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Born and raised in Brazil, Júlia Brandão works primarily in textile, installation, and performance. Her multidisciplinary practice questions the body in relation to displacement and memory. In creating paintings and sculptural pieces with repurposed fabric, her work investigates the limits and possibilities of the female body in the spaces it inhabits. Reflecting upon the conception of ‘home’ not only as a physical space but also as an imagined one, a mental place of identity, Brandão's work is a representation of the threshold across and in between borders. Her work has been presented at NARS Foundation (New York), Jane Lombard Gallery (New York), Galleri Silk (Sweden), Galeria Sé (São Paulo), Galeria Quadra (Rio de Janeiro), among others. Brandão currently lives and works in Portugal, where she is finishing her MFA in Sculpture (class of 25’).
Performances and videos can be seen here: https://vimeo.com/user45432283
Born and raised in Brazil, Júlia Brandão works primarily in textile, installation, and performance. Her multidisciplinary practice questions the body in relation to displacement and memory. In creating paintings and sculptural pieces with repurposed fabric, her work investigates the limits and possibilities of the female body in the spaces it inhabits. Reflecting upon the conception of ‘home’ not only as a physical space but also as an imagined one, a mental place of identity, Brandão's work is a representation of the threshold across and in between borders. Her work has been presented at NARS Foundation (New York), Jane Lombard Gallery (New York), Galleri Silk (Sweden), Galeria Sé (São Paulo), Galeria Quadra (Rio de Janeiro), among others. Brandão currently lives and works in Portugal, where she is finishing her MFA in Sculpture (class of 25’).
Performances and videos can be seen here: https://vimeo.com/user45432283
RESUME
EXHIBITIONS
2025
“Com Destino a”, MFA Group Show, Museu FBAUP - Porto, Portugal
2024
“Seven Good Luck Charms”, Solo Exhibition, The Women’s Darkroom + Gallery - Brooklyn, NY
2023
“Uma linha graciosa no seu oposto“, Group Exhibition, O Estúdio - Porto, Portugal
2022
“Paisagens que não posso ver”, Solo Exhibition, AL 859 - Porto, Portugal
“Sem Rede”, Group Exhibition, Museu FBAUP - Porto, Portugal
‘‘Ponto Situação’’, Group Exhibition, Museu FBAUP - Porto, Portugal
2021
“Sobre/Mesa”, Group Exhibition, The Clemente - NYC
“Invincible Beings”, Group Exhibition, FPC Gallery - NYC
2020
“A Musician’s Day”, Group Show, Neighborhood Gallery - Brooklyn, NY
"Exotic Land”, Online Solo Show, Galleri Silk - Sweden
"Intersections”, Group Exhibition, Equity Gallery - New York, NY
“Summer Group Show”, Navy Studio NYC - New York, NY
"Deslocamentos", Online Performance, Quadra - Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
2019
"A Shattered Body", Performance, New York Live Arts - New York, NY
"Disritmia", Group Exhibition, The Bunk Gallery - New York, NY
"Act Of Belonging", Art Installation, Sandro Paris Store - New York, NY
"A Body of Work", Group Exhibition, Jane Lombard Gallery - New York, NY
"Varal", Group Exhibition, Feira do Livro da Língua Portuguesa - New York, NY
"O Sujeito e o Objeto", Art Installation, Arte Passagem - São Paulo, Brasil
"Multiversant", Group Exhibition, Chashama - New York, NY
"Pass-Portals, Identity Across Virtual Realms", Group Exhibition, Caravaglia Studios - New York, NY
2018
"En+theos", Duo exhibition - Fábrica Bhering - Rio de Janeiro,Brasil
"Land+Body=Escape",Group Exhibition - NARS Foundation - New York, NY
‘Land+Body=Escape",Group Exhibition - The 55 Project - Miami, FL
2017
"Fragmento, In-Process" -Group exhibition - B[x] Gallery -New York, NY
"Mini identidades", Art Installation - Vicunha - São Paulo,Brasil
"Not Home" - Group exhibition- New York, NY
Art installation - Melissa x GovernorsBall - New York, NY
Art installation at Go Green Festival -Brooklyn, New York
"Puzzle" - Duo Exhibition, Lazy Susan Gallery - New York, NY
"The First 100 Days" - Group Exhibition, Gibney Dance - New York, NY
2016
"Conversão", Sé Galeria - São Paulo, Brazil
Group exhibition - Greenpoint Gallery -New York, NY
Balam, Group Exhibition, Trimarchi - Mar del Plata, Argentina
