Tatiana Blass

“O Deslavador”; “A Desmanicure”; “O Despichador”, 2016, videos, 3’30” each

“O Deslavador”, 2016, video, 3’30”

“A Desmanicure”, 2016, video, 3’30”

“O Despichador”, 2016, video, 3’30”

Having attained an undergraduate degree in Art from Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), she has been pursuing a career as a professional artist working with painting, sculpture, video and installation. As from 1998, the year she began to forge her artistic career, Blass has been showing regularly in art salons, studio shows, and group and solo exhibitions in Brazil and abroad. She presented her work at the 29th São Paulo International Biennial and was shortlisted at the Nam June Paik Award, in Germany. She was a recipient of the 2010 Grants & Commissions Program of the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, in Miami. In 2011, Blass was nominated for the PIPA Prize, having won the Jury Award and the Popular Vote Award for her body of works. As part of the prize, she attended an artistic residency at the Gasworks, in London. In 2014, she participated in an artistic residency in Norway, invited by 3,14 Stiftelsen Foundation.

Among the artist’s solo exhibitions that she attended with her work, are particularly noteworthy, in 2013, “Interview”, at Johannes Vogt Gallery, in New York and “Electrical Room”, at Museum of Contemporary Art Denver; “Accident”, at Galeria Millan in 2012, in São Paulo. In 2011, at Carpe Diem Arte e Pesquisa, in Lisbon; “Penelope”, site-specific at Capela do Morumbi, in São Paulo; the installation “Endgame”, inspired by Samuel Beckett’s play, at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, in Rio de Janeiro; the exhibitions at Caixa Cultural, in São Paulo, Brasilia and Salvador. In 2010, “Theater for Dogs and Airplanes”, at Galeria Millan. In 2009, “Blind Dog”, at Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia. In 2008, “Death Globe” at the galleries Box 4 and Silvia Cintra. In 2007, “Deceit is the luck of the contented”, at Galeria Millan and Galeria Carminha Macedo, in Belo Horizonte; the installation “Dead Zone”, at Centro Universitário Maria Antonia, in São Paulo. In 2006, the sculptures “Corset” and “Race”, at Paço das Artes, in São Paulo. In 2005, “Tail”, at Galeria Virgílio. In 2003, at Centro Cultural São Paulo and at Fundação Joaquim Nabuco, in Recife. In 2001, her graduation show held at the UNESP gallery.

Among the group exhibitions that she attended with her work, deserve special mention, in 2011, the “PIPA Prize Shortlist” and “Third Half”, both held at Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro; “17th International Contemporary Art Festival SESC_Videobrasil”. In 2010, 29th São Paulo International Biennial; “In Transition”, at Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, in Miami; “Crossing”, at Paço das Artes, in São Paulo. In 2009 and 2008, “New Art New”, at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro; “Nam June Paik Award”, at Wallraf-Richartz Museum, in Cologne, Germany; “Beneath the Bridge”, at Pablo’s Birthday Gallery, in New York; “Paralela 2008 – From near and far”, in São Paulo; “Poetry of the Nature”, at Museu de Arte Contemporânea da USP, in São Paulo. In 2007, “14th Bahia Salon”, at Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia, when she won a prize; “La Espiral de Moebius o los Límites de la Pintura”, at Centro Cultural Parque de España, in Rosario, na Argentina. In 2006, “XV Art Salon Ibero-American”, in Washington; “2000 Generation”, at Instituto Tomie Ohtake, in São Paulo; “Rumos Artes Visuais 2006”, at Itaú Cultural, in São Paulo, at Paço Imperial, in Rio de Janeiro, at Museu de Arte Contemporênea, in Goiânia and at Museu de Arte de Santa Catarina, in Florianópolis. In 2004, “Contemporary Art Projectiles”, at FUNARTE, in Rio de Janeiro; “9th Santos National Biennial”. In 2003, at 10,20 x 3,60 gallery, in São Paulo; “Edital 2003”, at MACC, in Campinas. In 2002, “28+painting”, at Espaço Virgílio, in São Paulo; “I Contemporary Art Salon of São José dos Campos”, when she won a prize. In 2000 and 1999, “32nd Contemporary Art Salon of Piracicaba”; “Young Brazilian Printings”, at Fundação Joze Ciuha, in Ljubljna, Eslovênia and Art Academy of Viena, Austria and “27th Santo André Contemporary Art Salon”.

