(this page was last updated in May 2019)
Amazon, Brazil, 1984
Lives and works in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
PIPA 2019 nominee.
Sometimes, the challenge is not occupying positions. For example, when the ones that exist don’t serve your purpose, it’s necessary to create something new. Denison Baniwa is an indigenous artist, he is indigenous and is an artist. His indigenous being allows him to make art in a different kind of way, in which imaginary processes are forced interventions in a dynamic history (the history of the colonisation of indigenous territories we now know as Brasil) and the interpolations with those that embrace its responsibilities.
website: denilsonbaniwa.com.br
Video produced by Do Rio Filmes exclusively for PIPA 2019:
“Azogue 80”, 2018, 4′ 29” “Pajé- Onça caçando na Avenida Paulista”, 2018, 16’04” “Terra Brasilis: o Agro não é pop“, 2018, 2’32” “Hackeando a 33 Bienal de Artes de SP”, 2017, 15′ Denilson Baniwa, 35, was born in the village of Darí, Rio Negro, Amazon. His trajectory as an artist began with the cultural references of his people during childhood. At a young age, the artist began his work in fighting for rights of indigenous peoples and travels through the non-indigenous universe learning references that strengthen his resistance. Denilson Baniwa is an anthropophagous artist, for he appropriates Western languages to then “decolonize” them in his work. The artist, in his contemporary trajectory, has consolidated himself as a reference, breaking paradigms and opening paths to the protagonism of the indigenous people in the national territory. Solo Exhibitions 2016 2011 Collective Exhibitions 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2012 Individual performances: 2019 2018 2015 2014 Publications Publications 2018 2016 2014 2013 Premiações TV Series and Shows Artistic Residence Lectures, Workshops and Courses 2018 2017 2016 2015
2019
–“Terra Brasilis: o agro não é pop!”, Museu do Índio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Terra Brasilis: o agro não é pop!”, UFBA- Campus Ondina, Salvador, Brazil
– “Terra Brasilis: o agro não é pop!”, Galeria de Arte UFF, Niterói, Brazil
– Antonio Callado exhibition / Quarup – A homage to the preservation and the culture of indigenous people, Galeria Estação Leitura – Arte e Literatura, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “De outras bandas”, Centro Universitário Plinio Leite, Niterói, Brazil
2019
– “Baile da Aurora Sincera”, Solar dos Abacaxis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Terra Brasilis – O Agro não é pop”, Cinemateca Capitólio, III Mostra de cinema indígena de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
– 14º Salão Nacional de Artes de Itajaí, Itajaí, Florianópolis, Brazil
– “Descolonizaste”, em parceria com o Atelier Fabiano Fernandes, Fábrica Bhering, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Dja Guata Porã”,indigenous Rio de Janeiro, Museu de Arte do Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Film “TÉ MAIRAMÉ”, selected to be shown at Container Art, 7a Mostra 3M de Arte Digital, Pinheiros, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Turismo Exótico Espiritual”, Galeria Saracura, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– 1a Bienal Arte Print Brasil, Galeria da sede de Incubadora de Artistas, Atibaia, Brazil
– Festival Bison Caravan Brasil, Largo das Artes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Paisagens Culturais – Intervenções no Estado do Rio de Janeiro”, Museu do Ingá , Niterói, Brazil
– “Pintura em escultura – Memórias do Boto”, organized by EBA-UFRJ in partnership with the Parque Tecnológico, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Illustrations “Que sardinha és tú?”, Fundação Milênio, Porto, Portugal
– Pintura em Tela , Escola Viver Arte, Niterói, Brazil
– “Pajé Onça e o Sopro do Universo”, painting, intervention as part of the event “Insurgências Decoloniais e Horizontes Emancipatórios”, UFBA, Campus Ondina- Instituto de Biologia, Salvador, Brazil
– Collage “Onça Ywareté”, as part of the event “Insurgências Decoloniais e Horizontes Emancipatórios”, UFBA, Campus Ondina- Instituto de Biologia, Salvador, Brazil
– Projection of Indigenous petroglyphs at MASP, São Paulo, Brazil
– Collage of “Onça Ywareté” as part of the event“Caminhos de Resistência e Arte Contemporânea”, at Praça Chão de Giz, República, São Paulo, Brazil
– Projection of Indigenous petroglyph on buildings in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Urgências Indígenas”, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Pajé Onça e o Sopro do Universo”, painting, intervention part of project “Arte Urbana Indígena”, Uberlândia, Brazil
– Serpente Universo, painting, intervention part of project “Arte Urbana Indígena”, Uberlândia, Brazil
