Résumé
Works and lives in New York & Bahia Brazil.
1991 B.Arch. in Architecture and Urbanism at the University of São Paulo FAU USP.
1994 M.A. Studio Art at NYU School of Education-NYU Steinhardt.
Exhibitions:
2022 - Performance at Cecília André’s ChaShaMa DANCE WITH COLORS Installation NY NY.
2022 - Happening EAST VILLAGE A LA PRIMA, June 2022 Gallery OneTwentyEight New York.
2022 - RESILENCE (Then & Now), June 2022 Gallery OneTwentyEight New York.
2022 - HAJA O QUE HOUVER III Installation Project, April-May 2022, Realization of Sandra Woo & Alexia Lorrana, Dahlewitz Germany.
2022 - Open Ricardo Woo Studio Showroon São Paulo Brasil.
2022 - APOLLO & DIONYSUS Paintings, March 5th- April 30th, 2022, Green Kill Gallery Kingston NY.
2022 - MATÉRIA HUMANA Ceramic Drawings and Performance, February 2nd 2022, Nós Galeria São Paulo São Paulo Brazil
2022 - CRUZEIRO HUMANO January 21st, a la prima portraits event, Galeria Visigalli Santa Cruz de Cabrália Bahia Brazil.
2022 - HAJA O QUE HOUVER January 18th, Installation and Happening Atelier Dragão Baiano Mogiquiçaba Bahia Brazil.
2022 - A PINTURA UMA COISA CORPORAL January 12th, Open studio Belmonte Bahia Brazil.
2020 - LOCKDOWN You are the most important Live Model, March-June 2020, Brooklyn NY.
2019 - THE BIRTH OF ARTENOVA 33 YEARS LATER performance at The Minerva Foundation for figure Drawing open mic, NY NY December 2019
2019 - GREEN KILL Group Show Invitation, December 2019, Green Kill Gallery Kingston NY
2018 - CORPOGRAFIA- Wrong Strong performance party- São Paulo, Brazil August 25th.
2018 - MATTER30.project/OneMillionSquares in Mogiquiçaba, Bahia, Brazil August 6th- September 3rd.
2018 - LINE SPLITTER Sardine Gallery Brooklyn, NY July 14th- August 5th.
2018 - MATTER30.project/OneMillionSquares in Paris, France April 1st- April 8th
2018 - NEW YORK PORTRAITS Spring Studio aka Minerva's Drawing Studio NEW YORK NY
2017 - THE LAST TRACE, New Year’s performance, New York, NY.
2017 - Artist Residence and Exhibition Festival Vermelhos Ilha Bela – SP- Brasil.
2015 - SUMMER SHOW RULES- OneTwentyeight Gallery- New York-NY.
2015 - RACIALITY- OneTwentyeight Gallery- New York-NY.
2015- CORPOGRAFIA- READYMADE - performance and workshop, Espaço Rasa, São Paulo.
2014 - Launch MATTER30.project, São Paulo, Mogiquiçaba, New York, Paris, Vienna, Amsterdam, Beijin.
2014 - 'SACRIFÍCIO-Seres da Terra´ Performance and Raku at VIII Encontro de Ceramistas em Paraty.
2014 - PINTURA ROCHA JEAN WOO Galeria Mario Schenberg FUNARTE-SP, São Paulo.
2014 - DANS-Solo Show - Paintings drawings and happening, Sala do Olhar/FORJA, São Paulo.
2014 - CORPOGRAFIA-Terra Brazilis performance and workshop at BEXBA-Fazenda SãoVento, Bahia.
2012 - Atelier Dragão Baiano Hoste grupo SULSOLSAL and participants for BEXBA Festival, Mogiquiçaba Bahia Brasil.
2014- Collaboration Mulheres que correm com lobo, Ateliê Compartilhado, São Paulo.
2014- Happening Ultraparalela Bienal de São Paulo.
2014- Ceramic Celebration of 60 Years of Japanese Pavillion, Parque do Ibirapuera, São Paulo.
2014- Esperimental CORPOGRAFIA-Frotage/Texturas at Casa Amarela, São Paulo.
