Recife, Brazil, 1977.
Lives and works in Recife, Brazil.
Bruno Vilela studied Portrait and the Human Figure & Anatomy under the Japanese Master Sunishi Yamada. In 2010 he was awarded the Funarte Award for artistic creation, and the Funcultura Minc Award of Pernambuco. In the same year, the artist was selected for art programme of the World Bank in Washington, D.C. Notable solo exhibitions: ‘Dia de festa é véspera de dia de luto, Paço das Artes, São Paulo, Brazil (2013) and Bibbdi Bobbdi Boo, in the Centro Cultural do Banco do Nordeste de Fortaleza, Brazil.
Education
1998 – 2000
-BA in Fine Arts, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
1998 – 2001
-Portrait and Human Figure with Anatomy Course at Federal University of Pernambuco with the Japanese master Shunishi Yamada.
2006
-Underwater Photography Course with Ary Amarante.
1994 – 1995
-Classical Drawing and Painting Course, Federal University of Pernambuco.
Solo Exhibitions
2014
-“Animattack”, Amparo 60 Gallery, Recife, Brazil.
2013
-“Dia de festa é véspera de dia de luto”, Paço das Artes, São Paulo, Brazil.
-“Voodoo Drama”, Amparo 60, Recife, Brazil.
2012
-“Ouroborus”, Gallery Laura Marsiaj, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2011
-“Cabeça de santo”, Gallery Mariana Moura, Recife, Brazil.
2011
-“Vôo cego”, Estação Cultural Jose Ermírio de Moraes, Recife, Brazil.
2010
-“Bibbdi Bobbdi Boo”, Cultural Centre of Fortaleza, Brazil.
2009
-“O Céu do Céu”, Museum of the State of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
2008
-“Bibbdi Bobbdi Boo,” Galeria Massangana, Foundation Joaquim Nabuco, Recife, Brazil.
2006
-“Réquiem sobre papel”, Museum Murilo La Greca, Recife, Brazil.
2002
-“A Imagem nº1”, Gallery Baobá, Foundation Joaquim Nabuco, Recife, Brazil.
Group Exhibitions
2013
-“New Brasil Bolivia Now”, Memorial da América Latina, São Paulo, Brazil.
-“Dos Percusos e das poesias”, Centro Dragão do Mar, Fortaleza, Brazil.
2012
-“Metrô da superficie”, Paço das artes, São Paulo, Brazil.
2012
-“Zona Tórrida”, Santander Cultural, Recife, Brazil.
2011
-World Bank art programme 2011, New York and Washington, D.C., USA.
-“À sangue frio”, Gallery Moura Marsiaj, São Paulo, Brazil.
-“Jogos de guerra”, Caixa Cultural, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2010
-“Abre Alas”, A Gentil Carioca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
-“Jogos de Guerra”, Latin America Memorial, São Paulo, Brazil.
-Sesc Arte 24 horas, Pier da Praça Mauá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2009
-“Investigações Pictóricas”, Museum of Contemporary Art of Niterói, Brazil.
2008
-“Amplificadores”, Museum Murillo La Greca, Recife, Brazil.
2004
-SPA das Artes, Recife, Brazil.
-João Pessoa 1st Biennial of Drawing, Cultural Foundation of João Pessoa, Brazil.
2002
-45th Salão de Artes de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
2002
-Projeto Prima Obra, FUNARTE, Brasilia, Brazil.
2001
-58th Salão de Arte Contemporânea do Paraná, Museum of Contemporary Art of Curitiba, Brazil.
2001
-Macau International Painting Prize, IMM, Macau, China.
Awards
2013
-Best Art Direction for Short Film, the International Festival of Triunfo.
2010
-Funarte Prize for the Stimulation of Artistic Creation in Visual Arts.
-Funcultura, Incentive System for the Culture of Pernambuco.