– “Urgências Indígenas”, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Pajé Onça Yawareté” performance, Bienal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
–“Caminhos do Pajé Onça Yawareté”, urban artistic intervention in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Serpente Universo”, painting, intervention as part of Residência e Festival Corpus Urbis 4ª edição em Oiapoque, Oiapoque, Brazil
– “Ywareté (onça)”, painting, intervention as part of Residência e Festival Corpus Urbis 4ª edição em Oiapoque, Oiapoque, Brazil
– “Ywareté (onça)”, painting, intervention, Porto Alegre, Brazil
– “Pajé onça” Campinas, Brazil
– Videoart indigenous film session: “O TEMPO DAS HUACAS”, Galeria de Arte Wozen, Lisboa, Portugal
– “Onça Ywareté”, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Illustrator space Petrobras at the “Feira Nacional do Livro Infanto Juvenil”, Centro de Convenções Sulamérica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Illustrator space Petrobras at the “Feira Nacional do Livro Infanto Juvenil”, Centro de Convenções Sulamérica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2019
– “Teias Afetivas – A Urgência Indígena”, illustration for O Jornal da Borda edition March 6th 2019
– Illustrator space Petrobras at the “Feira Nacional do Livro Infanto Juvenil”, Centro de Convenções Sulamérica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2019
– “Teias Afetivas – A Urgência Indígena”, illustration for O Jornal da Borda edition March 6th 2019
– “Literatura Indígena Brasileira Contemporânea: Criação, Critica e Recepção”, book cover illustration. Available on https://www.editorafi.org/438indigena
– Illustrations for the OPAN book about indigenous people of Rio Juruena“Paisagens Ancestrais do Jurueba”. Available on http://amazonianativa.org.br/download.php?name=arqs/biblioteca/151_a.pdf
– Book Cover “I Jogos Mundiais Indígenas – Celebração e encontros de culturas” by Antônio Cláudio Moreira Costa
– Book Cover “O Problema é ter Medo do Medo“ by Ana Helena Tavares
– Book Cover and layout, “Astrolábios – Poemas para os Astros do Publicitário e Astrólogo Sebastião Martins”
– Book Cover illustration“Literatura Indígena Brasileira Contemporânea: Criação, Critica e Recepção” Available on https://www.editorafi.org/438indigena
– Book cover “WaímũrãKi´tiakã” – As Histórias dos Animais – Editora do Governo do Amazonas Secretaria de Cultura.
– Book Cover “Indígenas do Brasil Entre a resistência e a permanência by Editora Nova Fronteira.
– Illustrations “Escritos Indígenas – Uma Antologia” by Editora Cintra.
– Illustration “Que sardinha és tú?”, Porto, Portugal
2017/2018
– “Índio Presente”, Ilustrations for the series by the Cambará producer, 13 episodes for public TV in Brazil, including TV Brasil, Brasil Escola, TV Cultura, etc. Available on:http://www.futuraplay.org/serie/indio-presente/
2017
– “Sem Censura” of TV Brasil – EBC – Debate on “digital marketing in a hiperconnected society”
2015
– Illustration of “Mapinguari” for the non-fiction series on Animal Planet “Finding Bigfoot”, season 7 episode 1, title: “Amazon Squatchin”
2018
– Residence and Festival Corpus Urbis 4th edition with support of Rumos Itaú Cultural and TensoAtivo collective, Oiapoque, Brazil
2019
– International Seminar on Indigenous Engagement: Research Partnerships and Knowledge Mobilisation, Museu do Índio, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
– Lecturer at the 3rd Congress of Political Ecology 3º Congresso de Ecologia Política “Kilomb’artes, as 7 Flechas da Ecologia Urbana Indígena e Panafricana”, Teatro Vila Velha, Salvador, Brazil
– Indian graphics and symbols workshop, as part of the event “Insurgências Decoloniais e Horizontes Emancipatórios”, UFBA, Campus Ondina, Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Salvador, Brazil
– Collective Graffiti Workshop, Indigenous mural art, as part of the event “Caminhos de Resistência e Arte Contemporânea”, São Paulo, Brazil
– Conversation circle part of the event “Caminhos de Resistência e Arte Contemporânea” about Art and politics: how to create paths to resistance?”, Café Jardin do Centro, São Paulo, SP
– Curator at the film showing, “Pensar as Resistências, aprender com os povos indígenas”, as part of the event “Caminhos de Resistência e Arte Contemporânea”, Café Jardin do Centro, São Paulo, Brazil
— Indigenous graphics and symbols workshop, drawing workshop with the theme “Graphics and Symbols – Learn Practicing” as part of the event “Caminhos de Resistência e Arte Contemporânea”, São Paulo, SP
– Curator at the film showing “Indígenas da Ocupação 9 de Julho” ät the event “Ocupa 9 de julho”, São Paulo, Brazil
– Indigenous graphics and symbols workshop, drawing workshop with the theme “Aesthetics and Indigenous ways of being” as part of the event “Caminhos de Resistência e Arte Contemporânea”, São Paulo, Brazil