"CoisaPública", Group Exhibition, Galeria Despina - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
"SIM", Duo Exhibition, PHD Galeria - São Paulo, Brazil
Group exhibition - Collages at PHDGaleria - São Paulo, Brazil
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2019
Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program, New York Foundation of the Arts -New York, NY
2017
Annex B Residency - New York, NY
2016
Uronto Residential Art Exchange Program -Dhaka, Bangladesh
EDUCATION
2025
Master in Fine Arts, Sculpture - Universidade do Porto - Portugal
2019
Scholarship “Testing Texture” - Urban Glass - New York, NY
2018
Artist Assistant - Susan Cianciolo Studio - New York, NY
Scholarship “Introduction to Glassblowing” - Urban Glass - New York, NY
2017
“Remixing the Ordinary - Mixed Media Studies” - New York Academy of the Arts - New York, NY
2015
Bacharel em Relações Internacionais, Faculdade Metropolitanas Unidas - São Paulo,Brazil
PRESS + PUBLICATIONS
2025
“Com Destino A”, Livro de Resumos, Seminário PEI - Práticas de Estúdio e Investigação MAP, Janeiro 2025 - Porto, Portugal
2024
Feature at FrogMag, Issue #1, September 2024 - Brooklyn, NY
2020
"Strange Love", Collaboration for Pedestrian Magazine 5- New York, NY
2019
"Strange Love", Collaboration for Pedestrian Magazine 4- New York, NY
2017
Interview and collaboration for Karina Zimmer - Spain (https://www.karina-zimmer.com/single-post/2017/10/15/Júlia-Brandão)
Interview for JNBY - China (http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/O9Yfv4t8Kk1CO4g_49AR_Q)
Interview for Melissa - Brasil (https://www.melissa.com.br/artigo/a-perspectiva-de-julia-brandao)
2016
Interview for Young Space - New York, NY (http://www.young-space.com/blog/2016/12/julia-brando)
Interview for Greenpointers - New York,NY (https://greenpointers.com/2016/10/13/thursday-spotlight-textile-artist-julia-brandao/)
Feature at PHD Galeria Art Blog - São Paulo, SP (https://www.phdgaleria.com/blogs/phd-art-blog/sim-por-2)
Interview for Sincerely, Tommy- New York, NY (http://sincerelytommy.com/blogs/artist-interviews/julia-brandao)
Feature on the blog "OurHeiday" – (https://ourheiday.com/blogs/ourheidayeveryday/108012998-fish-tacos-wildfires-julia-brandao)
”Paris” – Photography and Poetry -Suppaduppa Online Magazine - São Paulo (http://suppaduppa.com/2015/11/18/paris/ )
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
"Detachment of myself II", Video Performance in collaboration with Paloma Wool -New York, NY
"En+theos", Scenography for a video performance by Nicole Dellacosta - New York,NY
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2022
(Re)Forma Workshop - Praça da Alegria - Porto, Portugal
2019 - 2020
Teaching artist - Goose Grease After-School Program - New York, NY
Teaching artist - Mi Escuelita - New York, NY
2019
Talk/Panel "Moda Criativa" - SENAC - Uberlândia, Brasil
Collage Workshop - Kew Forest School - Queens, New York
Album Cover Art - Chris Hills - London, UK
Album Cover Art - BA LA DEUR - São Paulo, Brasil
Copyright © All rights reserved.
EXHIBITIONS
2025
“Com Destino a”, MFA Group Show, Museu FBAUP - Porto, Portugal
2024
“Seven Good Luck Charms”, Solo Exhibition, The Women’s Darkroom + Gallery - Brooklyn, NY
2023
“Uma linha graciosa no seu oposto“, Group Exhibition, O Estúdio - Porto, Portugal
2022
“Paisagens que não posso ver”, Solo Exhibition, AL 859 - Porto, Portugal
“Sem Rede”, Group Exhibition, Museu FBAUP - Porto, Portugal
‘‘Ponto Situação’’, Group Exhibition, Museu FBAUP - Porto, Portugal
2021
“Sobre/Mesa”, Group Exhibition, The Clemente - NYC
“Invincible Beings”, Group Exhibition, FPC Gallery - NYC
2020
“A Musician’s Day”, Group Show, Neighborhood Gallery - Brooklyn, NY
"Exotic Land”, Online Solo Show, Galleri Silk - Sweden
"Intersections”, Group Exhibition, Equity Gallery - New York, NY
“Summer Group Show”, Navy Studio NYC - New York, NY
"Deslocamentos", Online Performance, Quadra - Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
2019
"A Shattered Body", Performance, New York Live Arts - New York, NY
"Disritmia", Group Exhibition, The Bunk Gallery - New York, NY
"Act Of Belonging", Art Installation, Sandro Paris Store - New York, NY
