Lívia Moura
biografiaLívia Moura at her studio
Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1986, Lívia Moura holds a BFA from the Institute of Arts at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) and an MA in Contemporary Artistic Processes from the Federal University Fluminense (UFF). She deepened her critical trajectory through studies in art history and criticism at the Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume in Paris and the Parque Lage School of Visual Arts, alongside transformative apprenticeships in the studios of Tunga and Adriana Tabalipa.
Her artistic path is marked by immersive international engagements, including an artist-educator residency at Casa DAROS-Latinamerica (2007, curated by Eugenio Valdés, Katia Maciel, and Marcio Botner); a residency at La Curtiduría in Oaxaca, Mexico (2008); the Reggio Emilia ReMida program in Naples, Italy (2009); and a retreat at the Samboji Zen Monastery in Bercheto, Italy (2011).
In her practice, Moura strips the artwork from the wall, projecting it into physical space to ignite a subtle “short-circuit” in the surrounding environment. Through emancipatory gestures, her work unbinds itself, allowing art to spill fluidly into everyday existence. Co-opting the aesthetic codes of culture, she reclaims discarded materials and fleeting situations, weaving them into a discourse that is directly social, yet deeply evocative, magnetic, and luminous.
Moura’s work has been presented in solo exhibitions at Galeria Inox (Rio de Janeiro, 2013 and 2015). Key group exhibitions and spatial interventions include “Nova Arte Nova” (New Art New) at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, 2009); an interactive performance for “Riocenacontemporânea” (2007); an installation for “MAC Vazio” (Empty MAC) at the Niterói Contemporary Art Museum (2007); a site-specific installation “Paixão” (Passion) at the Bispo do Rosário Museum (2006); and “O que é normal” at ECCO (Brasília, 2006).
Internationally, her practice has resonated across venues in Oaxaca (Mexico), Bangkok (Thailand), and Italian cities including Naples, Maiori, Pellezzano, Pesaro, Salerno, and Siena.
Education and Residencies
2020
Admitted to the PhD program in Contemporary Art Studies, Federal University Fluminense (UFF). Advisor: Luiz Guilherme Vergara.
2019
Course: Social Currencies and Planetary Transition, Casa Anitcha. Instructors: Júlio Monteiro and Renata Lara.
2018
Ixodos International Art Exchange artist residency. Curated by Evanthia Tselika and Chrystalleni Loizidou.
2016 – 2018
MA in Contemporary Artistic Processes, Federal University Fluminense (UFF). Advisor: Luiz Guilherme Vergara.
2011
Artist residency at Samboji Zen Monastery, Bercheto, Italy.
2009
BFA in Fine Arts, Institute of Arts, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). Advisors: Malu Fatorelli and Cristina Salgado.
Internship at the Reggio Emilia ReMida educational program, Naples, Italy.
2008
Artist residency at La Curtiduría, Oaxaca, Mexico. Curated by Demián Flores and Olga Marguerita.
2007
Artist-educator workshop at Casa DAROS-Latinamerica. Curated by Eugenio Valdés, Katia Maciel, and Marcio Botner.
2006
Course: Expansion of the Field of Action in Contemporary Art, UniversidArte. Instructor: Glória Ferreira.
Performance course at EAV Parque Lage. Instructors: Alexandre Sá and Daniela Mattos.
Studio apprenticeship with artist Tunga.
Course/Seminars: Cycles de formation à l’histoire de l’art moderne et contemporain – Approfondir l’art contemporain, Jeu de Paume Museum, Paris, France. Instructors: Christine Vidal and Sabine Thiriot.
2001
Studio apprenticeship with artist Adriana Tabalipa.
International Exhibitions
2018
Ixodos Art Exchange, Cyprus and Greece. Curated by Chrystalleni Loizidou and Evanthia Tselika.
Art+ Design from Brazil, Piasa, Paris, France. Curated by Sophie Su.
Group Exhibition at XXXFuorifestival, Pesaro, Italy. Curated by Maykson Cardoso.
2014
Approdi e Naufragi [Landings and Shipwrecks] – Installation, Palazzo Mazzacapo, Maiori, Italy. Curated by Raffaele D’Andria and Marco Alfano.
2012 – 2013
Pandora Ritrovata [Pandora Rediscovered] – Collaborative Art Project, Salerno, Cava de’ Tirreni, Naples, Amalfi, and Vietri sul Mare, Italy. Curated by Marco Alfano.
2012
Installation for Group Exhibition, Zak Gallery, Siena, Italy. Curated by Antonello Tolve.
2010
Installation, Video, and Performance (Solo Exhibition), Convento dello Spirito Santo, Pellezzano, Italy. Curated by Rino Mele.
Installation for Group Exhibition, Museo Materiali Minimi d’Arte Contemporanea (MMMAC), Salerno, Italy. Curated by Antonello Tolve.
