Adriana Varejão

Biography

Born in 1964 in Rio de Janeiro, where she lives and works, Adriana Varejão is one of Brazil's leading contemporary artists. Her work is included in the collections of The Tate Modern in London; the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York; the Hara Museum in Tokyo and, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, among others. She also has a permanent pavilion devoted to her work at the Centro de Arte Contemporânea Inhotim in Brazil, that opened in 2008. Varejão has exhibited extensively internationally—including the Biennale of Sydney, the Venice Biennale, and the São Paulo Biennial—and has had solo exhibitions at Bildmuseet, Umeå, Sweden, and the Instituto de Arte Contemporanea, Lisbon. Recently, the Hara Museum in Tokyo featured a solo exhibition of her work as well as the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain in Paris. Her work was included in the Brazil: Body and Soul exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in New York in 2001, as well as in the MoMA QNS exhibition Tempo, where she filled an entire room with the wall-based installation Azulejões (Big Blue Tiles). To download artist's CV, please click on "Printable PDF of Full Text"
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Gallery Exhibitions

• Adriana Varejão, Two Paintings and Ten Drawings - May 7 - July 10, 2009
• Art 39 Basel, Hall 2.1 Booth F2 - June 4 - 8, 2008
• Adriana Varejão - February 15 - March 15, 2003
• Off the Grid, Works on Paper - January 17 - February 16, 2002
• Adriana Varejão - January 7 - February 12, 2000

Museum Exhibitions

• Adriana Varejão, Two Paintings and Ten Drawings - May 7 - July 10, 2009
• Art 39 Basel, Hall 2.1 Booth F2 - June 4 - 8, 2008
• Adriana Varejão - February 15 - March 15, 2003
• Off the Grid, Works on Paper - January 17 - February 16, 2002
• Adriana Varejão - January 7 - February 12, 2000

Press

• Tema Celeste Download PDF ()
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Selected Works

ADRIANA VAREJAO O Iluminado (The Shining), 2009 oil on linen 90.55 x 220.47 inches 230 x 560 cm LM12107


ADRIANA VAREJAO A Fonte (The Fountain), 2009 oil on canvas 66.93 x 90.55 inches 170 x 230 cm LM12116


ADRIANA VAREJAO Mme F., 2009 graphite on paper 20.87 x 27.56 inches (paper) 53 x 70 cm 35.25 x 42 inches (framed) 89.5 x 106.7 cm LM12433


ADRIANA VAREJAO A Malvada (The Wicked), 2009 graphite on paper 25.2 x 28.35 inches (paper) 64 x 72 cm 39.5 x 42.75 inches (framed) 100.3 x 108.6 cm LM12520


ADRIANA VAREJAO O Sedutor (The Seducer), 2009 graphite on paper 15.25 x 27.75 inches (paper) 38.7 x 70.5 cm 29.5 x 52 inches (framed) 74.9 x 132.1 cm LM12428


ADRIANA VAREJAO O Voyeur (The Voyeur), 2009 graphite and watercolor on paper 27.76 x 35.43 inches (paper) 70.5 x 90 cm 33 x 45 inches (framed) 83.8 x 114.3 cm LM12434


ADRIANA VAREJAO Poliptico Iberico (Polyptych "Iberic"), 2008 oil and plaster on canvas 4 panels, each: 43.3 x 43.3 inches 110 x 110 cm overall dimensions: 86.6 x 86.6 inches 220 x 220 cm LM11350


Celacanto provoca maremoto [Coelacanth provokes seaquaques], 2004-2008 Plaster on canvas, oil painted Permanent installation consisting of 184 paintings, 110 x 110 cm/each Inhotim Centro de Arte Contemporânea, Minas Gerais, Brazil


ADRIANA VAREJÃO O Hungaro (The Hungarian), 2006 oil on canvas 78.74 x 100.39 inches 200 x 255 cm LM10219


ADRIANA VAREJÃO O Virtuoso (The Virtuoso), 2006 oil on canvas 47.24 x 64.17 inches 120 x 163 cm LM10216


ADRIANA VAREJÃO O sonhador [The dreamer], 2006 Oil on canvas 170 x 230cm LM10217


ADRIANA VAREJÃO O sedutor [The seducer], 2004 Oil on canvas 230 x 530 cm


ADRIANA VAREJÃO Linda da Lapa, 2004 aluminum, polyurethane, oil 157.48 x 66.93 x 47.24 inches 400 x 170 x 120 cm LM8450


ADRIANA VAREJÃO Linda do Rosário, 2004 195 x 800 x 25 cm aluminum, polyurethane and oil paint


ADRIANA VAREJÃO The Guest, 2004 Oil on canvas 45 x 70 cm


ADRIANA VAREJÃO Blue Sauna, 2003 oil on canvas 76.77 x 114.17 inches 195 x 290 cm LM6481


ADRIANA VAREJÃO White Sauna, 2003 oil on canvas 76.77 x 114.17 inches 195 x 290 cm LM6491


ADRIANA VAREJÃO Ruina de Charque - Coluna (Column Jerked-Beef Ruin), 2003 oil on wood and polyurethane 92.91 x 14.17 x 12.6 inches 236 x 36 x 32 cm LM6497


ADRIANA VAREJÃO Folds 2, 2003 oil on wood and polyurethane on aluminum and wood support 94.49 x 90.55 x 15.75 inches 240 x 230 x 40 cm LM6499 Collection of Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York


ADRIANA VAREJÃO Ruina de Charque - Nova Capela (Nova Capela Jerked-Beef Ruin), 2003 oil on wood and polyurethane 104.33 x 47.24 x 22.05 inches 265 x 120 x 56 cm LM6495


ADRIANA VAREJÃO Folds, 2000-2001 oil, foam, aluminum, wood and canvas 76.77 x 98.43 x 25.98 inches 195 x 250 x 66 cm LM2947


ADRIANA VAREJÃO Contingente [Contingent], 1998-2000 Photograph 28 x 40.5 cm (edition of 5) 22 x 32.6 cm (edition of 100) 110 x 140 x 10 cm


ADRIANA VAREJÃO Azulejaria "de tapete" em carne viva [Carpet-Style Tilework in Live Flesh], 1999 oil on canvas and polyurethane on aluminum and wood support 150 x 190 x 25 cm [59 x 75 x 9.8 inches]


ADRIANA VAREJÃO Figura de convite II [Entrance Figure II], 1998 Oil on canvas 200 x 200 cm


ADRIANA VAREJÃO Figura de convite [Entrance Figure], 1997 Oil on canvas 200 x 200 cm


ADRIANA VAREJÃO Mapa de Lopo Homem (Map of lopo Homem), 1992 oil on wood with suture thread 110 x 140 x 10 cm

Limited Editions

Contingente (Contingent), 1998-2000 photograph (unframed) 11.02 x 15.94 inches 28 x 40.5 cm Edition of 100 LM3639 $100