SAO PAULO.- Nara Roesler announced the representation of Brazilian artist Mônica Ventura (b. 1985, São Paulo, Brazil). Ventura’s multidisciplinary practice spans video, sculpture, and painting, and explores the complex intersections of femininity and race. In her work, she delves into pre-colonial cultural elements such as Afro-Amerindian architecture and artisanal techniques as a means of personal reconnection.

"Ancestrality is a key to remembering who we are and continuing to break away from the colonial framework that seeks to polish individuality," explains the artist. With an approach that combines strength and feminine delicacy, Ventura challenges aesthetic formalism, creating what she describes as a "beautiful, organized noise" that invites reflection on identity, memory, and power.

Mônica Ventura lives and works in São Paulo, Brazil. She holds a degree in Industrial Design from FAAP and a masters in Visual Poetics (PPGAV) from ECA-USP. Her solo exhibits include A Noite Suspensa ou o que posso aprender com o Silêncio at Instituto Inhotim (2023) and O Sorriso de Acotirene at Centro Cultural São Paulo (2018). Her work has also been featured in major group exhibitions at institutions such as the Ford Foundation, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Museu da República, Instituto Moreira Salles, Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, and Museu de Arte de São Paulo. Her work is also part of the collections of Instituto Inhotim and Pinacoteca de São Paulo.

On March 22, the artist will present Daqui um lugar, a site-specific installation for the Octógono at Pinacoteca de São Paulo, curated by Lorraine Mendes.