2013- Colaboração performance no event INFRAVERMELHO de Manuela Romeiro e Ana Ribeiro at Condomínio Cultural, São Paulo.
2013 - Performance "La Nave Va, La Nave Ba", Espaço Rasa, São Paulo.
2013 - CORPOGRAFIA-PB performance and workshop, Espaço Rasa, São Paulo.
2013 - Ceramic Group Show at VII Encontro de Ceramistas em Paraty, Rio de Janeiro.
2013 - Janela Amarela Happening avec Manuela Romeiro e Ana Ribeiro at Condomínio Cultural, São Paulo.
2012 - Drawings of Contact & Improvisation, Espaço Rasa, São Paulo.
2012 - Fuego Raku Performance Atelier Dragão Baiano, Mogiquiçaba-Bahia-Brazil.
2012 - Stage design collaboration for DONZELAS SEM MÃOS- Espaço VIGA, São Paulo.
2012 - "Drawing Manifest Performance" at Festival de Cultura de Santo André, Bahia, Brazil.2012- Ceramic Collection 2012 DB,Casa Praia Santo André-Bahia-Brazil.
2011 -2014- Collaboration “the dance of drawing and drawing of dance" for Contact Improvisation, São Paulo.
2011 - Ceramic Collection 2011 DB/Fuego Raku,Casa Praia, Santo André-Bahia-Brazil.
2011 - "Ball Fighter Performance at Festival de Cultura de Santo André, Bahia, Brazil.
2010 - Ceramic Collection 2010 DB, Aldeia Tangerina, Santo André-Bahia-Brazil.
2010 - "Halloween in January or RiverThriller; Performance" at Festival de Cultura de Santo André.
2009 - Ceramic Collection 2009 DB, Costa Brasilis, Santo André-Bahia-Brazil.
2004 - "Eat Art" - New York, NY.
2004 - "Pierogi a go-go"- Pierogi2000, Brooklyn N.Y.
2004 - "Self-Portrait"- Gallery 208, New York.
2004 - "Armageddon"- Animal Magazine exhibition, New York.
2004 - Draftsman for a project of Sol LeWitt's "Wall Drawing", Coleção Particular, Sao Paulo
2004 - Ricardo Woo's printmaking in The LeWitt Collection -Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT.
2003 - THE ARTCARD - Sharjah Art Museum, United Arab Emirates.
2003 - "Eat Art"- Phoenix Gallery AAWA, New York.
2002 - "Burn All The Paintings"(photo-performance)- São Paulo.
2002 - THE ARTCARD - Sharjah Art Museum, United Arab Emirates.
2000 - The Year of The Dragon 2000- Performance and Art Event, Soho, New York NY.
2000 - Nasubi Gallery - Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland.
2001 - "WOMOWA"-PROJETO DE ARTE with Moises Guimaraes and Robert Walker.
2000 - "Nasubi Gallery"- Kiasma Museum if Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland. 1/3
1999 - Launched Atelier Dragão Baiano, Mogiquiçaba, Bahia, Brazil.
1999 - Draftsman for Sol LeWitt's project"Wall Drawing", Embassy Suite Hotel, New York.
1999 - "Nasubi Gallery"- Secession, Vienna, Austria.
1998 - "Fau 50 anniversary", MUBE(Museu Brasileiro de Escultura)São Paulo.
1998 - "Nasubi Gallery"- Tokyo, Japan.
1998 - "Cig Art"- Rare Gallery, New York.
1997 - "Work on Paper"(solo show)- Taichung Cultural Center, Taichung, Taiwan.
1997 - "Conception"(solo show)- Hudson River Sculpture Center, New York.
1997 - "Skin & Shaft"(solo show)- DEOA Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan.
1997 - "Tabula Rasa"- Gallery 128, New York.
1997 - "Transasian"- Hours Gallery, New York.
1997 - "Cig Art II"- National Arts Club, New York.
1997 - Saito Liao Retrospective - Taichung Cultural Center, Taichung, Taiwan ROC.