2009
Art Education Project at Sathira Dhammasathan Center, Bangkok, Thailand.
Art Education Project with the NGO Mani Tese, Naples, Italy. Curated by Alex Zanotelli.
2008
Installation and Performance, La Curtiduría, Oaxaca, Mexico. Curated by Demián Flores and Olga Margarita.
National Exhibitions & Projects
2021
Group Exhibition (Paintings), SP-Arte International Art Fair, Galeria Inox Booth, São Paulo, Brazil.
Group Exhibition (Paintings), ArtRio International Art Fair, Galeria Inox Booth, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Launch of the Moeda Afeto [Affection Currency] software.
2020
Live broadcast, ArtRio International Art Fair, featuring Gabriela Davies and Luiz Guilherme Vergara.
Group Exhibition (Paintings), ArtRio International Art Fair, Galeria Inox Booth, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Banho de Orgasmo [Orgasm Bath] – Installation and Technomagical Ritual, Baile do Sarongue, Museum of Tomorrow, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Curated by Marcos Wagner.
2019
Technomagical Installation & Immersion (Technomagical Ritual) with physicist Gabriel Guerrer, Etnohaus, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Land Art created and destroyed during 7 days of performances/rituals, Tropical Burn, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Group Exhibition (Paintings), SP-Arte International Art Fair, Galeria Inox Booth, Bienal Pavilion, São Paulo, Brazil.
2018 – 2019
Teacher Training for the Raiz do Afeto [Root of Affection] educational materials, Raiz Educação publishing house.
2018
Group Exhibition with VAV (Paintings, Money Laundering Ritual, and Linge-rir fashion show), Jacarandá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Curated by Luiz Guilherme Vergara and Gabriela Davies.
Group Exhibition with VAV, Abre Alas [Make Way], A Gentil Carioca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Curated by Clarissa Diniz and Cabelo.
2017
Group Exhibition, Saracura, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Curated by Bianca Bernardo and Paula Borghi.
Group Exhibition, Ping Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Curated by Thatiana Lopes.
Group Exhibition, Bhering, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Curated by Barrão and Carol Amorim.
Group Exhibition, ArtRio, Galeria Inox Booth, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Urban Intervention, Praça XV, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Curated by Luiz Guilherme Vergara.
Solo Exhibition, dotART, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Curated by Wilson Lázaro.
Group Exhibition, SP-Arte, Galeria Inox Booth, São Paulo, Brazil.
2016
Group Exhibition, Saracura, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Curated by Paula Borghi and Bianca Bernardo.
Group Exhibition, ArtRio 2016, Galeria Inox Booth, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Presentation of the Emotional Literacy project at the Educação 360 [Education 360] International Seminar, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
International Group Exhibition, MAC Niterói, Niterói, Brazil. Curated by Luiz Guilherme Vergara.
Submarine Ritual & Filming, Cagarras Islands, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Curated by Luiz Guilherme Vergara.
Implementation of the Emotional Literacy project at OLM School.
2015
Collective Performance/Ritual, Somos o Rio Doce [We Are Rio Doce], Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Group Exhibition, ArtRio 2015, Galeria Inox Booth, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Solo Exhibition and Performance, Galeria Inox, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Curated by Jessica Gogan and Luiz Guilherme Vergara.
2013
Group Exhibition, ArtRio 2013, Galeria Inox Booth, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Solo Exhibition, Galeria Inox, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Curated by Luisa Duarte.
2009
Installation, Group Exhibition Nova Arte Nova [New Art New], Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (CCBB), São Paulo, Brazil. Curated by Paulo Venâncio Filho.
2008
Development of the Art Education project for Casa DAROS-Latinamerica. Curated by Eugenio Valdés, Katia Maciel, and Márcio Botner.
Installation, Group Exhibition Nova Arte Nova [New Art New], Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (CCBB), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Curated by Paulo Venâncio Filho.
2007
Interactive Performance, Riocenacontemporânea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Curated by Bia Junqueira.
Installation/Performance, Group Event MAC Vazio [Empty MAC], Niterói Contemporary Art Museum (MAC Niterói), Niterói, Brazil. Curated by Beatriz Lemos and Luiz Guilherme Vergara.
2006
Site-Specific Installation, Group Exhibition Paixão [PAssion], Bispo do Rosário Museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Curated by Wilson Lázaro.
Performance, Group Event Jardim das Delícias [Garden of Delights], Museum of the Republic, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Curated by Isabel Portela, Alexandre Sá, and Daniela Mattos.
Installation, Group Exhibition O que é normal [What is normal], ECCO, Brasília, Brazil. Curated by Wilson Lázaro.
Installation/Performance, Group Event Incorpor(A)ções [Incorpor(A)ctions], Espaço Bananeiras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Curated by Alexandre Sá, Daniela Mattos, and Beatriz Lemos.