Nazareno Rodrigues was born in São Paulo but grew up in Fortaleza, CE. At the age of 19 he moved to Brasília-DF, where he studied for a bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts at UnB. In 2003 he moved to São Paulo-SP, where he still lives and works today.

Nazareno’s works deal with aspects of memory, childhood, fairy tales, narratives… as well as the fragility of the contemporary subject in the face of the impossibility of transcendence. Made in a variety of media such as drawings, sculptures, installations, videos, engravings, artist’s books, among others, these are works that enhance the viewer’s attention due to their miniaturized nature, revealing other realities and eventually leading the adult/spectator to a feeling of estrangement at their relegation to a childlike condition, thus providing a reflection on the intricate aspects of everyday mysteries.

With a career that includes national and international exhibitions, as well as awards and publications in magazines, catalogs and art books, the artist’s works are in various public and private collections, such as: MAC-USP | MAR-RJ | MAB- DF | MAC-CE | MAMAM- PE | MAV- UNICAMP.