1996 - "Print Show"- Holly Gallery, Taipei.
1996 - "Common Ground"- Hudson River Sculpture Center, New York.
1996 - "Incertitude"- Eighth Floor Gallery, New York.
1996 - "The Momentum Project"- New York.
1995 - FRISBEE - Installation BWG Group (Ricardo Barreto, Ricardo Woo, Marina Godoy), New York.
1995 - "Blood Scene"(solo show)- Ameresia Gallery, New York, USA.
1995 - "Marble Landscape"(solo show)- American Cultural Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
1995 - "Art & Technology"- Paco das Artes Museum, São Paulo, Brazil.
1995 - "Intervention Caixa Preta"(Installation Group BWG)-Taipei, New Jersey-Hudson River, São Paulo.
1995 - "Little Apert"- Alternative Event of Venice Biennale, Italy.
1995 - MARKED HEADS - Installation BWG Group, Centro Maria Antonia, USP, São Paulo
1994 - "Brazilian Contemporary Art"(solo show)- Konzeption Art, Munich, Germany.
1994 - "Brazilian Contemporary Art"- CD-room Project.
1994 - "Brazilian Art in New York"- New York.
1994- "Patrimonio 595528"(installation BWG)- FEPASA Central Station, São Paulo.
1994 - "Osaka Sister City 25 Years"- Osaka, Japan.
1994- "Self-Identity & Portraiture"- Rosemberg Gallery, New York.
1994 - National Student Art Show - Representation of New York University, National Arts Club, NY.
1993 - SEVENTH - Installation BWG Group, MAC-USP, Museum of Contemporary Art, São Paulo.
1993 - "Brazilian Contemporary Art", Vente Museum, Tokyo, Japan.
1993 - "Prints"- Rosemberg Gallery, New York.
1993 - "Select Works"- Rosemberg Gallery, New York.
1993 - "Condoman"(photo-performance)- Washington Square, New York.
1993 - Happening 3 GUOMOS(with Geová and Palumbo)- Soho, New York.
1993 - Scholarship from the Brazilian Government(CAPES).
1993 - "What's that Waldemar"(performance with Aguilar and Geová- New York University, NYC.
1992 - "Freesbe"(installation BWG)- Soho, New York.
1992 - "Futebol"(installation Group BWG)- Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo.
1992 - "Virulencia"(installation Group BWG)- Museum of Modern Art of São Paulo.
1992- Ecorama - Art exhibition on billboards parallel event Unesco-ECO-92, Rio de Janeiro.
1991 - Urban Enclosure - Installation BWG Group, Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism-USP, São Paulo.
1991 - 37 Fragments - Installation BWG Group, MIS Museum of Image and Sound, São Paulo.
1991 - "Expo-FAU 91"- University if São Paulo.
1991 - "Parceiros do Tiete"- SESC/Anhembi, São Paulo.
1991 - "The American Landscape"- Museum of Bogota, Colombia.
1991 - "REFLUX"(first international art+internet event)- Hewlett Gallery, MIT, USP, and 21st International Biennial of São Paulo.
1991 - "AC and DC"(installation BWG)- Paco das Artes Museum, São Paulo.
1990 - Drawing instructor at Oficina Tres Rios, São Paulo.
1990 - "Studio Azul-group show"- São Paulo.
1989 - "Expo-FAU 89"- University of São Paulo.
1989 - "Graffite Event for Unidade Dois Gallery"- 20th Bienal International of São Paulo.
1989 - "The Scale in Architecture View"- University of São Paulo.
1986 - Madame Sata Space(solo show), São Paulo, Brazil.
1986 - "Desenhos & Colagens"(solo show), Galeria Deco, São Paulo, Brazil.
1986- "15th Bunkyo Art Show"(Revelation Award), Sao Paulo. 2/3
1986 - "XXXVIII Pernambuco Art Show"(Drawing Great Award)- Recife, Brazil.
1986 - "II Contemporary Art Show of Americana"(Drawing Award)- Americana, Brazil.
1986 - "Group Show"- Club Paineiras Gallery, São Paulo.
