Curitiba, Brazil, 1972.
Lives and works in Piraquara, Brazil.
Oliveira’s artistic practice incorporates documentary material in several media, including drawing, video, audio, photography and installation. From 1996 to 2008, he was one of the main artists of the collective B’N’S Sessions in New York. Amongst his most notable works are the photographic series “ShadowPlay” (2002), “Frontiers: A Journey Through the Americas” (2005/2010), where the artist crossed 12 countries in 38 days almost entirely by bus, and “Experiência MerzBauSubtropical” which was on view at the Curitiba Biennial until February, 2016.
Education
1996
-Art History, university extension course, New York University.
1994
-Bachelor’s degree in Sculpture, School of Music and Fine Arts of Paraná, Curitiba.
Solo Exhibitions
2012
-“Debris”, Museum of Castro, Paraná, Brazil.
2010
-“Fronteiras Uma jornada pelas Américas”, Museum of Photography of Curitiba, Brazil.
2008
-“Fotografias e desenhos”, Ybakatu Gallery de Arte, Curitiba, Brazil.
2006
-“Frontiers: A journey through the Americas”, M.Y. Art Prospects, New York, USA.
-“Fronteiras: uma jornada pelas Américas”, Museum of Contemporary Art of Paraná, Brazil.
2004
-“Golden Years”, M.Y. Art Prospects, New York, USA.
2003
-“Clevelandia 2003: Fotografias e Desenhos”, Foundation Joaquim Nabuco, Recife, Brazil.
-“Clevelandia 2003: Sete Vidas”, Museum of Photography of Curitiba, Brazil.
2002
-“Clevelandia 2002”, M.Y. Art Prospects, New York, USA.
1999
-“Clevelandia ’99”, Museu of Engraving of Curitiba, Brazil.
Group Exhibitions
2011
-“Mostra sem limites”, SIM GALLERY, Curitiba, Brazil.
-“Viajantes Contemporâneos”, Pinacoteca of the State of São Paulo, Brazil.
2010
-“O estado da Arte”, Museum Oscar Niemeyer, Curitiba, Brazil.
-“Metamorphosis”, Other Gallery, Shanghai, China.
2009
-“Houston: we’ve had a problem”, Gallery Casa da Imagem, Curitiba, Brazil.
2008
-5th Media Art Biennial, Seoul, South Korea.
-Yeosu International Art Festival, Yousu, South Korea.
2007
-“Amerikkka”, the:artist:network New York, USA.
2006
-“A distant mirror”, M.Y. Art Prospects, New York, USA.
-“Earth”, Spike Gallery, New York, USA.
-“Body Double”, Cultural Centre Zamek, Leznica Castle, Wroclaw, Poland.
2005
-“Video Installations”, Ehwa Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
-“Gallery Collection Summer Show”, M.Y. Art Prospects, New York, USA.
-“Mostra Ver”, School of the Visual Arts of Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
-“South American Video Artists”, White Box, New York, USA.
-“Groundswell,” White Columns, New York, USA.
2004
-“Phantom Limb”, Unit B Gallery, Chicago, USA.
-“The Straight Show”, Chicago, USA.
-“The Wizard’s House”, M.Y. Art Prospects, New York, USA.
-“Perceptions of the Self and the ‘Other’ in New Media Art: East and West”, Tenri Gallery, New York, USA.
2003
-“Moving Images”, The Windsor Hotel, New York, USA.
-“Absences: Photographs of Urban Alienation,” Tenri Gallery, New York, USA.
2002
-“Photographs”, Silver Eye Centre for Photography, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
-“Lost in Space”, Gary Tatintsian Gallery, New York.
-“Hopscotch”, Kean University Gallery, Union, USA.
2001
-“New Photograph”, Arena Gallery, Brooklyn, New York.
1997 –
-“Piás do Zodíaco”, 12th Festival Internacional Rio Cine, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1996 –
-54th Salon Paranaense, Curitiba, Brazil.
1994
-“A Fala”, Gallery de Arte do Interamericano, Curitiba, Brazil.
-“Jogo dos Erros”, Salon of Fine Arts, Secretary of Culture, Curitiba.
Other
2005-2010
-Research and production of the work series entitled: “Frontiers: A journey through the Americas,” including the North America, Central America and South America and the production of videos, photographs, drawings, installation and audio.
1996- 2008
-Research about contemporary art in the USA (market, museum and artists).
Awards
2009-2010
-Mirian Muniz Award (acquisition for the play “Vênus das Peles”).
1995
-Ed Wood Honorable Mention and Revelation Award (with the video “Piás do Zodiaco”) at the 12th Rio Cine Festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Lectures
2008
-School of Visual Arts, New York, USA.
-Departamento of Arts, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil.
2007
-Parsons School of Design, New York, USA.
-The New School, New York, USA.
2006
-School of Visual Arts, New York.
-Departamento of Arts, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil.
-Kean University, Union, USA.
-Parsons School of Design, New York, USA.
2005
-John Jay University, New York, USA.
-Parsons School of Design, New York, USA.
2004
-James Simon Sculpture Centre, Pittsburgh, USA.
-Museum of Contemporary Art of Curitiba, Brazil.
2003
-Museum Joaquim Nabuco, Recife, Brazil.
2002
-M.Y. Art Prospects, New York, USA.
