Manoela Medeiros

Manoela Medeiros employs a multidisciplinary approach to painting in her artistic practice, extending beyond the conventional boundaries of the medium to incorporate elements of sculpture, performance, and installation.

Biography of Manoela Medeiros

Manoela Medeiros was born in 1991 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She pursued her studies at the École Des Beaux-Arts in Paris and the Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage in Rio de Janeiro. 

The artist secured residences and scholarships that provided invaluable opportunities for creative growth and development, including:

• IDPool, Fábrica Vista Alegre, Ílhavo, Portugal (2013);
• Échangeur 22, Saint Laurent Des Arbres, France (2016);
• Pivô, São Paulo, SP, Brazil (2018);
• Temiorae, South Korea (2019);
• Cité des Arts, Paris, France (2017 and 2019);
• Fonds de Soutien, Triangle Asterides & Fraeme, Friche Belle de Mai, Marseille, France (2020);
• Ateliers de la Ville de Marseille, Marseille, France (2021).

Medeiros' solo exhibitions include "O carnaval da substância" at Nara Roesler in São Paulo (2022), "Horizons enfuis" at Double V Gallery in Paris (2022), "Concerto a céu aberto" at Kubik Gallery in Porto (2020), "L’étre dissout dans le monde" at Galerie Chloé Salgado in Paris (2019), and many more.

Additionally, Manoela Medeiros' works have been featured in numerous group exhibitions held at various venues worldwide, including Hotel La Vague de Saint Paul in Saint Paul de Vence, Musée Regards de la Provence in Marseille, Nara Roesler in São Paulo, Galeria Fortes D’aloia & Gabriel in São Paulo, Double Séjour in Paris, Galeria Carbono in São Paulo, among others. 

Manoela Medeiros' Art Style

Medeiros adopts a hybrid approach to the pictorial, questioning artistic media by surpassing their traditional boundaries. Through her paintings and in situ installations, she delves into the interplay between space, time, and the corporeal presence of both art and the viewer.

She often executes direct interventions within exhibition spaces, crafting artworks that arise from the unique characteristics of the surrounding environment, encompassing material, structural, and lighting elements. Through this approach, her practice imbues space with a sense of organicity, transforming architecture into a living entity intimately connected to the art experience.

Employing an almost archaeological approach, Medeiros explores the concept of ruins as a visual marker of the passage of time, embarking on a process that exposes what typically lies beneath the surface. The artist meticulously scrapes away at surfaces, including the walls of exhibition spaces, unveiling the layers of colors and materials that have been applied, concealed, and subsequently forgotten over time.