Solo Shows
2018
– “Vitrine _ Algodão”, Celma Albuquerque Galeria de Arte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2016
– “A Desprofissão”, Galeria Millan, São Paulo, Brazil
2014
– “Encrenca _ Trøbbel”, Kunsthuset Kabuso, Øystese, Norway
2013
– “Interview”, Johannes Vogt Gallery, New York, US
– “Electrical Room”, Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, US
2012
– “Acidente”, Galeria Millan, São Paulo, Brazil
2011
– “Acidente”, Carpe Diem Arte e Pesquisa, Lisbon, Portugal
– “Penélope”, curated by Douglas de Freitas, Capela do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Tatiana Blass”, curated by José Augusto Ribeiro, Caixa Cultural, travelling exhibition between São Paulo, Brasília and Salvador, Brazil
– “Fim de partida”, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2010
– “Teatro para cachorros e aviões”, Galeria Millan, São Paulo, Brazil
2009
– “Cão Cego”, Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
2008
– “Globo da Morte”, Galeria Box 4 and Silvia Cintra Galeria de Arte, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2007
– “O engano é a sorte dos contentes”, Galeria Millan, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Zona Morta”, Centro Universitário Maria Antonia, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Tatiana Blass”, Galeria Carminha Macedo, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2006
– “Um dia seco, claro e quente com a paisagem mais vazia”, Galeria Box 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Espartilho” and “Páreo”, 2005-2006 Projects Season, Paço das Artes, São Paulo, Brazil
2005
– “Cauda”, Galeria Virgílio, São Paulo, Brazil
2004
– “Atavio”, Ateliê 397, São Paulo, Brazil
2003
– “III Mostra do Programa de Exposições 2003”, Centro Cultural São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Pinturas”, Fundação Joaquim Nabuco, Recife, Brazil
– “Colagens”, Livraria Boa Vista, São Paulo, Brazil
2001
– “Assim”, Galeria do Instituto de Artes da Unesp, São Paulo, Brazil

