Maria Lynch


Maria Lynch is a Brazilian artist

Education

In 2008, she earned an MA and a Post-Graduate Diploma from Chelsea College of Art and Design in London.

Work

Maria Lynch works with a variety of media, including painting, sculpture / installations, performance and videos, in works which address excess in dealing with the female figure and the world of play. She creates a language that unfurls from fragments of memory and the abstraction of reality.
Among her main collective exhibitions are "The Jerwood Drawing Prize" London, 2008; "Nova Arte Nova" at CCBB, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, 2008. In 2009 she was invited to the "Salão Paranaense", Curitiba and presented the performance "Incorporáveis" at Oi Futuro and SESC 24 Horas, Pier Maua, Rio de Janeiro. In 2010, she was invited to the collective exhibition "] entre entre ; Galeria Ibeu, [Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 2010 Incorporáveis ; SP Arte, Pavilhão da Bienal, São Paulo, Brazil
  • 2010 Estranho Cotidiano; Galeria Movimento, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 2010 Liberdade é Pouco. O que desejo ainda não tem nome; Curated by Bernardo Mosqueira, Casa no Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 2010 Incorporáveis ; SESC Arte 24h, Espaço Píer Mauá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 2009 Incorporáveis ; Oi Futuro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 2009 Nova Arte Nova; Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, São Paulo, Brazil
  • 2008 Jerwood Drawing Prize; Jerwood Space, London, UK
  • 2008 Master’s Degree Final Show; Chelsea College of Art & Design, London, UK
  • 2008 Nova Arte Nova; Curated by Paulo Venâncio, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, RJ, Brazil
  • 2008 59 Seconds Video Festival, Landmark, Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen, Norway; Schauraum, Nurtingen, Germany; Artprojx Space, London, UK; University of Texas, Austin, USA
  • 2008 Condensation; Decima Gallery, London, UK
  • 2008 Crouch End Open Studios; Town Hall, London, UK
  • 2008 Collective Exhibition; Galeria Virgílio, São Paulo, Brazil
  • 2008 Abre Alas 2008; A Gentil Carioca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 2007 Post-Graduate Final Show; Chelsea College of Art & Design, London, UK
  • 2007 Inaugural show; Galeria do Convento, Universidade Candido Mendes, RJ, Brazil
  • 2007 Group Exhibition – Salon Gallery, London, UK
  • 2006 Arquivo Geral; Centro Helio Oiticica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 2006 Conexão Contemporânea; FUNARTE, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 2005 Acessos Possíveis; Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 2005 Evento Pirata, Grupo Py, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 2005 Conexão Contemporânea''; FUNARTE, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Awards, residencies and grants

  • 2016 ESXLA Residency Program LA, USA
  • 2015 Grant for Solo Exhibition at Storefront for Art and Architecture by the Brazilian Embassy, NY, EUA
  • 2013 Residencie at Residency Unlimited, NY, EUA
  • 2013 Selecteted for a commission of Public Art, Fundação Getúlio Vargas, RJ, Brazil
  • 2012 Guest artist by the London 2012 Organizing Committee, Creative Cities, Barbican, London, UK
  • 2012 Residencie Bordalo Pinheiro, Lisbon, Portugal
  • 2012 Front Commission of escola de Samba da Pimpolhos Grande Rio, Sapucai, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • 2010 Montáveis Sculpture Workshop, Casa França Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 2010 Marcantonio Vilaça Award, Funarte, Brazil
  • 2009 Guest artist, 63rd Salão Paranaense, Museum of Modern Art, Curitiba, PA, Brazil
  • 2008 Jerwood Drawing Prize, Jerwood Space, London, UK
  • 2007 13th Salão da Bahia, Bahia Museum of Modern Art, Salvador, Brazil
  • 2006 Novíssimos, Galeria IBEU Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 2006 Salão de Arte de Ribeirão Preto, MARP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
  • 2004 Arte Pará, Rômulo Maiorana Foundation, Belém, Brazil

    Public collections

  • Ministério das Relações Exteriores, Palácio do Itamaraty, DF, Brazil
  • Coleção Gilberto Chateaubriand, MAM, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Centro Cultural Candido Mendes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói, Niterói, Brazil
  • Committee for Olympic Fine Arts 2012, London, UK
  • BGA collection, Brazil