FERNANDA PEQUENO

Fernanda Pequeno (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1983). She lives and works in her hometown. She is in her final year as a PhD student in the Visual Arts Program at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) developing her thesis on Brazilian contemporary art. She was awarded a scholarship by Faperj (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) to develop her research in London in 2012. She teaches Art History and Visual Arts at Colégio de Aplicação / Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). From 2010 to 2012 she worked as a consultant for Galeria de Arte IBEU in Rio de Janeiro, curating several exhibitions, including “Novíssimos 2012”, “Gatilhos” (Anton Steenbock, 2012), “Novíssimos 2011”, “Escuta da Imagem” (a group exhibition with Analu Cunha, Deborah Engel, Rafael Adorján, Ricardo Villa, Rodrigo Braga and Siri) at FotoRio 2011, “Minhas Pequenas Vitórias” (Júnior Suci, 2011), “A casa em festa” (Flávia Junqueira, 2011) and “Novíssimos 2010”. In 2011 she curated “Superdose”, Louise D.D.’s solo exhibition at Cosmocopa Arte Contemporânea in Rio de Janeiro. In 2010 she curated “Aqui jaz: ausências”, Danielle Carcav’s installation at Amarelonegro Arte Contemporânea in Rio de Janeiro and “Possibilidades do Ateliê Contemporâneo”, a seminar held in Parque Lage with Funarte’s sponsorship (Prize winner FUNARTE Rede Artes Visuais 2009). In 2009 she co-curated “Vida longa ao Vila Longuinhos!”, a group exhibition with Bianca Bernardo, Bruno Jacomino, Carlos Contente, Elisa Castro, Elvis Almeida, Pontogor and Rafael Adorján at Museu Murilo La Greca in Recife (Prize winner Amplificadores 2009). In 2009 she conducted research and curatorial assistance for the exhibition “Cálculo da Expressão: gravuras de Goeldi, Segall e Iberê Camargo” at Fundação Iberê Camargo, Porto Alegre and at Museu Lasar Segall, in São Paulo. In 2006, she conducted research for the book “Anna Bella Geiger – Territórios, Situações, Passagens”. In 2005 she co-curated “Ecos” (a group exhibition with Carlos Contente, Daniela Mattos, David Ribeiro, Fernando de La Rocque and Roberta Condeixa), Centro Cultural Paschoal Carlos Magno, Niterói. She has reviews and critical texts published in magazines, websites and exhibition catalogs.

The exhibit going on from 2013-12-02 to 2013-12-07, as described below:

December 2, monday - installation
From 3 to 7 December, tuesday to saturday - visit the exhibition

Partner's website: arturfidalgo.com.br

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