"A Body of Work", Group Exhibition, Jane Lombard Gallery - New York, NY
"Varal", Group Exhibition, Feira do Livro da Língua Portuguesa - New York, NY
"O Sujeito e o Objeto", Art Installation, Arte Passagem - São Paulo, Brasil
"Multiversant", Group Exhibition, Chashama - New York, NY
"Pass-Portals, Identity Across Virtual Realms", Group Exhibition, Caravaglia Studios - New York, NY
2018
"En+theos", Duo exhibition - Fábrica Bhering - Rio de Janeiro,Brasil
"Land+Body=Escape",Group Exhibition - NARS Foundation - New York, NY
‘Land+Body=Escape",Group Exhibition - The 55 Project - Miami, FL
2017
"Fragmento, In-Process" -Group exhibition - B[x] Gallery -New York, NY
"Mini identidades", Art Installation - Vicunha - São Paulo,Brasil
"Not Home" - Group exhibition- New York, NY
Art installation - Melissa x GovernorsBall - New York, NY
Art installation at Go Green Festival -Brooklyn, New York
"Puzzle" - Duo Exhibition, Lazy Susan Gallery - New York, NY
"The First 100 Days" - Group Exhibition, Gibney Dance - New York, NY
2016
"Conversão", Sé Galeria - São Paulo, Brazil
Group exhibition - Greenpoint Gallery -New York, NY
Balam, Group Exhibition, Trimarchi - Mar del Plata, Argentina
"CoisaPública", Group Exhibition, Galeria Despina - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
"SIM", Duo Exhibition, PHD Galeria - São Paulo, Brazil
Group exhibition - Collages at PHDGaleria - São Paulo, Brazil
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2019
Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program, New York Foundation of the Arts -New York, NY
2017
Annex B Residency - New York, NY
2016
Uronto Residential Art Exchange Program -Dhaka, Bangladesh
EDUCATION
2025
Master in Fine Arts, Sculpture - Universidade do Porto - Portugal
2019
Scholarship “Testing Texture” - Urban Glass - New York, NY
2018
Artist Assistant - Susan Cianciolo Studio - New York, NY
Scholarship “Introduction to Glassblowing” - Urban Glass - New York, NY
2017
“Remixing the Ordinary - Mixed Media Studies” - New York Academy of the Arts - New York, NY
2015
Bacharel em Relações Internacionais, Faculdade Metropolitanas Unidas - São Paulo,Brazil
PRESS + PUBLICATIONS
2025
“Com Destino A”, Livro de Resumos, Seminário PEI - Práticas de Estúdio e Investigação MAP, Janeiro 2025 - Porto, Portugal
2024
Feature at FrogMag, Issue #1, September 2024 - Brooklyn, NY
2020
"Strange Love", Collaboration for Pedestrian Magazine 5- New York, NY
2019
"Strange Love", Collaboration for Pedestrian Magazine 4- New York, NY
2017
Interview and collaboration for Karina Zimmer - Spain (https://www.karina-zimmer.com/single-post/2017/10/15/Júlia-Brandão)
Interview for JNBY - China (http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/O9Yfv4t8Kk1CO4g_49AR_Q)
Interview for Melissa - Brasil (https://www.melissa.com.br/artigo/a-perspectiva-de-julia-brandao)
2016
Interview for Young Space - New York, NY (http://www.young-space.com/blog/2016/12/julia-brando)
Interview for Greenpointers - New York,NY (https://greenpointers.com/2016/10/13/thursday-spotlight-textile-artist-julia-brandao/)
Feature at PHD Galeria Art Blog - São Paulo, SP (https://www.phdgaleria.com/blogs/phd-art-blog/sim-por-2)
Interview for Sincerely, Tommy- New York, NY (http://sincerelytommy.com/blogs/artist-interviews/julia-brandao)
Feature on the blog "OurHeiday" – (https://ourheiday.com/blogs/ourheidayeveryday/108012998-fish-tacos-wildfires-julia-brandao)
”Paris” – Photography and Poetry -Suppaduppa Online Magazine - São Paulo (http://suppaduppa.com/2015/11/18/paris/ )
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
"Detachment of myself II", Video Performance in collaboration with Paloma Wool -New York, NY
"En+theos", Scenography for a video performance by Nicole Dellacosta - New York,NY
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2022
(Re)Forma Workshop - Praça da Alegria - Porto, Portugal
2019 - 2020
Teaching artist - Goose Grease After-School Program - New York, NY
Teaching artist - Mi Escuelita - New York, NY
2019
Talk/Panel "Moda Criativa" - SENAC - Uberlândia, Brasil
Collage Workshop - Kew Forest School - Queens, New York
Album Cover Art - Chris Hills - London, UK
Album Cover Art - BA LA DEUR - São Paulo, Brasil
Copyright © All rights reserved.