Lara Viana

Page 1 | Biography

Born: Salvador, Brazil
Lives: UK

Education
MA Painting: Royal College of Art (2005-2007)
BA Fine Art: University College Falmouth

Solo Exhibitions
2011: Galerie De-Expeditie, Amsterdam, Hollland
2011: Galerie Conrads, Duesseldorf, Germany
2011 The Regency Town House, in association with the Permanent Gallery, Brighton, UK
2010 Lara Viana , domobaal London
2009 Lara Viana, Phoenix, Exeter, UK

Group Exhibitions
2011: Mail Art at the Memorial, curated by Pablo Ferretti at Galeria Progresso, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
2010: This one's 4 Ruby at Rochelle School, London.
2010: Art Blitz at Transition gallery, London.
2010: Art Brussels, domobaal.
2010: SV10 Members' Show, selected by Jennifer Higgie and Rebecca Warren.
2010: Psychic Geography, Workplace Gallery, Gateshead, UK.
2009: FringeMK, Milton Keynes, UK. Selection Panel: Anthony Spira (Director, MK Gallery),
2009: Time is a Sausage (A Show of Shows) domobaal.
2009: The Manchester Contemporary - domobaal.
2009: East End Academy - Whitechapel Gallery London (09.07.09 � 20.09.09)selectors: Gillian Carnegie, Marion Naggar, Francis Outred, Barry Schwabsky, Anthony Spira, Whitechapel Gallery, London. (catalogue)
2008: Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2008 (September 08 - January 2009) A Foundation, Liverpool, touring to Rochelle School, Arnold Circus, London, selectors: Richard Billingham, Ceal Floyer and Ken Lum.
2008: Blyth Gallery, London: Lost and Found (26 November to 19 December 2008)
2008: Transition Gallery, London: AWOPBOPALOOBOP (November)
2008: Tricycle Gallery, London: Borrowed Time
2008: Contemporary Art Projects, London: Start your Collection
2008: Shoreditch Town Hall, London: Group show
2008: 39 Gallery, London: My Penguin
2007: Royal College of Art: The Great Exhibition
2007: Contemporary Art Projects, London: Group Show
2006: A&D; Gallery, London: matches And Petrol
2006: Hockney Gallery: �Taster�
2005: Phoenix Gallery, Brighton: Afterimage



Grants/Awards
2011: Sao Paulo Biennial Award

Publications
2011: Terra Magazine Culture Section, Brazil, 12.03.11.
2011: Editor's Pick, Top International Shows: February 28 � March 6, Saatchi online magazine.
2011: Ruins, publication for Lara Viana's solo exhibition at The Regency Town House, Brighton, essay by Laura McLean�Ferris, design by Alex Rich.
2010: An interview with Nicholas James, Cv/VAR publications, 2010.
2009: Garageland issue nine 'Migration' winter 2009/2010.
2009: Time Out, Helen Sumpter: In The Studio, August.
2009: Whitechapel Gallery, East End Academy, The Painting Edition, catalogue, June.
2009: Rebecca Geldard, essay commissioned for Phoenix Gallery, Exeter, June.
2008: New Contemporaries, Catalogue.
2007: Jonathan Miles (essay) London,