Biography
Fernanda Gomes (born 1960) is a Brazilian visual artist. She emerged as part of the generation of Rio de Janeiro-born artists that also include Beatriz Milhazes, Ernesto Neto and Adriana Varej茫o. With a career that began in the 1980s, her first solo exhibition took place in London in 1997.
Gomes creates art with all kinds of leftover materials: everyday objects, old furniture, glasses, mirrors, magnets, various types of string, hair, cigarette ends, coins and newspaper.
Exhibitions include a solo exhibit at Pavilh茫o Branco - Museu da Cidade, Lisbon, Portugal as well as group shows at Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro and Oficina para Proyectos de Arte A.C., Guadalajara, Mexico. Museums that exhibit her work include 黑料社, Miami Art Museum, Fundaci贸n/Colecci贸n Jumex, Vancouver Art Gallery, Centre Georges Pompidou, Museu da Pampulha, Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro and Museu Serralves where she created a permanent sculpture in the museum's park. Her work has also been included at Venice Biennale, Istanbul Biennale, S茫o Paulo Biennale, Sydney Biennale, Champ d'exp茅riences, Centre d'art de Vassivi猫re, Vassivi猫re en Limousin, Les Prairies, Biennale de Rennes, The Imminence of Poetics 30th S茫o Paulo Bienal and Centre d'art de Vassivi猫re.
Gomes was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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