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Campo Grande, Brazil, 1994.
Lives and works between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Paris, France.
Represented by Casa Triângulo, Brazil
PIPA 2017, 2020 and 2021 nominee.
Lyz Parayzo is a Brazilian sculptor who also works with performance, jewelry and audiovisual. She studied performing arts at the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO) and Visual Arts at the Parque Lage School of Visual Arts. In 2019, she moved to Paris to begin a process of specialization in the Master’s program at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. Her work has been exhibited in the most important museums in Brazil, such as the São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand Art Museum, Tomie Ohtake Institute, Moreira Salles Institute and Rio Art Museum. Her works are part of the following public collections: MAC – Niterói, Casa de Culture of Latin America (UNB), MASP, MAR and Pinacoteca de São Paulo.
Website: lyzparayzo.com
Video produced by Do Rio Filmes, exclusively for PIPA Prize 2021:
Casa França-Brasil “Bixa Presente e Unha Navalha #2” – Lyz Parayzo, 2017. Duration: 4’35”
“Fact-Indument”, PUC-Rio, 2016. Duration: 15’14”
“Fact-Indument”, EAV, 2016. Duration: 14’06”
About the artworks
– “Political Manicure”, 2016 – 2019
Live action. Insertion, nail painting as a performative proposal in which the body is the engine of the work and its device of activation. A manicure salon is set up, the “Parayzo Salon”, and volunteers are invited to paint their nails with pink nail polish by the artist. The manicure not only creates an image from the repetition of the action of painting nails, but reconfigures the cisgenders technologies that circumscribe our bodies. Color becomes a tiny, infectious virus that does not have autonomous metabolic capacity, but that adds life, strength and light to the performativity of the pink. Once the color is gone from the nail, the work is over.
Academic education
2019
– Exchange semester at Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
2016
– Visual Arts, Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2013
– Drama and Theatre, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Solo exhibitions
– “Mercredis Art Party”, Gallery Espace L, Geneva, Switzerland
– “Lyz 40°”, Gallery Vila Aymoré, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Quem tem medo de Lyz Parayzo?”, Verve Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil
Group exhibitions
2019
– “Strategies of the feminine”, curated by Fabrícia Jordão, Daniela Thomas and Rita Sepúlveda Faria, Santander Cultural, Porto Alegre, Brazil
– “Feminist Histories”, curated by Isabella Rjeille, Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP), São Paulo, Brazil
– “Anuário”, curated by João Ribas and José Maia, Galeria Municipal do Porto, Porto, Portugal
– “O corpo além do corpo”, curated by Carollina Lauriano, Espaço Ponder 70, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Impávido Colosso”, curated by Pollyana Quintela, Espaço Mesa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Passeata”, curated by Isabel Portella, Galeria Simone Candineli, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Jungle Juice”, Casa da Luz, São Paulo, Brazil
2018
– EDP Award, Instituto Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Tensões Contidas”, PUC-SP, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Falo Mágico”, curated by Camila Yunes, Galeria Lamb Arts, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Adorno Politico”, curated by Tales Frey, Maus Hábitos, Porto, Portugal
– “Women in the MAR collection”, Museu de Arte do Rio, Rio de janeiro, Brazil
– “Interstícios. Átomos”, curated by Manoela Medeiros and Romain Dumesnil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Vozes Agudas”, curated by Carollina Lauriano, Studio 397, São Paulo, Brazil
– Performance art festival “Verbo”, Galeria Vermelho, São Paulo, Brazil
– “A retomada da imagem será a presença”, curated by Agrippina Manhattan, Galeria Oriente, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Faça Você Mesm_”, curated by Alexandre Sá, Mesa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2017
– “P I M I G”, curadoria de Nancy Betts, Tato Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Stories of sexuality”, curated by Adriano Pedrosa, Camila Bechelany, Lilia Schwarcz and Pablo Leon de La Barra, Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP), São Paulo, Brazil
