Alice Quaresma has been experimenting with materials that allow her photographs to be sensorial and playful, pushing the boundaries of photography as a flat surface. She uses images from her personal photo archive to elaborate on the idea of displacement and identity. The painted lines over the images break the perfection of the camera and bring the beauty of the hand gesture to the foreground, the work questions photography’s rigid assertion of objectivity. The artist uses her fascination for the ocean as a symbol for journey and a place of discovery. Alice explores the ludic world of photography experimenting with the condition of a work in progress, bringing less rational qualities to her photographs. The Brazilian art movements: “Neo-Concrete” and the “Tropicalia” have been two consistent sources of inspiration on Alice’s practice. Works using geometry and sensorial qualities were a constant in these two art movements through performance, sculpture and and music. In Alice’s practice you will find her use of lines, forms and colors over photographs. A photograph is the artist departing point but never her final work. Combining a variety of materials, Alice creates unique photographs, objects, installations, murals and site specific work.
STATEMENT
“Art allows me to experiment with the unknown, I am fascinated by things and places I don’t know, or have never been to. My artwork explores all the things that makes me feel vulnerable and allow me to find something new about life, society and myself.”
“My studio philosophy is just keep working, trying…experience the present, the process of making my work is the most enriching part of my day.” - Alice Quaresma
EDUCATION
2012, History of Art Post Baccalaureate Studies, Columbia University, New York, USA
2009, Master of Fine Arts (With Distinction), Pratt Institute, New York, USA
2007, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London, UK
SELECTED SOLO/TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2018 “Horizonte”, curated by Fernanda Lopes, Caixa Cultural, São Paulo, Brazil
2018 “Coisas da Vida”, Casa Nova Art arte e Cultura, São Paulo, Brazil
2017 “Passage”, Pablo’s Birthday gallery, New York, NY, USA
2016 “Threaded” curated Keren Moscovitch, Flatiron Project Space, New York, USA
2015 “Beyond”, curated by Mario Gioia, Fauna Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil
2013 “Roots”, curated by Raphael Fonseca, Barracão Maravilha, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2011 “Two People and One Hundred Places”, curated by Guilherme Bueno, Mercedes Viegas Gallery, RJ
2010 “American Home”, PS122 Gallery, New York, USA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 “Delirious Cities”, Aperture Foundation, curated by Matthew Leifheit, New York, USA
2019 “Profound Movement”, Houston Center for Photography, curated by Shane Lavalette, Texas, USA
2019, group show, curated by Julie Dumont, Felix Frachon, Brussels, Belgium
2019, “Paraiso”, Gericke + Praffrath gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany
2018, Emerging Talents Festival, Mattatoio, Roma, Italy
2018 “Nothing in Isolation”, curated by Gisela Gueiros, Pablo’s Birthday gallery, New York, USA
2018 “Gute Bekannte”, Patrick Heide Contemporary Art, London, UK
2018 “LAND+BODY= Escape”, curated by Tatiane Schilaro, NARS, Brooklyn, USA
2017 “O Silêncio Banal e a Pausa”, Centro de Cultura Laura Alvim, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2017 “Library of Love”, curated by Sandra Cinto, Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center, USA
2017 “Another Gesture”, curated by Cynthia Cruz e Tatiane Schilaro, A.I.R Gallery, Brooklyn, USA
2017 “Displacement”, Curated by Gabriela Davies, Jacaranda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2016 “Procession”, curated by Gisela Gueiros, Michael Foley gallery, New York, USA
2016 “O Muro: Rever O Rumo”, Central gallery, São Paulo, Brazil
2015 “Coleções 10” curated by Nessia Leonzini and Lui Lage, Luisa Strina gallery, São Paulo, Brazil
2014 Group show, Fred Giampietro gallery, New Haven, USA
2014 Foam Talent 2014 Exhibition, L’Atelier Néerlandais, Paris, France
2014 “Eat The Food, Not Its Name”, Clemente Soto Velez Center, New York, USA
2013 “Constructions for Nowhere”, Curated by Luisa Duarte, Mercedes Viegas Gallery, RJ, Brazil
2012 MACAA Members Juried Exhibition, Michigan, USA
2009 “Some Place Like Home”, Daniel Cooney Gallery, New York, USA
AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES
2019 Aperture Foundation, Summer Open Artist, Adobe prize, New York
2019 Houston Center for Photography, Center Annual Artist, Texas
2018 Caixa Cultural Open Call, São Paulo, Brazil
2017 AnnexB Residency, Brooklyn, USA
2017 Tappan Atelier Residency, Los Angeles, USA
2016 Displacement Project Open Call, London
2014 Foam Talent Prize, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2014 Jardim do Hermes Residency, São Paulo, Brazil
2013 Barracão Maravilha Residency, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2012 SVA Summer Residency, New York
2012 CCNY Annual Juried Competition (Honorable Mention), New York, USA
2012 Mid-America College Art Association Open Call, Michigan, USA
2009 PS122 Prize, New York, USA
SPECIAL PROJECTS
2019 “Wassermusik: Black Atlantic Revisited”, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany
2019 “Between the Lines”, SPRING/BREAK, New York, USA
2018 “Le Goût de l’Iode”, Air France, France
2018 “Ocean Line”, Hermès, France
2017 “Mental Object”, TAPPAN for PST LA/LA, Los Angeles, USA
2017 “Palm Tree”, Unseen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2017 “Outsider”, ArtLima, Lima, Peru
2017 “Another Time”, Red Bull Music Academy, Brazil
2014 Billboard 2x2, Unseen X Foam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
PUBLICATIONS
2018 (November), Extra Fotografie in context, published by FOMU and Fw:Books, Antwerp, Belgium
2018 (December), “flower, home, yellow, sound, landscape”, Edicola, nss factory publisher
2018 (October), Il Post, article about my work: “Oltre I limiti delle fotografie”
2018 (October), LensCulture, interview by Cat Lachowskyj
2018 (August), Unseen magazine, interview by George King
2018 (June), SABATO magazine (De Tijd), Knokke edition, article “Zee Van Tranen”
2017 (September), Calling magazine, exclusive artwork “Water Territory”
2017 (September), Volkskrant newspaper, Artwork “Red” published at Volkskrant Magazine
2017 (August), Artspace, Featured in the article “9 artists to Watch in August”
2016 (September), Foam magazine, “Borderless 1” featured in the article “What’s New?”
2016 (July), Yuca magazine, “Roots” project featured on the article “Fantasy of Perception”
2016 (May), IMA magazine, “Broken Utopia” piece featured on the article “New Vision: Reflecting The World”
2016 (May), Serafina magazine (Folha de São Paulo), Alice was one of eight artists picked to create an artwork for the article “O Infinito”
2015 (June), Ilustrada (Folha de São Paulo), Article on my artwork practice “At solo show, artist deconstruct photographs”, written by Diago Oliva
2015 (January), The Huffington Post, “Roots” Project featured on the article “31 photographs that will show you the future of photography”
2014 (September), Foam magazine, “Roots” project featured on the article “Recherche” by Karin Bareman
2014 (September), Artsy, Alice Quaresma featured on the article “From ArtRio to the São Paulo Biennial, Here Are 9 Brazilian Artists Under 35 You Need to Know”