– Conversation and debate about “Alliances in defense of indigenous rights in São Paulo”, Centro Cultural Ocupa Ouvidor, São Paulo, SP
— Indigenous art and mural workshop of UFU walls, Museu do Índio, Uberlândia, Brazil
– Conversation circle and urban indigenous art workshop at the Museu do Índio, UFU, Museu do Índio, Uberlândia, Brazil
– Indigenous graphic production workshop, Parquinho Gráfico, São Paulo, Brazil
– Conversation about Contemporary Indigenous Art: web and alliances for resistance. Casa do povo, São Paulo, Brazil
– Meeting about racism and anti-racism in Brasil: “Thinking about alliances in defense of diferences and liberties”. Participant in the debate about “Resisting art intolerance”, UFBA / Campus de Ondina, Salvador, Brazil
— Conversation circle about art and indigenous ancestry, Aldeia Karipuna, Oiapoque, Brazil
— Lecture about Art, Activism and support of the “Tensoativo” collective, Unifap (Universidade Federal do Amapá), Campus Binacional do Oiapoque, Oiapoque, Brazil
— III indigenous film showing of Porto Alegre, debate about film “Ara Pyau: A Primavera Guarani, Cinemateca Capitólio, Porto Alegre, Brazil
— III indigenous film showing of Porto Alegre, Indigenous Art Workshop, Cinemateca Capitólio, Porto Alegre, Brazil
— Symposium: “The collection between the Americas and the Globalized world: perspectives of study”, the International Congress NUCLEAS, UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
— Lecture at the Visual Arts University for the graduate course in Studies and Curatorial practices, FAAP, São Paulo, Brazil
— Speaker at the XI week of geography at Unicamp with the theme “Media, information and territory in Latin America”, Geoscience institute, Unicamp, Campinas, Brazil
— Transversality for professores and educators course, approaching transverse themes on the lines of art education, CCBB/RJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
— Practical class and conversation circle about the theme “Our memories, art, fights and transformations”of the Metamorfoses de Caixa Preta project, Armazém Cultural das Artes / RJ, Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil
— Opening lecture at the 14th Salão Nacional de Artes de Itajaí, Casa de Cultura Dide Bandrão / SC, Itajaí, Brazil
— Racism and Anti-racism event in Brazil: the case of the indigenous people. Conversation circle about “What we hear and see”, UFRB, Cachoeira, Brazil
— Racism and anti-racism in Brazil: the indigenous people case. Conversation circle about the theme “world visions and spirituality, IPHAN, Cachoeira, Brazil
— Racism and anti-racism in Brazil: the indigenous people case. Workshop about “Revealing racism through art”, Casa de Hansen Bahia, São Feliz, Brazil
— Racism and anti-racism in Brazil: the indigenous people case. Lecturer on the theme “Literature and indigenous visualities”, UFBA, Salvador, Brazil
– Indigenous graphic and graphic languages workshop, Casa Yandê /Éden, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Indigenous visual arts and music workshop for children, Projeto Arte na Rua (SMC/FAN), Horto de Itaipu, Niterói, Brazil
– Corpos da terra showing. Lecture about “the pathways of Art”, FRONT, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Gallery conversation about the exhibition “Terra Brasilis: o agro não é pop!”, Centro de Artes UFF, Niterói, Brazil
– Lecture about Design and political activism, IFCS/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Workshops and cultural activities like songs and dance with indigenous themes for children, SESC Pinheiros / SP, São Paulo, SP
– Workshop at Cultural Diversity event about “ÍNDIOS NA REDE” no Espaço de Tecnologia e Artes, SESC Pinheiros / SP, São Paulo, Brazil
– Conversation circle at the ESDI Design and Anthropology Laboratory, Escola Superior de Desenho Industrial (ESDI) /UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Lecture at the event “Art, activism and militance: collective and alternative proposal”
— Palestrante no evento “ARTE, ATIVISMO, MILITÂNCIA: COLETIVOS E PROPOSTAS, Sesc Santo Amaro, SESC Pinheiros / SP, São Paulo, Brazil
– Lecturer at the “meeting about indigenous cultural production and art system: approximations and tensions”, Goethe-Institut São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
– Lecturer at “International Journey of indigenous art”. Unfolding of the exhibition “The time of dreams: aboriginal contemporary art of Australia”, Casa Fiat de Cultura,Belo Horizonte, Brazil
– Lecture and workshop about “Graphics, art and mathematics through an indigenous lense”, during the XIV National science and technology week 2017, Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, Petrópolis, Brazil