1986 - "Cabeludo"- (graffiti installation)- Rebouças Tunnel, São Paulo.
1986 - THE BIRTH OF ARTENOVA Performance and Installation, Madame Satã, Sao Paulo.
1986 - "Homenagem a Kazuo Ohno"(performance)- Madame Satã, São Paulo.
1986 - "Requiem das Harpias"(performance)- Mambembe Theather, São Paulo.
1986 - "Brasil Performance-Liberty Battery"- FUNARTE São Paulo.
1985 - "Expo-Fau 85"- University of São Paulo.
1985 - "Sao Paulo Contemporary Art II"- Museum of Contemporary Art, São Paulo.
1985 - "Urban Conexion"- Sergio Milliet Gallery-FUNARTE, Rio de Janeiro.
1985 - "Bolinhas de Gudes"(happening)- 18th International Biennal of Sao Paulo.
1985 - Fine Arts-school of Art and Communication(ECA-USP).
1985 - FUNARTE Macunaíma Gallery - with Oscar Oiwa, Funarte, Rio de Janeiro.
1984 - "Franca Art Show"- Franca,Brazil.
1984 - "Annual College Art II"- Museum of Sight and Sound, São Paulo.
1984 - "The Owners of Art in Brazil"- Centro Cultural Mazzaropi, São Paulo.
1984 - "National Art Exhibition of Goiania"- Goiania, Brazil.
1984 - "XII Contemporary Art Show of Santo Andre"- Santo André, Brazil.
1984 - Art & Use - Xerox Art Exhibition with Udinilson Jr., Pinacoteca do Estado, São Paulo.
1984 - "XI Youth Art Show of Santos"- Santos, Brazil.
1984 - "Tradition IN Rupture"(happening)- Tradicão e Ruptura, São Paulo.
1984 - "Speak Easy"- paintings exhibition, São Paulo.
1984 - "Breast Explosion"(performance)- University of São Paulo.
1984 - "13rd Bunkyo Art Show"(win Acrilex Award), São Paulo.
1984 - Study drawing with Marcelo Niesche and Udinilson Jr., São Paulo.
1983 - "41st Open Show"- Association of Fine Art, São Paulo.
1983 - "II Art Meeting of City of Osasco"(Gold medal)- Osasco, Brazil.
1983 - Join The Fine Art Association of São Paulo.
1983 - study Architecture language with Carlos Fajardo and L.P.Baravelli, São Paulo.
1982-82 - join Atelier Waldomiro de Deus, São Paulo.
1982 - study at Atelier Lazar Segal, São Paulo.
1981 - "II Youth Contest for Drawing of São Paulo State"(Award).
1976-78 - Study Painting and Drawing at Escola Poliarte de São Paulo.
Profile and some realizations:
( 1985-1987) I traveled to 36 countries across Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America, and visited more than 300 museums and art institutions.
(1995-2005) worked as a printer and draftsman for Watanabe Studio, Sol LeWitt, Watanabe Press-Pace Prints.
(1996-2000) Developed Fine Art limited editions and stationery design products for AR Company NY.
(2005-2015) Created and directed Atelier Dragão Baiano in the South of Bahia, Brazil. A place where cultural events happened throughout the year, including free workshops for the local community, artist residence, collaborations projects, research, and practice of ceramic techniques with the local traditions.
(2012-2015) developed workshops collaborating with performers, dancers, and actors creating a dialogue between fine art and dance.
(2022) Monitor at The Minerva Foundation of Figure Drawing New York.
*Teaching: Painting class at OPA(São Paulo Brazil), Modeling Ceramics at KEI Espaço de Arte(São Paulo-Brazil and Atelier Dragão Baiano Bahia-Brazil),organize and monitor several Live models sessions in São Paulo Brazil
Language: Portuguese, English, Spanish, and a Chinese dialect,
A technical field in Ceramics: modeling 3d and panels, firing and preparation of glazes; Painting, oil acrylic, Indian ink, watercolor; Printmaking silkscreen, etching, Organizing, and setting up studios in NY and São Paulo.