We are pleased to announce the commercial representation of Brazilian artist Silvana Mendes.
Born in in 1991 in São Luís (the capital city of the state of Maranhão, northeast of Brazil), where she lives and works, Mendes is a visual multi-artist whose practice manifests itself through a research on racial issues, territories and affirmation policies. An Arts graduate student at the Federal University of Maranhão, she works with collage, painting, video and photography in pursuance of new meanings for symbols and visual narratives. Through her “affectionate collages”, Mendes aims for the deconstruction of negative visualities and stereotypes imposed on black bodies in the course of Afro-Atlantic history. The artist also turns to mural and wheatpaste posters as support for the dissemination of what she considers a “didactic decolonizing artistic practice”, seeking to debate the places of power in works of art, the elitism and the social/racial profile of artistic movements.
Recent group shows include: “Um Defeito de Cor“, Museu de Arte do Rio – MAR, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2022-2023; “Carolina Maria de Jesus: A Brazil for the Brazilians“, Instituto Moreira Salles – IMS, São Paulo, Brazil, 2021-2022; “Raio a Raio“, Solar dos Abacaxis / Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro – MAM Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2022; “Voices Against Racism“, Secretary of Culture of São Paulo, Brazil, 2020; and “III Bienal do Sertão de Artes Visuais“, Vitória da Conquista, BA, Brazil, 2017.
Learn more about the artist, checking her profile page here.
Welcome to Portas Vilaseca, Silvana!
Profile pic: Denise dos Santos