Born in the Quilombo* Jamary dos Pretos in Turiaç/MA [State of Maranhão], Joelington Rios is a visual artist who graduated from Escola de Fotografia Documental and Comunicação Crítica – EFOCO. Studied at Escola Sem Sitio and currently works and lives in Rio de Janeiro. He combines different artistic techniques and practices, mixing photography, video, performance, sound art and collage. His research aims at revealing other corporalities, creating meaning, re-signifying memories, and elaborating other forms of existence. His works are part of the collection of the Rio de Janeiro Art Museum, and of other important collections.
(*Quilombo is a Brazilian hinterland settlement founded by escaped slaves)
Education:
2017
Escola de Fotografia Documental & Comunicação Crítica – EFOCO, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2019
LABIA. Laboratório de Intervenção Artística – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2021
Escola Sem Sitio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Solo Shows:
2017
Mocambos (Shelters), Municipal School Ieda Viana, Turiaçu, Brazil.
2018
Perspectiva quilombola (A Quilombola Perspective), State School Pedro Alvares Cabral, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2020
Janelas (Windows), Abapirá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Curated by Beatriz Monteiro.
Group Shows:
2018
Fotografia+Cidadania (Photography+Citizenship), International Photography Festival of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Herança e Futuro (Heritage and Future), Instituto de Pesquisa e Memoria Pretos Novos (IPN), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Curated by Marco Antonio Teobaldo, Rafael Lino Braga and Thais Rocha.
Herança e Futuro (Heritage and Future), Instituto de pesquisa Econômica Aplicada,In (IPEA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Curated by Marco Antonio Teobaldo, Rafael Lino Braga and Thais Rocha.
2019
Herança e Futuro (Heritage and Future), Instituto de Pesquisa Economica Aplicada, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Curated by Marco Antonio Teobaldo, Rafael Lino Braga and Thais Rocha.
Movimento de Arte Favelada (MAF) (“Favela Art Movement”), Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
III Encontro de Fotografia da Zona Oeste (ENFOTO), (3rd Photography Meeting from the West Region), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Convidados (Guests), Galeria Oriente, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Política e Performatividade das Imagens (Politics and Performance of Images) (LabFoto), State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2020
Festival de Arte Projetada (Projected art Festival) (MOV FESTIVAL), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Pequeno Encontro Da Fotografia (Small Photography Meeting) (PEF),Pernambuco,Brazil. (oline).
Festival de Fotografia de Tiradentes, (Tiradentes Photography Festival), Tiradentes, Minas Gerais (online).
2021
Diafragma Covilhã International Photofestival, Covilhã, Portugual Nazanza, Escola Nazanza, Escola Sem Sítio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rituels Photographiques/ Rituels De Resistance- Um Open Call Photo Documentaire Brésilienne, Les Rencontres d`Arles, Arles, France.
ArtFair-2021 Inclusartiz Institute Stand, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Curated by Paulo Herkenhoff.
AWARDS
Shortlisted for the 2019 Pierre Verger Award
Workshops
2017
– Fotografia, Periferia E Memória (Photography, Outskirts and Memory). Philosophy and Human Sciences Center of UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
– A Beleza de Cada Um (The Beauty of Each One): J.R. Ripper. Philosophy and Human Sciences Center of UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2019
– Arte Contemporânea (Contemporary Art). Oi Kabum Lab, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
– Algo(no) ritmo (Something in the algo [rhythm]). Oi Kabum Lab, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
– Tempos Urbanos (Urban Times). Oi Kabum Lab, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2021
– Imersões Poéticas (Poetic Immersions). Escola Sem Sítio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
– Nazanza. Escola Sem Sítio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Art Fairs
Rio de Janeiro ArtFair-2021. (ART-RIO) Inclusartiz Institute Stand, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
São Paulo ArtFair. (SP-ART) -2021. Luciana Caravello Galeria de arte contemporânea Stand, São Paulo, Brazil.
São Paulo ArtFair. (SP-ART) -2022. Luciana Caravello Galeria de arte contemporânea Stand, São Paulo, Brazil.
Private and Public Collections
Rio Art Museum/ MAR
Frances Reynolds collection
Inclusartiz Institute collection
Luiz Mussnich collection
