About me
I am a transnational artist living and working in Amsterdam (NL). My practice spans mosaic, sculpture, painting and installation, exploring the body, fragmentation, cultural memory and belonging across three decades of continuous work.
Born in Apucarana, Brazil in 1972, I moved to Europe in 1996, developing my practice across Scotland, England and the Netherlands. Naturalised British in 2003, I have been based in Amsterdam since 2005. My work has been exhibited in over 20 countries across Europe, the Americas and Asia, and is held in public and private collections internationally.
My long term series 'Corpos Musivos' (mosaic bodies) brings together ancient additive methodology and contemporary sculptural practice in a body of work that is formally rigorous, viscerally material and conceptually ambitious.
Education
My path to art was anything but direct. I trained as an accounting technician at the age of 18 and as a professional actor at 21, before studying history at university, a degree that led me to ancient Greek language, archaeology and poetry. Along the way, I developed a keen interest in mosaic, which I pursued seriously after moving to Edinburgh in 1998. What began as a fascination with an ancient medium gradually expanded into sculpture, painting and installation, driven by a restless curiosity that refuses to stay within boundaries. In the end, art claimed everything, which culminated with my PhD in Art Practice.
2014 - 2019
PhD Art Practice and Theory
University of Brighton
2010 - 2011
MA Fine Art (Sculpture)
University for the Creative Arts
1992 - 1996
BA History
Universidade Federal do Paraná
1991 - 1992
Professional Diploma in Theatre
Colégio Estadual do Paraná
Awards & Recognition
2014-2019
PhD Research Studentship University for the Creative Arts
2017 & 2018
PhD Student Support Fund University for the Creative Arts
2016
XI Prix Picassiette
Chartres, France
2013
Special Prize
Zeugma Museum, Gaziantep
2003
Juro's Prize
Society of American Mosaic Artists
Speaking Engagements
16 Nov 2021
Material Process as Thought Process
Nederlands Instituut v Beeld & Geluid
11 Oct 2019
Artistic Research Research Group
ASCA, University of Amsterdam
13 Sep 2019
New Horizons Conference
University of Arts in Belgrade
8 Oct 2018
Between Conference
University of Wolverhampton
21 Jun 2018
Artful Research
Manchester Metropolitan University
Collections
Amsterdam Museum
Corona in de Stad
(digital collection)
Amsterdam
Museum Guido Viaro
Sculpture Collection
Curitiba
Brazil
Museum Nogueira
da Silva
Universidade do Minho
Braga
Galeria de Arte UFF
Niterói
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Municipality of
Ponte de Lima
Lethes Art
Portugal
ESP Ravennarte
Collection
Ravenna
Italy
Maison de la Mosaïque
Contemporaine
Paray-le-Monial
France
Museo de la Cerámica
Contemporánea
Elit-Tile
Dominican Republic
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