Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1981.
Lives and works between New York, USA and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Maria Lynch holds a MFA degree and a post-graduate diploma from Chelsea College of Art and Design, London. Among her main exhibitions are ‘The Jerwood Drawing Prize’, travelling exhibit across London and other cities of England, 2008; “Nova Arte Nova”, at CCBB Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, 2008, and the solo exhibition ‘Devirneando’, at Galeria Mercedes Viegas, 2009, Rio de Janeiro. At the same year Maria was also invited to Salão Paranaense, in Curitiba, and to the group exhibition “] entre [“, at Galeria IBEU. She presented the performance “Incorporáveis” at Oi Futuro and SESC 24 Horas, in Rio de Janeiro. She won the Funarte Marcantônio Vilaça Prize of Visual Arts. In 2011, she was invited to the 6th Curitiba VentoSul Biennial.
Education
2008
– Masters degree in Fine Art, Chelsea College of Art Design, London, UK
2007
– PG Dip in Fine Art, Chelsea College of Art & Design, London, UK
2006
– Graduated in Design, Univercidade, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Solo Exhibitions
2016
– “Sensorial Fictions”, Blau Projects, São Paulo, Brazil
2015
– “O Grande Campo”, Oi Futuro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Ocupação Macia”, Storefront For Art and Architecture at Ideas City Festival, New Museum, NY, USA
– “Aforismas”, Rizomas e Selvageria, Anita Schwartz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Fugidia e Experiência Enganosa”, Kubik Gallery, Porto, Portugal
– “Spare Fragmented Jungle”, Blueshift Project, Miami, USA
2014
– “Time is Never Past Nor Present”, curated by Sarah Crown, Spazio 522, NY, USA
– “Becomings – Bathroom Project”, Rooster Gallery, New York, USA
– “Roda Viva”, Roberto Alban, Salvador, Brazil
2013
– “Acontecimento Encarnado”, curated by Ligia Canongia, Galeria Anita Schwartz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Ocupação Macia”, Galeria Murilo Castro, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2012
– “Orgão sem Corpo”, Galeria Marília Razuk, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Ocupação Macia”, Paço Imperial, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Incorporáveis (performance)”, Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2010
– “W4”, Galeria HAP, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2009
– “Devirneando”, Galeria Mercedes Viegas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2006
– “Retalhos”, Galeria Candido Mendes Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2005
– “Immanência”, Galeria Tarsila do Amaral, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Selected Group Exhibitions
2014
– “Immediate Female”, Judith Charles Gallery, New York, USA
– “Cake, Dolls, Gift Bags and Other things”, Radiator Gallery, New York, USA
– “The Playground Of The Fantastical”, Galerie Protégé, New York, USA
– “This Exhibition Has Every Thing To Go Wrong”, Abrons Center, New York, USA
2013
– “Bordalianos do Brasil”, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal
– “Aproximações Contemporâneas”, Roberto Alban Galeria, Salvador, Brazil
– Videoarte 2013, Oi Futuro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2012
– “Algum de Nós”, Galeria Marília Razuk, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Somatório Singular”, curated by Cristina Burlamaqui, Galeria Murilo Castro, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2011
– “Bienal Vento Sul”, curated by Alfons Hug, 6º Bienal de Curitiba, Curitiba, Brazil
– “Incorporáveis”, SP Arte, Pavilhão da Bienal, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Zona Oculta”, SESC and Centro Cultural Justiça Eleitoral, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Black Tie”, Galeria BNDES, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Esculturas Flutuantes”, Tocayo, Galpão da Arte e Cidadania, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2010
– “] entre [“, Galeria Ibeu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Corespaçoforma performance”, SESC, Píer Mauá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2009
– “Estranho Cotidiano”, Galeria Movimento, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Corespaçoforma performance”, Oi Futuro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2008
– “Nova Arte Nova”, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, curated by Paulo Venâncio Filho, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Brazil
– “59 Seconds”, Video Festival, Landmark Bergen, Norway; Kunsthall Gallery, Nurtingen, Germany; ARTPROJX, London, UK
– “SPACE”, London, UK; University of Texas Austin, Texas, USA
– “Condensation”, Decima Gallery, London, UK
– Crouch End Open Studios, The Town Hall , London, UK
– Group Exhibition, Galeria Virgílio, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Abre Alas 2008”, A Gentil Carioca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2007
– “Post-Graduate Final Show”, Chelsea College of Art & Design, London, UK
– “Inauguração Galeria do Convento”, Galeria do Convento, Universidade Candido Mendes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Group Exhibition”, Salon Gallery, London, UK
2006
– “Arquivo Geral”, Centro Helio Oiticica, curated by Paulo Venâncio Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Conexão Contemporânea”, FUNARTE, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2005
– “Acessos Possíveis”, Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Evento Pirata”, Grupo Py intervention at Niterói ferry, Brazil
– “Conexão Contemporânea”, FUNARTE, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Awards and prizes
2016
– ESXLA Residency Program LA, USA
2015
– Grant for Solo Exhibition at Storefront for Art and Architecture by the Brazilian Embasy, NY, USA
2013
– Residencie at Residencie Unlimited, NY, USA
– Selecteted for a comission of Public Art, Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2012
– Guest artist by the London 2012 Organizing Committee, Creative Cities, Barbican, London, UK
– Residencie Bordalo Pinheiro, Lisbon, Portugal
– Front Comission of escola de Samba da Pimpolhos Grande Rio, Sapucai, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
2010
– Prêmio Marcantonio Vilaça, Funarte, Brazil
2009
– Guest artist, 63º Salão Paranaense, Museu de Arte Moderna, Curitiba, Brazil
2008
– Jerwood Drawing Prize, Jerwood Space, London, UK
2007
– 13º Salão da Bahia, Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
2006
– “Novíssimos”, Galeria IBEU Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Salão de Arte de Ribeirão Preto, MARP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
2004
– Arte Pará, Fundação Rômulo Maiorana, Belém, Brazil
Public collections
– Ministério das Relações Exteriores, Palácio do Itamaraty, DF, Brazil
– Coleção Gilberto Chateaubriand, MAM, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Centro Cultural Candido Mendes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói, Niterói, Brazil
– Committee for Olympic Fine Arts 2012, London, UK
– BGA collection (Investment Fund), Brazil
