Chiara Banfi (São Paulo, 1979)

Lives and works in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Graduated in Fine Arts in 2003 at the Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado (FAAP), São Paulo, Chiara Banfi began to exhibit her work in 2002. She was part of the “Visual Arts Program Directions”, edition 2005/2006, Itaú Cultural Institute.

The artist has been exhibiting frequently at various institutions in Europe and the USA. Her work is inspired by music and nature. She was a resident in Art in Residency Programme at Gasworks Gallery, London, England – winning 1st place prize Chamex Young Art in 2005 and 2008 Mountain School of Arts in Los Angeles, USA. In 2003 she won the Bolsa -Prize – 35° Anual de Arte, FAAP, São Paulo, Brazil.

Her first solo show was at the “Open Studios”, Gasworks, London, UK, 2004. Amongst her solo shows abroad we can highlight “Firehouse”, De Vleeshal, Middelburg, The Netherlands, 2005; “Sweet Melody” – LABF15 – Lyon – France, “Cruzamentos, Encontros”, Boston Arts Academy, Boston, USA, both in 2006 and “Ebu d’água”, Oi Futuro, Rio de Janeiro, 2017.

Among her group  shows that are worth mentioned we can find “Uniqueness and Convergence”. Especial Exhibition of BRICKS Alliance of Art Museums and Galleries” – National Art Museum of China – Pequim – China, 2018; – “Natureza Franciscana” – Modern Art Museum  (MAM SP) – São Paulo – Brazil, 2016;  “Imagine Brazil” – DHC/Art Foundation for Contemporary Art – Montreal – Canadá, 2015; “Prospect 1” – Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, EUA; “Tomie Ohtake Correspondências” – Tomie Ohtake Institute – São Paulo – Brasil, 2013, just to name a few.