In her artistic practice, Larissa de Souza uses painting in different formats and languages. The central figure of her artistic representations is the image of the Afro-Brazilian woman in her private and collective universe, navigating between memory, body, desire and ancestry. In her production, the elements that stand out are collages of objects, fabrics, embroidery, resin frames, techniques with textures on painting, paintings with an abstract background and iconographies developed by the artist. Larissa is self-taught and her work is part of important collections, such as the Museu de Arte do Rio (MAR) and the Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP). Among group exhibitions and national and international art fairs, she held her first solo exhibition at HOA Tour Gallery, “Pertencimento’’ (2021 – São Paulo, Brazil), and her first international solo show at Albertz Benda Gallery, “Paredes que Contam Histórias’’ (2023 – New York, USA).
“Exposição Paredes Que Contam Histórias | Larissa De Souza”, 2023. Duration: 8′
Solo exhibitions
2023
– “Paredes Que Contam Histórias”, Albertz Benda Gallery, New York, USA
2021
– “Pertencimento”, Hoa Tour Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil
Group exhibitions
2023
– Art fair – SPArte /Biennial – Simões de Assis, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Do You See Me?”, House Albertz Benda and Friedman Benda, Los Angeles, USA
– “Brasil Futuro”, 2022-2023, Curatorship: Lilia, Museu Nacional da Republica, Brasília, Brazil
2022
– “Quilombo: vida, problemas e aspirações do negro”, Inhotim Museum, Brumadinho, Brazil
– Fair The Armory Show, Stand Albertz Benda, New York, USA
– “Histórias Brasileiras”, MASP, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Vários 22”, Curatorship: Lilia Schwarz
– Art Fair – SPArte /Bienal – Stand Hoa Tour, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Enciclopédia Negra”, Museu de Arte do Rio (MAR), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Por muito tempo acreditei ter sonhado que era livre”, Tomie Ohtake Institute, São Paulo, Brazil
2021
– Hoa annual global auction, in partnership with Casa Chama, London (South Kensington), UK
– Casa Natura – Arte Core, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Water Marks: We Must Remember” (Marcas de Água: Devemos Recordar), Hoa Gallery, London (South Kensington), UK
– Art fair SPArte/ Arca: Vila Leopoldina, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Aqui estou y mentenho”, Hoa Gallery Tour + Viewing Room SP-Arte, São Paulo, Brazil
Participation in projects
– MASP Renner third season
– PIPA Prize 2023 nomination
Collaborations
2022
– Artwork donation to Museu de Arte do Rio
– Artwork donation to MASP
– Illustration for the ”Uma boneca para Menitinha” children’s book by Penélope Martins and Tiago de Melo Andrade
2021
– Artwork donation to Tomie Otake Institute
