curated by Inês Link and Uriel Bezerra, Pivô, São Paulo, Brazil
2018
– “Any direction outside the center”, orientation by Ulisses Carrilho and Keyna Eleison, School of Visual Arts of Parque Lage, Brazil
– “These steps launch hype”, curated by Pedro Marighella, ACBEU Gallery, Salvador, Brazil
– “AfroFuturism”, curated by Rafael Bqueer, Caixa Preta, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Symbolic Genocide”, Contemporary Brazil pavilion, curated by Bernardo Mosqueira, ArtRio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Formation and Deformation”, curated by Ulisses Carrilho and Keyna Eleison, EAV Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2017
– “Only Heads”, curated by Flavia Bomfim and Joaozito Lanussi, Museum of Modern Art, Salvador, Brazil
– “Valongo”, curated by Diane Lima, Santos, Brazil
– “Belonging” – “Biennial State”, curated by Zivé Giudice, MAM-BA, Brazil
– “When are we?”, Curated by Paulo Miyada, Tomie Ohtake Institute, São Paulo, Brazil
2016
– “EDP Art Awards – 5th edition”, Curated by Beatriz Lemos, Fernanda Albuquerque, Julia Lima, Marcius Galan and Rodrigo Martins, Tomie Ohtake Institute, São Paulo, Brazil
2015
– “40 Years of Contemporary Language in Bahia”, curated by Zivé Giudice, MAM-BA, Salvador, Brazil
Awards
2019
– Via Arts Prize, Brazilian Embassy of London, UK
2016
– Energies in the Arts awards, Tomie Ohtake Institute and EDP Institute, Brazil
Artistic Residencies
2020
– Confirmed for residency at Akademie Schloss Solitude from October 2020, 6 months, Stuttgart, Germany
2019
– SET studios – Art residence, 6 months, London, UK
2018
– School of Visual Arts Parque Lage, 9 months, Brazil
2016
– Lugar a dudas, Art Residence, 3 months, Cáli, Colombia
2014
– Group of “Contemporary Dialogues”, 8 months, MAM-BA, Brazil