– “Os corpos são as obras”, curated by Guilherme Baderna and Pablo Leon de La Barra, Largo das Artes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Inauguration of Sesc 24 de Maio, Sesc 24 de Maio, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Mostra Performatus #2”, curated by Paulo Aureliano da Mata and Tales Frey, SESC Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Imersões”, curated by Cadu, Marisa Flórido, Efrain Almeida and Marcelo Campos, Casa França-Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Abre Alas 13”, curated by Maria Laet, Marcio and Mara Fainziliber and Bernardo de Souza, Galeria A Gentil Carioca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Experiência n6 – Uterotopias”, curated by Leonardo Bertolossi, Espaço Mesa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2016
– “2 Gran Bienal Tropical”, curated by Marina Reyes Franco, Radames Juni Figueroa, Jesús Bubu Negrón and Pablo Leon de la Barra, Porto Rico
– “Bem Me Cuir”, curated by Sara Panamby and Felipe Espindola, Centro Municipal Laurinda dos Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Descamada”, curated by Gabriel Moraes de Aquino and Bárbara Morais, Antiga Fábrica da Bhering, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Experiência n6 – Compasso Binário”, curated by Analu Cunha, Espaço Mesa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Performatic lunch “La Boca” with Lyz Parayzo, curated by Camila Rocha Campos and Thelma Vilas Boas, Capacete, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Performatic nights”, curated by Fernando Codeço, Galeria Índica Arte e Design, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Da Urgência de Cada Um”, curated by Alexandre Sá and João Modé, Despina/ Largo das Artes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Summer exhibition: videoart and videoinstallation, curated by Analu Cunha, Centro Cultural Municipal Oduvaldo Vianna Filho/Castelinho do Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2015
– “Bem Me Cuir”, curated by Filipe Espinola and Sara Panamby, Instituto de Artes da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Live performances / Instaurations / Occupations
2019
– Action “Political Manicure”, SESC Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil
– Action “Political Manicure”, SESC Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil
– Action “Political Manicure”, Ipêrformático, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
2018
– Action “Political Manicure”, Maus Hábitos, Porto, Portugal
– Action “Political Manicure”, SESC Santana, São Paulo, Brazil
– Performance “Fact-indument” de Lyz Parayzo and Augusto Braz, SESC Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
– Performance “Fact-Indument” de Lyz Parayzo and Augusto Braz, SESC Avenida Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil
– Action “Political Manicure”, Pivô, São Paulo, Brazil
– Action “Slut Terrorist #5”, Galeria Vermelho, São Paulo, Brazil
2017
– Action “Political Manicure”, SESC Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
– Action “Slut Terrorist #4”, intervention during the exhibition “Histories of sexuality”, MASP, São Paulo, Brazil
– Action “Slut Terrorist #3” by Lyz Parayzo, intervention during the PIPA Prize exhibition, Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de janeiro, Brazil
– Action “Political Manicure” by Lyz Parayzo, inauguration of SESC 24 de Maio, São Paulo, Brazil
– Performance “Fact-indument” by Lyz Parayzo and Augusto Braz, exhibition “Mostra Performatus”, curated by Tales Frey and Paulo Aureliano da Mata, SESC de Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
– Action “Political Manicure” by Lyz Parayzo, exhibition “Mostra Performatus #2”, curated by Paulo Aureliano da Mata and Tales Frey, SESC de Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
– Action “Political Manicure” by Lyz Parayzo, exhibition “VIVA AIMBÊRE, VIVA!”, curated by Maurício Ruiz, Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage, Rio de janeiro, Brazil
– Action “Slut Terrorist #2” by Lyz Parayzo, intervention during the exhibition “Abre Alas 13”, A Gentil Carioca Gallery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2016
– Action “Political Manicure” by Lyz Parayzo, Cofre Casa França-Brasil, curated by Alexandre Sá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Action “Political Manicure” by Lyz Parayzo, exhibition “Esforços #3 – mostra de performances”, curated by Caio Riscado and Lucas Canavarro, Olho da Rua, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Action “Political Manicure” by Lyz Parayzo, exhibition “Cena Experimental”, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Action “Operação Lava Alerj” by the collective “Seus Putos”, curated by Pedro Erber, Escadaria da ALERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Action “Political Manicure” by Lyz Parayzo, Capacete, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Action “Political Manicure” by Lyz Parayzo, action during the exhibition “Permanências e Destruições”, occupation of one of the rooms in the 35° floor, with the Parayzo Salon, Abraham Lincoln Tower (Torre H), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Installation “Slut Terrorist #1” by Lyz Parayzo, action during the exhibition Abre Alas 12, A Gentil Carioca Gallery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2015
