BRUNA MAYER
(b. 1986, Curitiba, Brazil)
Visual artist, living and working in São Paulo, Brazil. Previously lived in Berlin from 2018 to 2022.
Artista visual, vive e trabalha em São Paulo, Brasil. Viveu em Berlim de 2018 a 2022.
EDUCATION / FORMAÇÃO
2019–2022 – Master of Arts, Art in Context, Universität der Künste Berlin, Germany
2011–2015 – Bachelor of Fine Arts, Centro Universitário Belas Artes de São Paulo, Brazil
2005–2009 – BFA Illustration [Scholarship – Bolsa de Estudos], Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, USA
PUBLIC INTERVENTIONS / INTERVENÇÕES PÚBLICAS
2025 – O Avesso da Terra, site-specific installation at Parque da Água Branca, commissioned by CASACOR São Paulo, Brazil
2021–2022 – Zwischen Erde und Himmel, Foyer of the UdK Concert Hall, Berlin, Germany
2020 – Agglomerations Series, interventions in Tiergarten Park, Berlin, Germany
2018 – I See Myself Through You, showcase window at GlogauAIR Artist Residency, Berlin, Germany
2020 – Agglomerations Series, interventions in Tiergarten Park, Berlin, Germany
2018 – I See Myself Through You, showcase window at GlogauAIR Artist Residency, Berlin, Germany
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS / EXPOSIÇÕES FUTURAS
2025 – Fragmentar la obsolescencia. La rebelión de la basura, curated by Clarisa Appendino, BIENALSUR, Centro Cultural Parque de España, Rosario, Argentina
2025 – Fragmentar la obsolescencia. De cómo el cielo se parece a la Tierra, curated by Clarisa Appendino, BIENALSUR, Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes Franklin Rawson, San Juan, Argentinaf
2025 – Fragmentar la obsolescencia. De cómo el cielo se parece a la Tierra, curated by Clarisa Appendino, BIENALSUR, Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes Franklin Rawson, San Juan, Argentinaf
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS / EXPOSIÇÕES SELECIONADAS
2025 – Semear Sonhos, curated by Rodrigo Avelar, CASACOR São Paulo, video installation and commissioned garden installation, São Paulo, Brazil
2025 – Ecos Sutiles, curated by A.C. Machado, Instituto Guimarães Rosa, Brazilian Embassy, Asunción, Paraguay
2025 – Ecos Sutiles, curated by A.C. Machado, Instituto Guimarães Rosa, Brazilian Embassy, Asunción, Paraguay
2024 – Vespa, curated by Julia Cavazzini and Femzor, Caroço, São Paulo, Brazil (video installation)
2023 – From The Stars We Came, curated by Anna Ruthenberg and Elisa Maria Schmit, Klosterfelde Edition, Berlin, Germany (video installation)
2022 – 25 Grad, MA Ausstellung & Rundgang, curated by Akiko Bernhöft, Kühlhaus Berlin, Germany
2021 – 14ª Bienal Internacional de Arte Contemporânea de Curitiba (14th Curitiba International Biennial of Contemporary Art), online edition, Curitiba, Brazil2021 – From The Stars We Came, To The Stars We Shall Return, curated by Viviane Tabach, Floating University, Berlin, Germany (open-air video installation)
2020 – Regeneration, curated by Josephine de Fijter / Studio Uncoated, De School, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2018 – Transformation, Bunker 101, Cologne, Germany
2018 – Identity Unveiled, curated by Josephine de Fijter, The Photo Room, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2018 – Identity Unveiled, curated by Josephine de Fijter, GlogauAIR Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2018 – I See Myself Through You, GlogauAIR Artist Residency, Berlin, Germany
2018 – Open Studios, GlogauAIR Artist Residency, Berlin, Germany
2017 – Mostra Escola Entrópica, coordinated by Galciani Neves and Vítor César, Instituto Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo, Brazil
2017 – 3ª Mostra B.A., Espaço Di Grado, São Paulo, Brazil
2017 – Metanóia, Coletiva AIREZ 2017, Airez Gallery, Curitiba, Brazil
2017 – In-Possibilidades, Incubadora de Artistas, Atibaia, Brazil
2017 – As Coisas se Escoram Tortas, curated by Ricardo Basbaum e Danillo Villa, Arte Londrina 5, Casa de Cultura DAP / UEL, Londrina, Brazil
2017 – Bienal Arte Print Brasil, Incubadora de Artistas, Atibaia, Brazil
2017 – Presença Permeável, Praça das Artes, Fundação Theatro Municipal de São Paulo, Brazil (video installation and performance)
2017 – Salão Coleção de Verão, Casa Da Xiclet, São Paulo, Brazil
2016 – Mostra Escola Entrópica, coordinated by Paulo Miyada and Pedro França, Instituto Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo, Brazil
2016 – Novas Poéticas, curated by Germano Dushá, Guilherme Gutman and Pollyana Quintella at Fundação Museu do Futuro, Curitiba, Brazil
2016 – Tempo Suspenso, curated by Luciano Mariussi e Leandro Roman, Galeria 13, São Paulo, Brazil
2016 – Processos Criativos, Wesley Duke Lee Art Institute, São Paulo, Brazil
2015 – Alguns Desvios do Corpo, curated by Cauê Alves and Danillo Villa, Arte Londrina 4, Casa de Cultura DAP / UEL, Londrina, Brazil
2015 – Fragmentos da Memória, Galeria 13, São Paulo, Brazil
2015 – Permissões: Ruídos Poéticos, Galeria 13, São Paulo, Brazil
2015 – Olhar Gráfico/SP Estampa, curated by Helena Freddi and Katia Salvany, MUBA – Museu Belas Artes de São Paulo, Brazil
AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES / PRÊMIOS E RESIDÊNCIAS
2018 – GlogauAIR Artist Residency, Berlin, Germany
2015 – Best Short Film Award / Prêmio de Melhor Curta-Metragem, Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival, USA
PUBLICATIONS AND EDITORIAL PROJECTS / PUBLICAÇÕES E EDIÇÕES
2025 – Para ti, O Universo, a series of 6 artist books featuring fine art reproductions of paintings, presented in a box set. Edition of 5 copies.