Group Shows
2018
– “Nós / Ninguém”, Casa Nova Arte e Cultura Contemporânea, São Paulo, Brazil
– “#IFF 2018”, Instituto Figueiredo Ferraz, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
– “Aproximações”, Celma Albuquerque Galeria de Arte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
– “Arte viva”, Museu Municipal de São José dos Campos, São Joé dos Campos, Brazil
– “O Tridimensional na Coleção Amaro: Frente, Fundo, em Cima, Embaixo, Lados. Volume, Forma e Cor”, Fábrica de Arte Marcos Amaro, Itú, Brazil
– “#iff2018”, Instituto Figueiredo Ferraz, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
2017
– “Narrativas em Processo: Livros de Artista na Coleção Itaú Cultural”, curated by Felipe Scovino, Itaú Cultural, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Retratos”, curated by Rafael Vogt Maia Rosa, Galeria Millan, São Paulo, SP
– “Modos de Ver o Brasil: Itaú Cultural 30 anos”, curated by Paulo Herkenhoff, Thais Rivitti and Leno Veras, OCA, São Paulo, Brazil
2016
– “Cosi Fan Tutte”, curated by Giulia Casalini, Artverona 2016, Verona, Italy
– “Os Muitos e o Um: Arte Contemporânea Brasileira na Coleção Andrea e José Olympio Pereira”, curated by Robert Storr, Instituto Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Bocejo”, ARCO Madrid, solo project with Johannes Vogt Gallery, Madrid, Spain
– “Walk the line”, Bernal Espacio, Madrid, Spain
– “Em Espera”, curated by Douglas Freitas, travelling exihibition, Museu Murillo la Greca, Recife, and Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
– “Clube de Gravura: 30 Anos”, curated by Cauê Alves, MAM-SP, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Brasil, um país, muitos mundos”, curated by Luiz Camillo Osorio, PIPA, Camden Sentido, London, UK
2015
– “Sound in Montion”, Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Germany
– “Nuevas Propuestas”, Johannes Vogt Gallery, Zona Maco, Ciudad de México, México
– “To See The Sound”, curated by Anastasia Kozachenko, National Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia
– “Paisagem opaca”, curated by Felipe Chaimovich, MAM-SP, São Paulo, Brazil
– “O espírito de cada época”, curated by Rejane Cintrão, Instituto Figueiredo Ferraz, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
– “Silêncio Impuro”, curated by Felipe Scovino, Galeria Anita Schwartz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Singularidades / Anotações”, curated by Aracy Amaral, Paulo Miyada and Regina Silveira, Paço Imperial, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “A palavra palavra”, curated by Jorge Menna Barreto and Galciani Neves, Galeria Carbono, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Uma coleção particular – Arte contemporânea no acervo da Pinacoteca”, curated by José Augusto Ribeiro, Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
2014
– “Cruzamentos: Contemporary Art in Brazil”, curated by Jennifer Lange, Wexner Center, Columbus, Ohio, US
– “Pieces for a Collection”, Bernal Espacio, Madrid, Spain
– “Quase figura, quase forma”, curated by Lorenzo Mammì, Galeria Estação, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Singularidades / Anotações”, curated by Aracy Amaral, Paulo Miyada and Regina Silveira, Itaú Cultural, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Único”, curated by Paulo Venâncio Filho, Carbono Galeria, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Ouro”, curated by Marcello Dantas, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Canções de Amor – V Mostra 3M de Arte Digital”, Instituto Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Momento Contemporâneo”, curated by Paulo Venâncio Filho, Instituto Figueiredo Ferraz, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
– “Afetividades Eletivas – Coleção Luiz Sérgio Arantes”, curated by Margarida Sant’Anna, Minas Tênis Clube, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2013
– “Proyectos Individuales”, curated by José Rocca, ArtBo, Bogotá, Colombia
– “30x Bienal”, curated by Paulo Venancio Filho, Fundação Bienal de São Paulo, Brazil
– “Avante Brasil”, curated by Felicitas Rohden and Gertrud Peters, KIT — Kunst im Tunnel, Dusseldorf, Germany
– “Blind Field”, curated by Irene Small and Tumelo Mosaka, Broad Museum, Michigan University, US
– “Blind Field”, Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, Champaign, Illinois, US
– “Para Além do Ponto e da Linha: Arte Moderna e Contemporânea no Acervo do MAC USP”, curated by Tadeu Chiarelli, Museu de Arte Contemporânea, São Paulo, Brazil
– “As tramas do tempo na arte contemporânea: estética ou poética?”, curated by Daniela Bousso, Instituto Figueiredo Ferraz, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
