Galeria Inox

Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1985, Felippe Sabino holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from the School of Fine Arts at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ, 2015) and completed extensive coursework at the Parque Lage School of Visual Arts.

Since late 2013, Sabino has explored the intersections of photography and painting. His practice weaves a subtle poetic dialogue between the mechanics of lens-based media, most notably the stark flare of flash photography and its dramatic interplay of light and an exceptionally delicate, deliberate technique in gouache.

Drawing from photographs captured in remote, overlooked landscapes, such as roadside brush, Sabino portrays wild vegetation, tangled branches, and untamed foliage. His works evoke uncharted territories, found along forgotten paths and abandoned gardens, that quietly thrive on the margins of human presence, growing almost in defiance of it.

In 2015, the artist presented his debut solo exhibition, “Ermo/Reminescência” (Wasteland/Reminiscence), at Galeria Inox in Rio de Janeiro. Selected group exhibitions include “Que Safra É Essa?” (What batch is this?) at the Calouste Gulbenkian Arts Center (Rio de Janeiro); MOSCA Art Con at the UFRJ School of Fine Arts; and “Jovens Expressões” alongside “Cabaret”, both held at the Leila Diniz Cultural Space in Niterói (Rio de Janeiro)

Sabino was awarded First Prize in the painting competition “122 Anos de Abolição: para onde vamos?” (122 Years of Abolition: Where Are We Headed?) organized by the Municipal Department of Culture of Duque de Caxias (RIo de Janeiro), and received the Silver Medal at the 1st Fine Arts Salon.