– Lecturer about “Innovation and regenerations – business and indigenous art, Festival ColaborAmerica 2017, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
–Lecturer at the 7th International Research Groups Meet: Convergences between Art, Science and Technology and Mixed Realities, Instituto de Artes da Universidade Estadual Paulista “Julio de Mesquita Filho”- UNESP, São Paulo, SP
– Lecturer at the event “Indigenous territories in Brazil: Threats, Conflicts and Resistance”, about Art and Web activism, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil
– Indigenous Graphic and art workshop for students, Escola da Cidade,Uberlândia, Brazil
– Lecturer at the event “II Meetings in Dialogues: Looking over the Indigenous People”, about art, communication and web activism, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia Campus Pontal – Ituiutaba, Ituiutaba, Brazil
– Lecturer for “Between artists and “pajés”: contemporary indigenous art and the relations between the artist and non-indigenous society”, at the 26th “Encontro Nacional da Associação Nacional de Pesquisadores em Artes Plásticas”, at the Campus I da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, Associação Nacional de Pesquisadores em Artes Plásticas – ANPAP, Campinas, Brazil
– Participant at the debate table with the theme “Territories in Conflict” at the “Auditório do Núcleo de Estudos de Políticas Públicas em Direitos Humanos” (NEPP-DH/UFRJ), Campus Universitário da Praia Vermelha, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Lecturer at the Museu de Arte do Rio for the “Projeto Universidade das Quebradas” (UQ), Museu de Arte do Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Lecturer at the 11th Human Rights and Cinema Showing produced by the “Instituto Cultura Em Movimento/ICEM e o Núcleo de Produção Digital de Niterói” (NPD), Centro Cultural Correios Niterói, Niterói, Brazil
– Lecture about “Indigenous Music in the Contemporary Era”at the “XI Aldeia Multiétnica, XVII Encontro de Culturas Tradicionais da Chapada dos Vendeiros”, Vila de São Jorge, Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Brazil
– Lecturer at the Museu de Arte do Rio, ” Migration of indigenous people to urban centers”, Museu de Arte do Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Guest of the Coordination of the Pedagogy Course Coordinator at the Universidade Estácio de Sá, Mari’Angela Monjardim Barbosa to talk about indigenous culture, Universidade Estácio de Sá (Recreio), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Lecturer at the Indigenous People Week of IGPA/PUC Goiás, conjuntamente com a Jornada da Cidadania, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás (PUC/GO), Goiânia, Brazil
– Guest at the I Forum of other audiovisual dynamics with the theme “territory and media”, Sala Municipal Baden Powell, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Lecturer at the event “O Brasil de todas as Línguas II”, Ilha do Fundão, Faculdade de Letras da UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Lecturer at the event Cycle of Contemporary Resistance about “Territory and Territoriality”, SESC Pinheiros / SP, São Paulo, Brazil
– Etnomedia workshop for “Guarani” children, managed by the “Núcleo Interdisciplinar para o Desenvolvimento Social – NIDES/CT/UFRJ”, X Festival UFRJMar, Ilha do Araújo, Paraty, Brazil
– Lecturer at the first edition at the “Festival UFRJ Maré”, Hangar UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
— Bahia Culture Meetings, meeting about the solutions and proposals for the “Fórum Nacional de Cultura”, Teatro Vila Velha, Salvador, Brazil
– Lecturer at the event “O Brasil de todas as Línguas”, Ilha do Fundão, Faculdade de Letras da UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Lecturer about “Communication, traditional knowledge and new languages” at the “X Aldeia Multiétnica, XVI Encontro de Culturas Tradicionais da Chapada dos Veadeiros”, Vila de São Jorge, Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Brazil
– Lecturer about “Digital communication, etnomedia and indigenous questions”, SESC/RJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Lecturer at the event “Vozes da Ancestralidade” about “Indigenous Literature – The image and writing”, Sesc em São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
– Lecture for elementary school children about society and culture of indigenous peoples of Brazil, Instituto Francisca Paula de Jesus, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Mediator and lecturer at “Terceira Feira do Livro Indígena de Mato Grosso (FLIMT)” about “The illustration and word about indigenous literature”, Centro Cultural da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT) , Cuiabá, Brazil
– Lecturer at the International day of Indigenous People, Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
