Alice Quaresma was born in Brazil in 1985 and currently lives in New York. She has been experimenting with materials that allow her photographs to be sensorial and playful, pushing the boundaries of photography as a descriptive medium. Using pictures from her personal photographic archives, she reflects on identity and imagination, stimulating the ludic in her images. Quaresma has participated in exhibitions in institutions around the world, such as Patrick Heide Contemporary Art (London), Sobering Galerie (Paris), Felix Frachon Gallery (Brussels), Sotheby’s Institute (New York), Centro de Cultura Laura Alvim (Rio de Janeiro), Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center, and A.I.R Gallery (Brooklyn). She had her first institutional solo show at Caixa Cultural São Paulo in 2018 and launched her first book, "Playground,” with the French publisher Editions Bessard in 2019. Awards include the Photoworks Festive Commission Prize (2021), Aperture Foundation Summer Open Prize (2019), Houston Center for Photography Annual Exhibition Prize (2019), Foam Talent Prize (2014), and PS122 Exhibition Prize (2009). The artist has also created special projects for various organizations, such as Gap, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Hermès, Air France, and Red Bull. Her work has been published at Exit Magazine (Spain), Foam Magazine (Netherlands), Extra Fotographie in Context (Belgium), Edicola (Italy), IMA (Japan), Serafina (São Paulo), Lens Culture, and Artsy, among others. Quaresma holds a BFA from Central Saint Martins College (London) and an MFA from Pratt Institute (New York).
EDUCATION
2012
Art History at Columbia University, Columbia, NY
2009
Master of Fine Arts (with distinction), Pratt Institute NY
2007
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Art and design Saint Martin college center, London, RU
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021
The Echoes in My Mind, Sobering Galerie, Paris, France
2020
At HOME, Pablo’s Birthday Gallery, New York “Fragmented Truth”, Patrick Heide Contemporary Art, London
2019
Mind Road, Amelie Maison d’Art, Paris
2018
Horizonte, organisé par Fernanda Lopes, Caixa Cultural, Sao Paulo, Bazil
Coisas da vida, Casa Nova Art arte e Cultura, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2017
Passage - Pablo's birthday gallery, NY, USA
Escape - Le Magazyn Los Angeles, USA
Puzzle - curated by Gisela Gueiros, Lazy Susan, NY, USA
2016
Threaded - curated by Keren Moscovitch, Flatiron Projects, NY, USA
2015
Sketch for Nothing - curated by Gisela Gueiros, Special Projects, NY, USA
Beyond - curated by Mario Gioia, Fauna Gallery Sao Paulo, Brazil
2014
Nest - curated by Gisela Gueiros, special projects, NY, USA
2013
Beast - curated by Joao Guarantani, Mercedes Viegas Gallery Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Roots - curated by Raphael Fonseca , Barracao Maravilha Rio Janeiro
2011
Two people and One Hundred Places - curated by Guilherme Bueno Mercedes Viegas Gallery
2010
American Home - PS122 Gallery, NY, USA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021
Just Breathe, curated by Felipe Hegg, Mana Contemporary, Miami, United States
Like Nothing Else in The Universe, virtual show, WTF? Platform, Worldwide
2020
Fogo! curated by Efrem Zelony-Mindell and Carla Maldonado, SoMad, New York, United States
2019
Barraco Bom, 55SP art space, São Paulo, Brazil
Between the Legible and the Opaque, curated by Adler Guerrier, Bakerhouse Art Complex, Miami, USA
A Meeting with Erna Schilling, Pablo’s Birthday gallery, New York
Delirious Cities, Aperture Foundation, curated by Matthew Leifheit, New York
Profound Movement, Houston Center for Photography, curated by Shane Lavalette, Texas, USA
Tropical Gardens, curated by Julie Dumont, Felix Frachon Gallery, Brussels
Paraiso, Gericke + Praffrath gallery, Düsseldorf
2018
Alibi, Emerging Talents Festival, Mattatoio, Roma, Italy
Nothing In Isolation, curated by Gisela Gueiros, Pablo’s Birthday gallery, New York, USA
Gute Bekannte, Patrick Heide Contemporary Art, London, UK
LAND+BODY= Escape, curated by Tatiane Schilaro, NARS, Brooklyn, USA
LAND+BODY= Escape, curated by Tatiane Schilaro, Miami, USA
“Nós/Ninguém”, Casa Nova Arte e Cultura, São Paulo, Brazil
2017
Image as object - Sotheby's Institute , NY, USA
O silencio Banal e a Pausa - Centro de Cultura Laura Alvim, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Libray of love - curated by Cynthia Cruz e Tatiane Schilian A.I.I Gallery, Brooklyn, USA
2016
Gabinete Contemproraneo de Curiosidades - curated by Marco Antonio Portela, Galeria Oriente
Mutable Archives - curated by Gabriela Gueiros, Michael Foley Gallery, NY, USA
Procession - curated by Gisela Gueiros
2015
Coleçoes 10 - curated by Nessia Leonzini and Lui Lage , Luisa Strina gallery, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2014
20 - curated by Daniela Name, Mercedes Viegas gallery Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Group Show , Fred Giampietro gallery, New Haven USA; Foam Talent - 2014 Exhibition , l'Atelier Néerlandais, Paris, France.
