Maria Nepomuceno

Education
1991 – 1992
School of Visual Arts of Parque Laje, Introduction to Painting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1993
School of Visual Arts of Parque Laje, Course in painting with live model, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1994 – 1996
Faculdade da Cidade, Bachelor in Industrial Design, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1997 – 1999
Rio University, Bachelor on Production Designer,
2003
School of Visual Arts of Parque Laje, Art and Philosophy, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Selected Solo Exhibitions
2015
-“O Grande Espiral”, Espaço Cultural Marcantonio Vilaça, Brazil
2014
-Solo presentation A Gentil Carioca at Frieze NY, New York, USA.
-“TRANS”, Victoria Miro Gallery, London, UK
2013
-“Tempo para Respirar”, Museum of Modern Art (MAM RJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2012
-“Tempo para Respirar”, Turner Contemporary, Rendezvous Margate, Kent, UK.
-“A rede, o cesto, o colar e a bola”, Project to Rede Nacional Funarte, Brazil.
-“Pulso”, Eva Klabin Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2011
-“The Force”, Victoria Miro Gallery, London, UK.
2010
-“Always in a Spiral”, Magasin 3 Museum , Stockholm, Sweden.
-“New Work”, Victoria Miro Gallery, London, UK.
-“Hammocknet”, Basel Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland.
2009
-Karsten Greve Gallery, Cologne, Germany.
-Volta Art Fair , New York, USA.
-“Drifiting”, Steve Turner Contemporary Gallery, Los Angeles, Brazil.
-“Esfera Dalva”, A Gentil Carioca Gallery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2008
-Temporada de projetos, Paço das Artes , Brazil.
-“Afetossíntese”, Carminha Macedo Gallery, Brazil.
-Karsten Greve Gallery, Paris, France.
2007
-“Projéteis”, Contemporary art Prize from FUNARTE , Brazil.
2006
-“Respiro”, A Gentil Carioca Gallery, Brazil.

Selected Group Exhibitions
2015
-“Crafted: Objects in Flux”, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, USA.
2014
-“Cruzamentos: Contemporary Art in Brazil”, Wexner Arts Centre, Ohio, USA.
-International Biennial of Contemporary Art of Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia.
-“Paradigm Store”, Howick Place, London, UK.
2013
-Miss Dior, Paris, France.
-Hangzhou Triennial of Fiber Art, Hangzhou, China.
-“BRASILIANA INSTALLATIONS FROM 1960 TO THE PRESENT”, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, Germany (2013 – 2014).
2011
-Armory Art Fair , booth A Gentil Carioca, Brazil.
-“A Gentil Carioca”, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York, USA.
-São Paulo Art Fair, booth A Gentil Carioca, São Paulo, Brazil.
-ARTZUID , Amsterdam, Netherlands.
-“Gigante pela própria Natureza”, Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderna, Spain.
2010
-SP Art Fair with A Gentil Carioca , São Paulo, Brazil.
-“Touched”, Lehmann Maupin Gallery , New York, USA.
-“Connect:”, A Gentil Carioca , IFA Institut , Berlin, Germany.
-“Arquivo Geral” ,  Carioca Center of Design, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Frieze Art  Fair , A Gentil Carioca booth and Victoria Miro booth, London, UK.
2007
-Studio Guenzani Gallery, curated by Rodrigo Moura, Milan, Italy.
-SP Arte Art Fair, booth A Gentil Carioca Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil.
-Basel Art Fair, booth A Gentil Carioca, Basel, Switzerland.
-Luisa Strina Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil.
– Salão Paranaense, Museum of Contemporary Art, Paraná, Brazil.
-“A imagem do som” , Paço Imperial, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2008
-A Gentil Carioca Gallery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
-ARCO Art Fair , booth A Gentil Carioca, Madrid, Spain.
-“Connecting Thread”, Karsten Greve Gallery, Paris, France.
-“Evolution”, Max Lang Gallery , New York, USA.
-“Blooming , Florescendo Brasil – Japão”, Toyota Museum of Contemporary Art , Nagoya, Japan.
-Frieze Contemporary Art Fair, London, UK.
2006
-“Abre-alas”,  A Gentil Carioca Gallery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
-Daniel Reich Gallery, New York, USA.
-“3 years of A Gentil Carioca Gallery”, A Gentil Carioca Gallery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
-Miami Art Fair , booth A Gentil Carioca Gallery, Miami, USA.
– Salão da Bahia, Museum of Modern Art of Bahia – Acquisition Prize
2005
-“Educação”, at A Gentil Carioca Gallery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2004
-“Posição 2004”, School of Visual Arts of Parque Laje, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2003
-“Cada Um Dois”,  School of Visual Arts of Parque Laje, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2002
-“Rio trajetórias “,  Castelinho do Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
-“Luckystrike Lab” , Curated by Evangelina Seiler, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.