GILVAN NUNES

Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA

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BIO

Gilvan Nunes (b. 1966, Vermelho Novo, Minas Gerais, Brazil) studied at Escola de Artes Visuais Parque Lage in Rio de Janeiro during a pivotal moment in the resurgence of Brazilian painting. His work explores the intersection of painting and object, drawing from nature’s constant transformation through color, form, and gesture.

Working primarily in painting, Nunes also develops parallel bodies of drawings, collages, and, more recently, glazed ceramics. Since relocating to Wayne, Pennsylvania in 2017, his practice has expanded into new series of large-scale paintings and sculptural porcelain works.

His work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions across Brazil, Europe, Africa, and the United States.

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EDUCATION

1986–1991
Escola de Artes Visuais (EAV) Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)

2024
Solar Flare
InLiquid at Courtyard by Marriott Philadelphia South at the Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA – USA

2022
Hilomorfismos
Galeria Patricia Costa, Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

2021
Nature Escapades
InLiquid, Old City Publishing Building, Philadelphia, PA – USA

2017
Saudades do Brasil
Galeria Beatriz Lemos de Sá, Belo Horizonte – Brazil

Paisagens Suburbanas
Galeria Patricia Costa, Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

2016
Brazilian Art
Jenny Harper, London – UK

Solo Exhibition
Dausch Art Loft, New York, NY – USA

2015
Individual
Galeria Patricia Costa, Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

2014
Individual
Galeria Lemos de Sá, Belo Horizonte – Brazil

Poesia íntima
Galeria Patricia Costa, Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

2013
Paixões Alegres
Galeria Oscar Cruz, São Paulo – Brazil

2012
Ciclo
Galeria SIM, Curitiba – Brazil

Últimos trabalhos
Galeria Paulo Darzé, Salvador – Brazil

2011
Delírios e Verão
Galeria Oscar Cruz, São Paulo – Brazil

Favelão
Celeiro Patriarcal de Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon – Portugal

Trabalhos recentes
Galeria Patricia Costa, Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

2010
Recent Work
Largo das Artes, Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

Favelão
Maus Hábitos, Porto – Portugal

2009
Recent Work
Galeria Patricia Costa, Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

2008
Favelão
Espaço Furnas Cultural, Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

2007
Art Gallery 100 Presents Gilvan Nunes
Antwerp – Belgium

2006
Carimbos / Stamps
Galeria Monica Filgueiras, São Paulo – Brazil

2004
Solo Exhibition
Christoff van Staden Gallery, Johannesburg – South Africa

2003
A caixa rendada
Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

2001
Individual
Galeria Thomas Cohn, São Paulo – Brazil

Trabalhos em bastão a óleo
Galeria Coletânea, Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

1995
Novos trabalhos
Centro Cultural Candido Mendes, Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

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GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)

2026
Living Colors
Wanamaker House, Philadelphia, PA – USA

2025
Group Exhibition
InLiquid, Philadelphia, PA – USA

2021
Sculptures in the Glen III
InLiquid, Gladwyne, PA – USA

Fall Members Juried Exhibition (Prize Awarded)
Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA – USA

2020
InLiquid Annual Benefit
Philadelphia, PA – USA

2019
InLiquid Annual Benefit
Philadelphia, PA – USA

2013
Projeto III
Galeria Paulo Nunes, Lisbon – Portugal

Arte Contemporânea e a Câmara Municipal de Vila Franca de Xira
Lisbon – Portugal

2012
Espelho Refletido (curated by Marcos Lontra)
Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

Coleção Gilberto Chateaubriand: Novas Aquisições 2010–2012
MAM, Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

2011
Sem Título #1 – Experiências do Pós Morte
São Paulo – Brazil

Salão de Abril
Fortaleza – Brazil

2010
Coletiva de Arte Contemporânea
Lisbon – Portugal

Liberdade é pouco
Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

2008
Estranhamentos
Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

2006

A Imagem do Som da MPB
Paço Imperial, Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

2004
Vintage Show
Johannesburg – South Africa

2003
Brazilian Vintage
ArteBA, Buenos Aires – Argentina

2002
A Cultura em tempo de AIDS (Prize Awarded)
Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

A Cultura em tempo de AIDS
Havana Biennial, Cuba

2001
Fundação Rômulo Maiorana (Acquisition Prize Awarded)
Belém – Brazil

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COLLECTIONS/MUSEUMS

• Gilberto Chateaubriand Collection – MAM, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Itaú Cultural Collection – São Paulo, Brazil
• Fundação Rômulo Maiorana – Belém, Brazil
• Alvorada Palace (Brazilian Presidential Collection) – Brasília, Brazil
• Fundación Ankaria – Madrid, Spain
• Fundación AMBA Arte – London, UK / Canary Islands, Spain
• Debenhams (Ben de Lisi Collection) – London, UK

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CONTACT

Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
+1 484.560.8397
www.gilvannunes.com