Biography

Solo exhibitions of her work have been held at the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2013); Pinchuk Art Centre, Kiev, Ukraine (2011) and Camberwell College of Arts, London (2009).
Selected group exhibitions include Made by Brazilians, São Paulo, Brazil (2014); Sharjah Biennial (2013); Bienal do Mercosul, Mercosul, Brazil (2013); Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul (2013); No Lone Zone, Tate Modern, UK (2012); The Ungovernables, New Museum, New York (2012); Sala de Arte Publico Siqueiros, Mexico (2012); Infinite Jest, Dundee Contemporary Art, Dundee, Scotland (2012); Bienal de São Paulo, São Paulo (2010); Panorama da Arte Brasileira, São Paulo and Madrid (2007/2008); Biennale Lyon, France (2007) and Havana Biennale, Cuba (2006).

Cinthia Marcelle was awarded The Future Generation Art Prize, Pinkchuk Art Center, Kiev, Ukraine (2010); Annual TrAIN Artist in Residency award, Gasworks, London (2009) and the International Prize for Performance, Trento, Italy.
Marcelle was born in 1974 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, where she currently lives and works. She graduated in Fine Arts from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in 1999.

This person was part of Sharjah Biennial 11 and 12

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Marcelle, Cinthia

Leitmotiv

An empty area is covered in an instant by currents of water that come from every side, suggesting the beginning of a flood.