| Born. 1975, Brazilian (American), lives and works in Long Island City, New York. | |
| AWARDS, GRANTS & RESIDENCIES | |
| 2011 | Socrates Sculpture Park Residency/Exhibition, Long Island City, NY |
| 2011/2012 | Lower East Side Keyholder Residency Award, New York, NY |
| 2010 | Sculpture Space, Residency & Fellowship , Utica, NY |
| Artist in Residency, Pace University, New York, NY | |
| Artist in the Marketplace, Bronx Museum, Bronx, NY | |
| 2009/2010 | Workspace Program, Artist-in-Residence, Jamaica Center for the Arts & Learning, New York, NY |
| 2009 | Queens Community Arts Fund Grant (QCAF), Queens, New York |
| 2008/2009 | Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Pollock-krasner Foundation Grant, New York, NY | 2008 | Emerge 10 Fellowship program, Aljira Center for Contemporary Art | New York Foundation for the Arts, Immigrant Artist Outreach Initiative Program | 2005 | James C. Johnson Scholarship Merit Award, The Arts Student League of New York. |
| SOLO EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2010 | “Slick”, Russell/Project, Richmond, VA |
| (In)visible Cities, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, Jamaica, NY | |
| "Out of Nothing", 64bis Gallerie, Paris, France (Catalog) | "No One's Land", Praxis International Art Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2009 | "Passageways" Jersey City Museum (Brochure) March 19th - October 24rd 2009 Curated by Rocío Aranda-Alvarado. Click here for a copy of the review in ArtNexus by Denise Carvalho and here for a copy of the review in Arte Al Dia International. |
| SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2011 | "Vista", Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY, Curated by Alyson Baker with Elissa Goldstone and Lars Fisk |
| "The Street Files/(S) Files", El Barrio Museum Biennial, New York, NY Curated by Rocío Aranda-Alvarado, Trinidad Fombella and Elvis Fuentes (Catalog) Click here for a copy of the review in The New York Times by Holland Cotter | |
| "AIM 30 Biennial", Bronx Museum Biennial, New York, NY, Curated by Wayne Northcross and Jose Ruiz (Catalog) | |
| "Wonderstuck", Praxis International Art Gallery, New York, NY, Curated by Trinidad Fombella | |
| "The Beauty of a minor matter", Skalitzer140, Berlin, Germany Curated by Katrin Herzner and Alessandro Vitali | |
| 2010 | "Supercluster" Praxis International Art Gallery, Miami, Florida |
| "Work-in-progress" Sculpture Space, Utica, New York | |
| "Pinta Art Fair", Praxis International Art Gallery, New York, NY | |
| "Around The Way" El Barrio Museum at Macy's, New York, NY Curated by Rocío Aranda-Alvarado and Trinidad Fombella | |
| "Summer Exhibition" Pace University Gallery, New York, NY | |
| 'Ain't I a woman" Mocada, Museum of Contemporary African Diaspora Arts, Brooklyn, NY Curated by Kimberli Gant | |
| "Pinta Art Fair";, Praxis International Art Gallery, London, UK | |
| "Art Paris", The Grand Palais Art Fair, 64bs Gallerie, Paris, France | |
| "Pulse Art Fair", Praxis International Art Gallery, New York, NY | |
| "Sky Was Yellow, Sun Was Blue", Russell/Project, Richmond, Richmond, VA | |
| 2009 | "Pinta Art Fair", Praxis International Art Gallery, New York, NY |
| "Emerge 10", Aljira Center for Contemporary Art, Newark NJ, Curated by Sarah Reisman (Catalog) Click here for a copy of the review in The New York Timesl. |
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| “The City. Presence” Juvenal Reis Studios, L.I.C., NY, Curated by Francisco Cano | |
| “Making It" Selections from the 2008 NYFA Mentoring Program for Immigrant Artists, Deutsche Bank Gallery, NY, NY, Curated by Liz Christensen (Catalog). Click here for an article on this exhibition. | |
| “Postcards From the Edge” Metro Pictures Gallery, New York, NY | |
| 2008 | "19th Annual Arts Festival", Grace Church Van Vorst, CAF'08 Curatorial Team, Jersey City, NJ |
| "Art To The Trade", Juvenal Reis Studios, L.I.C., NY | |
| 2007 | "Town & Country" Project Diversity Queens, Rockway Artist Alliance, Queens, New York |
| “Loaded”, M.Y. Art Propects, New York, NY, Curated by Tom Snelgrove | |
| "99 Cents", Jersey City Museum/Victory Hall Inc, Jersey City, N.J., Curated by Rocío Aranda Alvarado | |
| "Postcards From the Edge" James Cohan Gallery, New York, NY | |
| 2006 | "L.I.C. NOW" Juvenal Reis Studios, Curated by Lisa Hayes Williams, L.I.C., NY |
| "Merit Award" Cork Gallery at Lincoln Center New York, NY | |
| "Painting Annual", Victory Hall Inc, Jersey City, NJ | |
| 2005 | Wooster Arts Space, Curated by Karen Jansons, New York USA |
| "Night of 1000 Drawings", Artist Space, New York, NY | |
| The Creative Center, (Benefit Small works Show) New York, NY | |
| EDUCATION | |
| 1997/2002 | City College of San Francisco - Fashion Marketing and Merchandising |
| 2002 | UC Berkeley Extension Painting Program |
| 2004/2006 | The Arts Student League of New York |
| REVIEWS & PUBLICATIONS | |
| 2011 | Eduardo Graça "Crise econômica e política chamam a atenção em retrospectiva de artistas contemporâneos no Museo del Barrio, em Nova York", Review (Crítica), O GLOBO, Rio De Janeiro, June 24. |
| 2011 | Holland Cotter "Artists Whose Vitality Flows From the Streets", Review, The New York Times, June 16. |
| 2011 | Allison Meier "Bronx Calling: The First AIM Biennial", Review, Hyperallergic, June 18. | 2009 | Denise Carvalho, "Passageways"Jersey City Museum, Review, ArtNexus, No 74, Volume 8 |
| 2009 | Benjamin Genocchio, "A Decade of Emergence", Review, The New York Times, August 28 |
| 2009 | Blanca De La Torre, "Passageways"Jersey City Museum, Review, Art Aldía International, Issue 127 |
| 2009 | Selections from the 2008 NYFA Mentorship Program for Immigrant Artists, "Making It", Deutsche Bank Art Mag., New York, NY |
2009 | Nicholas Hirshon, "Brazilian Art Shines", Daily News, Queens, New York, August 18 |
| 2009 | The Gothic Times, "Passageways" Jersey City Museum, Text by Eric Whalen, Jersey City, NJ, April 28 |
| 2009 | American Towns Magazine, "Passageways" Jersey City, NJ, March 7 |
| 2007 | Art World Digest Magazine, “The Seed Issue” Curated by David Cohen, New York, NY | 2009 | American Towns Magazine, "Passageways" Jersey City, NJ, March 7 |
| 2006 | The Victory Hall annual painting brochure. New Jersey, NJ |