Flávia Vieira develops her work from the intersection between ecology and colonial history, exploring notions of identity and collective representation, botanical diaspora and otherness. The cultural, historical and political narratives embedded in materials and making processes constitute a recurring point of departure in her research. Her work explores how colonial legacies and historical systems of representation continue to shape contemporary ways of classifying, domesticating and managing living beings.
Through an interdisciplinary approach, her practice brings together artistic research, natural history, cultural studies and postcolonial thought, exploring the relationships between nature, power and representation.
Colour emerges as a central axis in her practice, explored through its material and political dimensions, often through the production of pigments derived from organic and mineral matter and through experimentation with processes of material transformation.
Taking shape primarily through installation, her work combines sculptural elements in ceramics and textiles with spacial devices, image and sound. Her practice is grounded in a process-based methodology that integrates research, fieldwork and hands-on production processes.
1983, Braga - Portugal
Education
2019 - PhD, Visual Poetics and Creation Processes, Arts Institute of UNICAMP, São Paulo, BR
2012 - MA, Communication and Arts, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, New University of Lisbon, PT
2009 - MAUMAUS - Independent Study Program, Lisbon, PT
2006 - Graduation degree in Fine Arts - Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto, PT
Residencies
2025/26 - IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM, Municipal Studios of Porto, PT
2023 - MATADERO Madrid X ARTWORKS, ES
2014 - FAAP, Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado, São Paulo, BR
2008 - CITTADELLARTE - Fondazione Michelangelo Pistoletto, Biella, IT
Solo Shows
2025 - Pele de barro, curated by Miguel von Hafe Pérez, CAV - Centro de Artes Visuais, Coimbra, PT
2025 - O tienes amor o comes barro, Centro de Arte Caja de Burgos - CAB, Burgos, ES
2025 - Duo (Flávia Vieira & Salomé Lamas), curated by Luís Pinto Nunes, KUBIKGallery, Lisboa, PT
2025 - Pau-Campeche, curated by Sofia Lemos, Galeria da Boavista - Galerias Municipais de Lisboa, Lisbon, PT
2025 - El Otro Color, curated by Bruno Leitão, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, ES
2024 - Milagro - Inside the Collection, curated by Marta Mestre, Centro Internacional das Artes José de Guimarães, Guimarães, PT
2021 - Brasilina, curated by Luiza Teixeira de Freitas, KUBIKGallery, Porto, PT
2020 - Blush, KUBIKULO - Project Room, Porto, PT
2019 - Pandã, curated by Thierry Freitas, Auroras - Project Room, São Paulo, BR
2018 - Hopes and Fears, curated by Marta Mestre, KUBIKGallery, Porto, PT
Selected Group Shows
2026 - Soft Ground, curated by Filipa Ramos, KUBIKGallery, Fortes D'Aloia & Gabriel e Mendes Wood DM, Centro de Cultura Comporta, Comporta, PT
2026 - Corpo-Fantasma, Obras da Coleção de Arte Contemporânea do Estado (CACE), curated by Marta Espiridião, Centro de Artes Villa Portela, PT
2025 - Who Where, curated by Sara Antónia Matos e Pedro Faro, Espaço Coleção Arte Contemporânea - Galerias Municipais de Lisboa, Lisbon, PT
2024 - Ação à Distância, curated by Bernardo de Souza and Luisa Duarte, KUBIKGallery, Lisbon, PT
2024 - Jarra Humana, Obras da Coleção de Arte Contemporânea do Estado (CACE), curated by Francisca Portugal e Sandra Vieira Jürgens, Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Elvas, Elvas, PT
2023 - Meu Corpo: Território de Disputa, curated by Galciani Neves, Galeria Nara Roesler, São Paulo, BR
2022 - Obscura Luz, curated by Kiki Mazzucchelli, Galeria Luisa Strina, São Paulo, BR
2022 - Tisanas: Infusões para Tempos Modernos, curated by Maria do Mar Fazenda, Fundação Eugénio de Almeida, Évora, PT
2022 - Impluvium, curated by Óscar Faria, Galeria Àngeles Baños, Badajoz, ES
2022 - Form der Unruhe, curated by Luísa Telles, MOM Art Space, Hamburg, DE
2022 - Forma do Desassossego, curated by Luísa Telles, Olhão, São Paulo, BR
2021 - Sobressalto - Obras da Coleção Norlinda e José Lima, curated by Miguel von Hafe Pérez, Centro de Artes de Águeda, PT
2019 - Focus: Portugal, curated by João Ribas, ArtToronto, Toronto, CA
2019 - 10 / 40, KUBIKGallery, Porto, PT
2019 - E nesse ano a noite preta pega a porta, curated by Júlia Coelho and Renan Araújo, Oficina Cultural Oswald de Andrade, São Paulo, BR
2018 - Song for my hands, curated by Marta Mestre, Biennal of Curitiba, MON – Museum Óscar Niemeyer, Curitiba, BR
2016 - Chama Plural, curated by Isabella Lenzi, Portuguese Consulate in São Paulo, BR
Art Collections
Foundation Caja de Burgos Collection, ES
Lisbon City Council Collection, PT
Inhotim Institute Art Collection, BR
CACE - State's Collection of Contemporary Art, PT
Modern and Contemporary Art Collection - Norlinda and José Lima, PT
PLÁKA - Porto City Council Art Collection, PT