2013
Construction for nOWHERE - curated by Luisa Duarte, Galerie Mercedes Viegas, RJ, Brazil
New collections project - galerie Orlando Lemos, Minas Gérais, Brazil
2012
Coletiva12, Mercedes Viegas Gallery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
MACAA Members Juried Exhibition, Michigan, USA
Coletiva11, Mercedes Viegas Gallery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Some Place Like Home, Daniel Cooney Gallery, New York, USA
AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES
2022
Further On Artist in Residency (FOAIR), Hamptons, United States
2021
Photoworks, Festive Commission, England
Every Woman Biennial, 1st NFT Biennial Open Call, United States
2019
Pablo’s Birthday Verbier Residency
Aperture Foundation, Summer Open, New York, USA
Houston Center for Photography, Center Annual Artist, Texas, USA
2018
Caixa Cultural Open Call, São Paulo, Brazil
2017
AnnexB Residency, Brooklyn, USA
Tappan Atelier Residency, Los Angeles, USA
2016
Displacement Project Open Call, London, UK
Residency Unlimited Finalist (open call for NY artists), Brooklyn, USA
2014
Foam Talent Prize, Amsterdam, Nederland
Jardim do Hermes Residency, São Paulo, Brazil
2013
Barracão Maravilha Residency, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2012
SVA Summer Residency, New York, USA
CCNY Annual Juried Competition (Honorable Mention), New York, USA
Mid-America College Art Association Open Call, Michigan, USA
2010
Garimpo (finalist), Dasartes Magazine, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2009
PS122 Prize, New York, USA
SPECIAL PROJECTS
2021
GAP, Gifted Artist Program, USA
2020
Earthquake, La Pera Projects, USA/Worldwide
Rio de Janeiro, ANIMALE, Brazil
Artsoul Collectors Club Program, São Paulo, Brazil
2019
Wassermusik: Black Atlantic Revisited, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany
curatorial project, SPRING/BREAK, New York, USA
2018
Le Goût de l’Iode, Air France, France/worldwide “Ocean Line”, Hermès, France/worldwide
2017
Mental Object, TAPPAN for PST LA/LA, Los Angeles, USA
Rhythm, Superior Elevation, Brooklyn, USA
Palm Tree, Unseen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Outsider, ArtLima, Lima, Peru
Another Time, Red Bull Music Academy, Brazil
Outro Tempo, Music From Memory (Record Label), Worldwide
2014
Billboard 2x2, Unseen X Foam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
ARTIST BOOK
2019
Editions Bessard, Playground
PUBLICATIONS
2021
Where Is The Frame (Online) - “In conversation with: Alice Quaresma,” Interview by Maribelle
2020
Exit Magazine, Archipelago Project published on the portfolio section
2019
Editions La Martinière, Première Vision Book, Inspiring Fashion: Textile Revolutions
iD Books, Collection Catalogue Museum of Photography of the City of Curitiba
Foam Magazine, “Mental Object” series published on the portfolio section, text by Cat Lachowskyj
Harper’s Magazine, featured on the article “No Reservations” Foam Magazine, featured in the article “What’s New?”
City Magazine, interview “Rio de Janeiro”
2018
Extra Fotografie in context, published by FOMU and Fw:Books
“flower, home, yellow, sound, landscape”, Edicola, nss factory publisher
Il Post, article about my work: “Oltre I limiti delle fotografie”
LensCulture, interview by Cat Lachowskyj
Another magazine, article “Five Things to See at Amsterdam’s Most Exciting Photography Fair”
Elephant magazine, article “Preview: First Look at Unseen Amsterdam”
Unseen magazine, interview by George King
SABATO magazine (De Tijd), Knokke edition, article “Zee Van Tranen”
Q&Art, article “To Break the Edition”
2017
Prattfolio, solo show “Escape” published at Prattfolio
Mind magazine, Interview “The Mind of a Creative Inspiration”
Calling magazine, exclusive artwork “Water Territory”
Volkskrant newspaper, Artwork “Red” published at Volkskrant Magazine
Artspace, Featured in the article “9 artists to Watch in August”
Young Space, Interview by Kate Mothes
2016
Foam magazine, “Borderless 1” featured in the article “What’s New?”
Yuca magazine, “Roots” project featured on the article “Fantasy of Perception”
IMA magazine, “Broken Utopia” piece featured on the article “New Vision: Reflecting The World”
Serafina magazine (Folha de São Paulo), Alice was one of eight artists picked to create an artwork for the article “O Infinito”
Artspace, “A Few Questions for Alice Quaresma, Brooklyn’s Twombly-Loving Photo-Doodler” interview by Dylan Kerr
2015
Musée magazine, “Nest” project published at Musée Magazine
Ilustrada (Folha de São Paulo), Article on my artwork practice “At solo show, artist deconstruct photographs”, written by Diago Oliva
Serafina magazine (Folha de São Paulo), “Beyond” project featured at “Canvas” section
The Huffington Post, “Roots” Project featured on the article “31 photographs that will show you the future of photography”
2014
O Globo, “Travessia” Project featured on “Work in Progress”
IMA magazine, artwork “Confrontation”
Foam magazine, “Roots” project featured on the article “Recherche” by Karin Bareman
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”
