Márcia Porto Born in 1964, Araçatuba , Brazil.

Lives and works in Nottingham, UK.

Artist, educator, and researcher.

studiomarciaporto@gmail.com

marciaportoart.com

Backlit Gallery Member backlit.org.uk

 

Volunteer at the Nottingham Women Centre where she leads visual arts and creative process workshops since 2022.

 

Education

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2006 - 2008 MFA in Visual Poetics, University of Campinas, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

1984 - 1987 Bachelor of Fine Art, University of Campinas, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

1984 - 1987 Bachelor in Art Education, University of Campinas, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

 

Solo Exhibitions

 

2022

We never say too much if we don’t say enough. Nottingham Women’s Centre, Nottingham, UK.

 

2018

Nothing will be omitted from what can be said. Casa Goia, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

 

2017

Diaspora, curated by Josué Mattos, Sesc Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.

How to ensure our forgetfulness. Academia Araçatubense de Letras, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil.

Ignoring the signs of the ground, distracted by the surface. Studio Imprevisto, Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil.

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2015

Space for exchanging experiences on territoriality behaviour. Fare Arte Artistic Residency, Bairro Demétria, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.

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Group Exhibitions

 

2025

Farouk Hosney foundation Art Awards 2025. Collaborative work as a performer for the artist Maria Gerguis. First place in the Farouk Hosny Foundation Photography Prize, Cairo, Egypt.

 

2024

Backlit Members Show, Backlit Gallery, Nottingham, UK.

International Postcard Show, Surface Gallery, Nottingham, UK.

Picture This: Hope, National Justice Museum. Photography Exhibition, Nottingham.

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2023

The Book of Death Time, Performance, Backlit Gallery, Nottingham, UK.

Secret Postcard Show, The Old Lock Up Gallery, Derby, UK.

 

2022

As aventuras de Alice. Animação Pré-Cinema, Farol Santander. São Paulo, Brazil.

Standing In This Place Exhibition. Nottingham Society of Artists. Nottingham, UK.

 

2020

How to assure our forgetfulness, work developed for the Independent Public Collection Ar: Acervo Rotativo, project by Laerte Ramos, Brazil.

 

2019

Feminist Stories - Ophelia, participation in the performance by Ana Mazzei and Regina Parra, MASP - Museu de Arte de São Paulo, Brazil.

 

2018

Ignoring the signs on the ground, Mural project developed for Escola Entrópica - Instituto Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

 

2017

Algumas coisas que talvez amanhã ha desaparecido, curated by Josué Mattos, Ateliê Imprevisto, Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil.

 

2016

A fixed idea that moves, curated by Célia Barros. Forum of Arts Gallery, Pinacoteca Forum of Arts, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.

Collective Concept, Forum of Arts Gallery, MAC Itajahy Martins, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.

 

2015

II Bienal do Sertão de Artes Visuais, Juazeiro/Petrolina, Bahia/Pernambuco, Brazil Space to exchange experiences on the behaviour of territoriality, Frestas Triennial of Art, Poipoidrome, curated by Josué Mattos, Sesc Sorocaba, Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil.

For Rent, Tramas Arte Contemporânea Gallery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Grupo Aluga-se, PARTE Contemporary Art Fair 5th Edition, Paço das Artes, USP, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil .

 

2014 "46th SAC, Salão de Arte Contemporânea de Piracicaba", Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil