Bio
Born in Brazil, 1979
Lives and works in France
SOLO SHOWS
2011 – Erica Kaminishi – Project N47 Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery – Tokyo/Japan
2011 – Jardim (Garden) National Foundation of Arts Gallery – Sao Paulo/Brazil
2008 – In(verses) Ways – Contemporary Art Museum of Parana – Curitiba/PR Brazil
2008 – In(verses) Ways – Aichi Arts Center – Nagoya/ Japan
2006 – AMORPHOUS, Poeplantswords – Museum Casa Andrade Muricy – Curitiba/PR Brazil
2004 – Between Addiction and Pure – Criciúma Cultural Foundation /SC Brazil
2004 – Between Addiction and Pure – Joinville Cultural Foundation/SC Brazil
2003 – Between Addiction and Pure – Metropolitan Museum of Art / MuMA – Curitiba/PR
2001 – Metaphor of the Unconscious – Curitiba Cultural Foundation /PR Brazil
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2011 – Symposium New Directions in Drawing, Emily Carr University, Vancouver/Canada
2010 – Aichi Triennale 2010, Nagoya/Japan
2008 – Mitsubishi Art Gate Program (drawing acquisition) Gyre Gallery, Tokyo Japan
2008 – New Art Brazil – Japan 2008 – Yokohama Civic Art Gallery, Yokohama/Japan
2007 – Infinite Lines – Promo Arte Gallery – Tokyo/Japan
2007 – International Art Triennale – Osaka University of Arts, Osaka/Japan
2006 – 13º National Competitive Arts Exhibition of Bahia – Salvador/BA
2006 – 12º Floss Silk Visual Art Competition – Asahi Gallery Tokyo/Japan
2006 – Maebashi Art Compe Live 2006+ , Gunma/ Japan
2004 – 7º Biennial of Recôncavo – Salvador/ BA
2003 – 6º National Contemporary Competitive Arts Exhibition Elke Hering – Blumenau/SC
2003 – Wakane – Gallery of Caixa Econômica Curitiba/PR and Museum of Art of Londrina – Londrina/PR
2002 – 10º Competitive Arts Exhibition of Mar – Antonina/PR
2001 – 10º Metropolitan Competitive Arts Exhibition SAMAP – João Pessoa/PB.
2000 – 12º Competitive Arts Exhibition of Iguaçu – Foz do Iguaçu/PR.
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2011 – Nomura Foundation Grant for Visual Arts 2011 – Tokyo, Japan
2010 – Funarte Contemporary Art Award – Brazilian National Foundation of Arts – Brazil
2010 – Exhibition 2010 Artists Abroad Award – São Paulo Biennial Foundation – Brazil
2009 – Noriyoshi Sawamoto Award (Nihon University College of Arts) – Tokyo/Japan
2008 – Excellence Award – Tagboat Award Exhibition – Tokyo/Japan
2006 – Encouragement Award – 12º Floss Silk Visual Art Competition – Tokyo/Japan
2005~09 – Monbukagakusho Scholarship Recipient for Postgraduate Studies (Japanese Government)
2003 – Sculpture Award Acquisition – 4º Graciosa Competitive Arts Exhibition – Brazil
2003 – 1º. Award Acquisition – 2º Competitive Arts Exhibition of Três Lagoas – Brazil
2002 – 1º. Award Acquisition – 2º Competitive Arts Exhibition of Castro – Brazil
2002 – Sculpture Award Acquisition – 29º Competitive New Arts Exhibition – Brazil
2001 – 1º. Award Acquisition – 42º Competitive Arts Exhibition of New Artists SAPN – Brazil
2001 – 2º. Award Acquisition – 14º Competitive Arts Exhibition of Cascavel – Brazil
WORKS IN COLLECTION (Brazil)
- MAC – Museum of Art of Cascavel/ PR, City Hall of Castro/ PR, Cultural Center of Brazil USA – Santos/ SP, Criciúma Cultural Foundation – Criciúma/ SC, Joinville Cultural Foundation – Joinville/ SC
EDUCATION
2009 – Master Degree of Visual Arts and Cinema – Nihon University – Tokyo, Japan
2005/06 – Postgraduate Research Student at Visual Arts and Cinema Department /Nihon University – Tokyo, Japan
2004 – Graduation in Fine Arts – Faculty of Arts of Parana -Curitiba, PR (Brazil)
Between 1997 and 2000 – Arts Studies in Japan (Ceramic) and England