– Performance “Fact-indument” by Lyz Parayzo and Augusto Braz, exhibition “Da Urgência de Cada Um”, curated by Alexandre Sá and João Modé, Despina/Largo das Artes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Performance “Putas Maravilhas” in “GENTRIFICATED” from “Seus Putos” collective, action during the opening of Museu do Amanhã, Praça Mauá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Performance “ Operation Lava Daros” by “Seus Putos” collective, Casa Daros, “Fíccione Fantasía – Arte de Cuba”, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Performance “Fact-indument” by Lyz Parayzo and Augusto Braz, Tato Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil
– Performance “Fact-indument” by Lyz Parayzo and Augusto Braz, Artur Fidalgo Gallery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Performance “Fact-indument” by Lyz Parayzo and Augusto Braz, exhibition “Mostra Cena Experimental”, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Performance “Fact-indument” by Lyz Parayzo and Augusto Braz, action during the exhibition “Quarta Feira de Cinzas ”, curated by Luísa Duarte, Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Instauration “EAV AVE YZO” by Lyz Parayzo, action during the exhibition “A Mão Negativa”, curated by Bernardo José de Souza, Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Installation “Quick drying” by Lyz Parayzo, occupation of the toilets at EAV Parque Lage during the exhibition “Encruzilhada”, curated by Bernardo Mosqueira, Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Instauration “Experience n2: Apocalipse” by Augusto Braz, Lyz Parayzo and Vinicius Davi, Drag Attack, Espaço És Uma Maluca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Performance “Vibrating” by Augusto Braz, Rebola, curated by João Penoni, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2014
– Performance “Idyll” by Augusto Braz, exhibition “Motirõ”, curated by “Vo Pixá Pelada” collective, Hotel e Spa da Loucura (Instituto Municipal Nise da Silveira), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Performance “Fact, Indument, Induct, Clothing, Costume, Wear and Dress” by Augusto Braz and Lyz Parayzo, Ateliê da Performance, curated by Eloisa Abrantes, Instituto de Artes Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Residencies
2018
– Pivô Pesquisa, São Paulo, Brazil [May – August]
– Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado, São Paulo, Brazil [February – April]
2017
– Despina, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [May – June]
– Selected for the program “Art and activism in Latin America”
Awards
2020
– PIPA Prize 2020 nominee
2018
– Prêmio EDP das Artes finalist
– Nominated for Cins
2017
– PIPA Prize 2017 nominee
Collections
– Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP)
– Museu de Arte do Rio (MAR)
– Museu de Arte contemporânea (MAC) de Niterói
Complementary education
2018
– “Project tracking”, Instituto Tomie Othake, Cood.: Pedro França e Paula Myada
2017
– “Anthropologies of Art”, Centro Cultural da Justiça Federal, Coord.: Nina Vicente and Leonardo Bertolosse
2016
– “Videoart”, Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage, Coord.: Analu Cunha
– “Videoinstallation”, Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage, Coord.: Analu Cunha
– “Exhibition set up”, Casa França-Brasil, Coord.: Victor Lorenzetto
– “Poetic Immersions”, Casa França-Brasil, Coord.: Cadu Costa, Efrain Almeida and Marcelo Campos
2015
– “Art theories”, Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage, Coord.: Fernando Cocchiarale
– “Contemporary artistic practices – level 1”, Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage, Coord.: Lisette Lagnado
– “Visiting curator program”, Escola de Artes visuais do Parque Lage, Coord.: Daniela Labra e Marta Mestre
– “Course of Training of Mediators I Laboratory of Tomorrow”, Museu de Arte do Rio, Coord.: Clarissa Diniz. With Gleyce Kelly Heitor, Guilherme Teixeira, Karen Aquini
2014
– “Critic, Creation and Circuits – Instances of Brazilian Contemporary Art”, Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage, Coord.: Ivair Reinaldim
– “Art in Brazil – From Modern to Contemporary Art”, Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage, Coord.:Guilherme Bueno
– “Training of mediators”, Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage, Coord.: Tania Queiroz, Maria Tornaghi and Cristina de Pádula
2013
– “Fundamentação”, Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage, Coord.: Cristina de Pádula, Alexandre Dacosta and Ivair Reinaldim
Video produced by Do Rio Filmes, exclusively for PIPA Prize 2017:
Documentary “Lyz Parayzo Artista do Fim do Mundo”, 2020. Duration: 15’27”
Documentary “Parayzo”, 2017. Duration: 10’31”
Interview for Canal Arte, 2015. Duration: 15’55”
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