BIO

Mari Velasco is a visual artist, with degrees both in Graphic Design and Psychology from PUC-Rio (Brazil) and a Master's degree in Audiovisual Communication from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain). Her production often arises from a creative process that involves the compilation and reorganization of references such as photos from personal and public archives, travel notes, family albums, magazine clippings and cinema images. Loneliness and feelings of not belonging and isolation have been some of the recurring themes in her artwork.  

In 2017, she participated in an artist residency at R.A.R.O, in Madrid, in which she worked with found material from three LGBTQ+ Pride Parades, including the World Pride. In 2020, she was selected for the first edition of the publication Baleia, which aimed to give visibility to women artists from the Federal District. Recently, she did illustrations for the book "50 LGBTQs Incríveis" (50 Incredible LGBTQs), published by Record, and was selected for the 17th National Contemporary Art Salon in Guarulhos. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, she currently lives and works between Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro.

EDUCATION

Master in Audiovisual Communication (Tecnologías Digitales Interactivas en la Comunicación Audiovisual). Communication Department. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.

B.A. in Psychology. Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

B.A. in Graphic Design, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

COMPLEMENTARY EDUCATION

Performance Stories - Zait - 2020

Art and Politics - Zait - 2020

Olhando para a poética (acompanhamento crítico) - A Pilastra - 2020

Hay cosas que solo las hago frente a otras personas - acting classes with Inés Efron -  2020

Creative Process Laboratory with Yana Tamayo - NAVE (Brasília) - 2016/2017

Contemporary Drawing with Virgílio Neto - NAVE (Brasília) - 2016 

Watercolor pocket landscapes with Isabela Couto - Elefante Centro Cultural (Brasília) - 2016  

Modern Art: 1880-1945 – MoMA NY - 2013

Experimenting with Collage – MoMA NY - 2013
Techniques for realistic drawing. PUC-Rio -  2005

Serigrafia. SENAI. Rio de Janeiro - 2005.

EXHIBITIONS

17º Salão Nacional de Arte Contemporânea de Guarulhos - (SP) -  2021

18º Território da Arte de Araraquara - (SP) - 2021

Baleia - Casa Abya (Brasília) - 2021

Baleia - Mulheres artistas no DF e entorno - Infinu (Brasília) - 2021

Gente Quadra - (DF) - 2021

Meus Medos - Espaço Renato Russo (Brasília) - 2019 

Transitando - Rizoma (Madri) - 2017
Conecta Brasília - Espaço Ubuntu (Recanto das Emas) - 2017 

Objeto Fronteiriço - Elefante Centro Cultural (Brasília) - 2017 

Matéria Errante - DeCurators (Brasília) - 2016 

Golpe tem Cara - 2016
Open Studio Weekend - BAI (Berlim) - 2015
Ilustração e Gravura - Solar Grandjean de Montigny (Rio de Janeiro) - 2000 

ARTIST RESIDENCIES

R.A.R.O Madrid – Residência artística em Madrid, Espanha (junho a agosto de 2017)

Berlin Art Institute - residência artística em Berlim, Alemanha (out. a dez. 2015)

PUBLICATIONS

Baleia (Book) - selected artworks by women artists from Distrito Federal, Brazil (2022). 

50 LGBTQ+ Incríveis (Debora Thomé - Editora Galera Record) - book illustrations

Baleia #1 (O Tempo Circular) - selected artworks by women artists from Distrito Federal, Brazil (2020). 

WORKSHOPS/ TALKS CONDUCTED

A estética camp na obra de Pedro Almodóvar - Instituto Cervantes de Brasília - 2019 

Colagem e Memória - Casa da Cultura da América Latina/ Instituto LGBT+ (Brasília) - 2018 

Colagem Experimental - Casa de Cultura da América Latina (Brasília) - 2017 

Collage Experimental (World Pride) - Galería Rizoma (Madri) – 2017