Joana VASCONCELOS (1971) - Portugal

Macaron 2016 – Unique Piece - Handmade Woolen Crochet, ornament, polyester on canvas, gilt frame plywood - H.82 x L.96 x W.24 cm - Gallery certificate will be given to the buyer. Joana Vasconcelos has exhibited regularly since the mid-1990s. Her work became known internationally after her participation in the 51st Venice Biennale in 2005, with the work A Noiva [The Bride] (2001-05). She was the first woman and the youngest artist to exhibit at the Palace of Versailles, in 2012. Recent highlights of her career include a solo exhibition at Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, the project Trafaria Praia, for the Pavilion of Portugal at the 55th Venice Biennale; the participation in the group exhibition The World Belongs to You at the Palazzo Grassi/François Pinault Foundation, Venice (2011); and her first retrospective, held at the Museu Coleção Berardo, Lisbon (2010). Today she expose at Maat Lisbone, “ Plug-in »She draws on traditional Portuguese culture to compose visual poetry where her roots meet modern pop culture. She visually plays with everyday objects, blurring the boundaries between craft and industry, tradition and modernity, popular culture and learned culture. Exhibitions Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, Lisbon, Portugal, 2023 – 2024 Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, 2020 Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, 2018 Palace of Versailles, 2012 Palazzo Grassi, 2011 Haunch of Venison, London, United Kingdom, 2010 Venice Biennale, 2005 Collection Thyssen-Bornemisza Royal Academy of Arts Manchester Art Gallery Yorkshire Sculpture Park Kunsthal Rotterdam São Paulo's CCBB and Pinacoteca Istanbul Modern Garage Centre for Contemporary Culture in Moscow Le Centquatre and La Monnaie Paris Palais de Tokyo and Hermitage Collections Tia Ömer Koç CCB/Berardo and those of the foundations Rothschild Calouste Gulbenkian, François Pinault Louis Vuitton. Awards Young Creation Award at the Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou -Paris,2000. EDP New Artists Award, 2000. International Association of Art Critics (AICA) Prize for the exhibition "Joana Vasconcelos" at the Serralves Foundation; Porto, Portugal, 2001. Artist of the Year Award by the Expresso newspaper, 2010. European Artist of the Year 2012 Award by Les Etoiles Society, 2012. Gazeta Revelação Award by Público newspaper, 2012. Cultural Personality of the Year Award by Expresso newspaper; 2013. Friends of the School of Decorative Arts (ESAD) of Caldas da Rainha Award, 2014. D. Dinis Award by the Municipality of Odivelas , 2014. Her sculptures and installations play with colours and textures, particularly through the use of embroidery. Her photographs, videos and performances conceptually deconstruct daily routines, especially those relating to the status of women.