– “100 anos de Arte Paulista no acervo da Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo”, CPFL Cultura, Campinas, Brazil
2012
– “Unsaid/Spoken”, curated by José Rocca and Moacir dos Anjos, Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, Miami, US
– “Para além do arquivo”, curated by Cauê Alves and Priscila Arantes, CCBNB, Fortaleza, Brazil
– “Brazilian Art”, White Box Museum of Art, Beijing, China
– “Beneath”, Vogt Gallery, New York, US
– “Open Studio”, Gasworks, London, UK
– “Coleção BGA – Brazil Golden Art”, MuBE, São Paulo, Brazil
– “13 artistas + 13 obras”, curated by Fátima Lambert and Lourenço Egreja, Galeria novaOgiva, Óbidos, Portugal
– “Laboratório de Curadoria”, Guimarães, Portugal
– “Otra Generación”, curated by Adriano Casanova, Galeria Blanca Soto, Madrid, Spain
– “Clube da Gravura”, Museu de Arte Moderna, São Paulo, Brazil
2011
– “Os primeiros 10 anos”, Instituto Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Finalistas do Prêmio PIPA”, Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “17º Festival de Arte Contemporânea SESC_Videobrasil”, SESC Belenzinho, São Paulo, Brazil
– “17ª Bienal de Cerveira”, Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal
– “Mapas Invisíveis”, curated by Daniela Name, Caixa Cultural São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Fuso 2011”, curated by Solange Farkas, Lisbon, Portugal
– “Como o tempo passa quando a gente se diverte”, curated by Josué Mattos, Casa Triângulo, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Terceira Metade – Manuel Caiero, Tatiana Blass e Yonamine”, curated by Luiz Camillo Osorio and Marta Mestre, Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Porque sim”, curated by Lais Myrrha e Rodrigo Bivar, Galeria Millan, São Paulo, Brazil
– “O Colecionador de Sonhos”, curated by Agnaldo Farias, Instituto Figueiredo Ferraz, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
– “29ª Bienal de São Paulo – Obras Selecionadas”, Palácio das Artes, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2010
– 29ª Bienal de São Paulo, Pavilhão da Bienal, São Paulo, Brazil
– “In Transition: 2010 CIFO Grants & Commissions Program Exhibition”, Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, Miami, US
– “Offmóstoles10”, CA2M – Centro de Arte dos de Mayo, Madrid, Spain
– “Páreo #2”, SESC Belenzinho, São Paulo, Brazil
– “20 Anos do Programa de Exposições do Centro Cultural São Paulo”, Centro Cultural São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Crossing [Travessias]”, curated by Priscila Arantes, Paço das Artes, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Tinta Fresca – A nova geração da pintura brasileira”, Galeria Mariana Moura, Recife, Brazil
2009
– “Coleção MAM-BA | 50 Anos de Arte Brasileira”, Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
– “Observatórios”, Mostravídeo Itaú Cultural, curated by Paula Alzugaray, Cine Humberto Mauro, Palácio das Artes, Belo Horizonte; Cine Metrópolis, Vitória, Brazil
– “Les cartes blanches du Silo à l’ENSBA”, curated by Wagner Morales, Beaux-arts de Paris l’école nationale supérieure, Paris, France
– “Realidades Imprecisas”, curated by Carolina Soares, SESC Pinheiros, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Nova Arte Nova”, curated by Paulo Venâncio Filho, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, São Paulo, SP
2008
– “Nam June Paik Award 2008”, Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne, Germany
– “Beneath the Bridge”, curated by Juliana Moreira, Pablo’s Birthday Gallery, New York, US
– “Nova Arte Nova”, curated by Paulo Venâncio Filho, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “De perto e de longe – Paralela 2008”, curatorship by Rodrigo Moura, Liceu de Artes e Ofícios, São Paulo, Brazil
– “MAM 60”, curated by Annateresa Fabris and Luiz Camillo Osorio, Oca, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Premiados no 14º Salão da Bahia”, 15º Salão da Bahia, MAM Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
– “Poéticas da Natureza”, curated by Katia Canton, Museu de Arte Contemporânea da USP, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Exposição de Verão”, Galeria Silvia Cintra, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Coletiva”, Galeria Millan, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Bordando com Arte”, ACTC, Pinacoteca do Estado, São Paulo, Brazil
2007
– “14º Salão da Bahia”, MAM Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
– “La Espiral de Moebius o los Límites de la Pintura”, curated by Claudia Laudanno, Centro Cultural Parque de España, Rosario, Argentina
