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Artist Statement

I have learned that painting is not a sudden gift, but a long and patient conversation between the hand, the heart, and the world around us. My path as an artist has been built through daily practice — sometimes uncertain, sometimes full of discovery — always guided by curiosity and love for color. Each brushstroke teaches me something new about balance, light, and emotion. Over the years, I’ve found that the most honest paintings arise naturally from intuition and experience, shaped by years of training and observation. My landscapes, flowers, and abstract forms are born from memory and quiet hours in the studio, where color becomes a language of feeling. I am proud of how my work continues to evolve, yet I remain humble before nature and the mystery of creation. Painting, for me, is a lifelong apprenticeship — a way to keep learning, seeing, and sharing the beauty that surrounds us.

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Artist Biography

Gilvan Nunes (b. 1966, Minas Gerais, Brazil) is a visual artist working in painting, drawing, ceramics, and porcelain. He studied at the Escola de Artes Visuais (Parque Lage) in Rio de Janeiro from 1986 to 1991. Since the mid-1990s he has mounted more than 20 solo exhibitions across Brazil, Europe, Africa, and the U.S.  In recent years his work has also appeared in 50+ group shows and fairs internationally. In 2017 he relocated to Wayne, Pennsylvania, and his surroundings in the U.S. have since shaped a new cycle of oil paintings and ceramics. His pieces are held in institutional collections such as the Gilberto Chateaubriand Collection (MAM, Rio de Janeiro), Itaú Cultural (São Paulo), the Rômulo Maiorana Foundation, the Brazilian Presidential Collection, and foundations in London and Madrid. Nunes’s work unfolds in the space between memory and nature, layering gesture and color to create landscapes of feeling, rather than exact places.

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Education

1986 - 1991
Escola de Artes Visuais (EAV) Parque Lage, no Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Professors: Charles Watson, Hilton Berredo, Daniel Senise, Beatriz Milhazes, Milton Machado

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Collections

Gilberto Chateaubriand Collection – Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de JaneiroItaú Cultural Collection – São Paulo

Itaú Cultural Collection – São Paulo

Fundação Rômulo Maiorana – Belém

Alvorada Palace – Brazilian Presidential Collection, Brasília

Debenhams / Ben de Lisi Collection – London

Fundación AMBA Arte – London and Canary Islands

Fundación Ankaria – Madrid

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Representation

Galeria Patrícia Costa – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

InLiquid Gallery – Philadelphia, USA

Exhibitions

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2024
Solar Flare, InLiquid Gallery, Philadelphia, USA

2022
Hilomorfismos, Galeria Patrícia Costa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2021
Nature Escapades, InLiquid Gallery, Philadelphia, USA

2017
Saudades do Brasil, Galeria Beatriz Lemos de Sá, Belo Horizonte; Paisagens Suburbanas, Galeria Patrícia Costa, Rio de Janeiro

2016
Brazilian Art, London, UK; Solo Show, Dausch Art Loft, New York, USA

2015
Solo Exhibition, Galeria Patrícia Costa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2014
Poesia íntima, Galeria Patrícia Costa, Rio de Janeiro; Solo Show, Galeria Lemos de Sá, Belo Horizonte

2013 - 2011
Paixões Alegres, Sāo Paulo; Ciclo, Curitiba; Delírios e Verão, São Paulo

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Select Group Exhibitions and Art Fairs

2021
Sculptures in the Glen III, InLiquid, Philadelphia, PA

2019 – 2020
InLiquid Annual Benefit, Philadelphia, PA

2013
Projeto III, Galeria Paulo Nunes, Lisbon; Arte Contemporânea, Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal

2012
Espelho Refletido, Espaço Hélio Oiticica, Rio de JaneiroParticipations in national salons and international exhibitions across Brazil, Africa, Europe, and the United States

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