2025 – Participation in the illustrated calendar Lute Todos os Dias, with artwork featured in May. Collective art and education project promoting the visibility of women in the visual arts
2025 – TV feature on Bom Dia SP (TV Globo) about CASACOR São Paulo, highlighting the installation O Avesso da Terra
2025 – Article in Veja São Paulo magazine (print and digital editions) about the artists invited to CASACOR São Paulo, featuring the work O Avesso da Terra
2025 – Participation in the illustrated calendar Lute Todos os Dias, with artwork featured in May. Collective art and education project promoting the visibility of women in the visual arts
2025 – TV feature on Bom Dia SP (TV Globo) about CASACOR São Paulo, highlighting the installation O Avesso da Terra
2025 – Article in Veja São Paulo magazine (print and digital editions) about the artists invited to CASACOR São Paulo, featuring the work O Avesso da Terra
2025 – Article in the online magazine Paisagismo em Foco about the work O Avesso da Terra, presented at CASACOR São Paulo 2025
2025 – Feature on CASACOR’s official website about the artistic installations of the show, highlighting the work O Avesso da Terra, presented at CASACOR São Paulo 2025
2022 – Printed catalogue of the 14th Curitiba International Biennial of Contemporary Art, featuring the work Agglomerations Series (2020)
2018 – Printed catalog of the GlogauAIR Artist Residency program, Open Studios - June and September editions
2017 – Printed catalog Arte Londrina 5, exhibition As Coisas se Escoram Tortas, curated by Ricardo Basbaum and Danillo Villa
2015 – Printed catalog Arte Londrina 4, exhibition Alguns Desvios do Corpo, curated by Danillo Villa and Cauê Alves
2015 – Front-page feature in Jornal de Londrina, with large image of the work Imersão (video installation), part of the exhibition Alguns Desvios do Corpo, curated by Danillo Villa and Cauê Alves
2022 – Printed catalogue of the 14th Curitiba International Biennial of Contemporary Art, featuring the work Agglomerations Series (2020)
2018 – Printed catalog of the GlogauAIR Artist Residency program, Open Studios - June and September editions
2017 – Printed catalog Arte Londrina 5, exhibition As Coisas se Escoram Tortas, curated by Ricardo Basbaum and Danillo Villa
2015 – Printed catalog Arte Londrina 4, exhibition Alguns Desvios do Corpo, curated by Danillo Villa and Cauê Alves
2015 – Front-page feature in Jornal de Londrina, with large image of the work Imersão (video installation), part of the exhibition Alguns Desvios do Corpo, curated by Danillo Villa and Cauê Alves
TALKS AND PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS / FALAS E TALKS
2025 – Participation in the conversation A arte que nasce da natureza, part of the Diálogos na CASACOR program, with Juliana dos Santos and Maibe Maroccolo, moderated by Ana Clara Escuciato and Rodrigo Avelar, São Paulo
2017 – Guest talk with students of the Visual Arts program at FAAP, invited by curator and professor Galciani Neves, São Paulo
2017 – Presença Permeável – Conversation at Praça das Artes, public talk with artists on women who inspire, alongside Rita Cavassana, Natacha Maurer, Leila Monsegur, Thais Ponzoni, and Renata Roman, Theatro Municipal de São Paulo
2017 – Guest talk with students of the Visual Arts program at FAAP, invited by curator and professor Galciani Neves, São Paulo
2017 – Presença Permeável – Conversation at Praça das Artes, public talk with artists on women who inspire, alongside Rita Cavassana, Natacha Maurer, Leila Monsegur, Thais Ponzoni, and Renata Roman, Theatro Municipal de São Paulo
SCREENINGS AND FILM FESTIVALS / FESTIVAIS E EXIBIÇÕES
2016 – Cine MIS – Museu da Imagem e do Som (Museum of Image and Sound), São Paulo, Brazil
2015 – Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival, USA
2015 – 3ª Mostra Cultura de Cinema Brasileiro / 3rd Brazilian Cinema Culture Showcase, Fortaleza, Brazil
2015 – WHAT The Festival, Oregon, USA
JURY PARTICIPATION / PARTICIPAÇÃO EM JÚRI
2017 – Jury member, Novas Poéticas exhibition, Galeria Cañizares, Salvador, Brazil
ADDITIONAL STUDIES / FORMAÇÃO COMPLEMENTAR
2017 – Artistic Practice Mentorship with Paulo Miyada, São Paulo, Brazil
2017 – Escola Entrópica, Contemporary Art Production and Study Group, Instituto Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo, Brazil (with Galciani Neves and Vítor César)
2015–2016 – Escola Entrópica, Contemporary Art Production and Study Group, Instituto Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo, Brazil (with Paulo Miyada and Pedro França)
2015–2016 – Artistic Practice Mentorship with Regina Parra, São Paulo, Brazil
2015–2016 – Contemporary Art with Pedro França, MAM, São Paulo, Brazil
National Museum of Fine Arts of Asunción, Paraguay
Enter Art Foundation Collection, Berlin, Germany
Private collections
Private collections