– “Pintura Brasileira no Acervo do Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo”, curated by Andrés Hernández, Museu de Arte do Espírito Santo Dionísio Del Santo (MAES), Vitória, Brazil
2006
– “XV Salão Ibero-Americano de Artes”, curated by Jack Rasmussen, Brazilian Embassy – Cultural Section, Katzen Arts Center of American University, Washington, US
– “Geração da Virada”, curated by Agnaldo Farias and Moacir dos Anjos, Instituto Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo, Brazil
– “mam[na]oca”, curated by Cauê Alves, Felipe Chaimovich and Tadeu Chiarelli, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Paralela 2006”, curated by Daniela Bousso, Pavilhão Armando de Arruda Pereira, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Arquivo Geral 2006”, Centro Hélio Oiticica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Paradoxos Brasil – Rumos Artes Visuais 2006”, Itaú Cultural, São Paulo; Paço Imperial, Rio de Janeiro; Museu de Arte Contemporânea, Goiânia; Museu de Arte de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
– “Paço com Arte Contemporânea na CPFL”, curated by Daniela Bousso, Espaço Cultural CPFL, Campinas, Brazil
– “Parcial”, curated by José Augusto Ribeiro, Galeria Virgílio, São Paulo, Brazil
2005
– “Salão Nacional de Arte de Goiás”, Goiânia, Brazil
– “Para onde caminha a arte?”, curated by Cristiana Tejo, Galeria Mariana Moura, Recife, Brazil
– “Exposição de Verão”, curated by Luisa Duarte, Galeria Silvia Cintra, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Galeria Virgílio na Casa Cor”, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Pratos para Arte VIII”, Museu Lasar Segall, São Paulo, Brazil
2004
– “Projéteis de Arte Contemporânea”, FUNARTE, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Posição 2004”, Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Arte Contemporânea no Acervo Municipal”, Centro Cultural São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
– “9ª Bienal Nacional de Santos”, Santos, Brazil
– “Outro Lugar”, Galeria Virgílio, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Pequenos Formatos”, Tapa Galeria, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
2003
– “Flávia Bertinato e Tatiana Blass”, 10,20 x 3,60, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Coletiva do Programa de Exposições”, Centro Cultural São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Edital 2003”, MACC, Campinas, Brazil
2002
– “28+pintura”, Espaço Virgílio, São Paulo, Brazil
– “I Salão de Arte Contemporânea de São José dos Campos”, São José dos Campos, Brazil
2000
– “32º Salão de Arte Contemporânea de Piracicaba”, Piracicaba, Brazil
– “4ª Pequena mostra do que trabalho”, Espaço Coringa, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Entre o desenho e a pintura”, Instituto de Artes da Unesp, São Paulo, Brazil
– “Cupim na Morsa”, Funarte, Brazil
– “Jovem Gravura Brasileira”, curated by Luiz Monforte, Fundação Joze Ciuha, Ljubljna, Slovenia
1999
– “Jovem Gravura Brasileira”, curated by Luiz Monforte, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Vienna, Austria
– “27º Salão de Arte Contemporânea de Santo André”, Santo André, Brazil
– “26º Salão de Arte Jovem, CCBEU Santos”, Santos, Brazil
– “2º Salão de Arte Contemporânea de Vinhedo”, Vinhedo, Brazil
1998
– “Desenho”, Instituto de Artes da Unesp, São Paulo, Brazil

Prizes and Artistic Residencies
2014
– “Circulating Air”, Stiftelsen 3,14 program, Bergen, residency at Kunstnarhuset Messen, Ålvik, Norway
2012
– Gasworks, London, UK
2011
– “Prêmio PIPA – Prêmio Investidor Profissional de Arte”, Popular and Jury Votes, Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2010
– “Grants & Commissions Program Exhibition”, Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, Miami, US
– “Prêmio de Arte Espírito Santo Investimento”, SP Arte, São Paulo, SP
2007
– Acquisition Prize at the “14º Salão da Bahia”, MAM Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
2003
– Acquisition Prize at the “Programa de Exposições do Centro Cultural São Paulo”, São Paulo, Brazil
2002
– 2º Acquisition Prize at “I Salão de Arte Contemporânea de São José dos Campos”, São José dos Campos, Brazil

Public Collections
– Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, Miami, US
– Fundação Joaquim Nabuco, Recife, Brazil
– Instituto Figueiredo Ferraz, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
– Itaú Cultural, Brazil
– Museu de Arte Contemporânea de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
– Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
– Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
– Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
– Pinacoteca Municipal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
– SESC São Paulo, Brazil