Born in 1959 in São Paulo, Brazil.
Currently lives and works in New York City.
SOLO SHOWS
2023 "To Shed New Light", Materials for the Arts, Queens, NY
2022 "Dancing with Color", ChaShaMa Space for Artists, New York, NY
2019 “Towards Light & Color”, Plaxall Gallery, Queens, NY
2018 “Flying Colors”, LIC Corner Café, Queens, NY
2017 “Tied Together”, Parasol Projects – Rivington Gallery, New York, NY
2016 “While We Sleep”, LIC Corner Cafe, Queens, NY
2014 “Selected Works”, Belas Artes Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2013 “Saravá”, Belas Artes Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, St. Louis, MO
2012 “Macunaíma” installation, Figment Art Festival, Governor’s Island, NY
2011 “A Painting Picture Book”, Figment Art Festival, Governor’s Island, NY
2010 “Paintings of Dreams”, Figment Art Festival, Governor’s Island, NY
2008 “Life-Size Vessels - Paintings”, Figment Art Festival, Governor’s Island, NY
2006 “Painting is a Dinosaur”, Gallery OneTwentyEight, New York, NY
2005 “Painting Takes Me Places”, Cornell Med-W, New York, NY
“Land & Water (a return to basics)”, Cornell-E, New York, NY
2004 “Renewal”, Biche de Bere Gallery, New York, NY
2003 Adriana Penteado Arte Contemporânea, São Paulo, Brazil
“Abstracts”, Joseph Fischl Gallery, New York, NY
1995 Desbrosses Artist Space, New York, NY
1994 Adriana Penteado Arte Contemporânea, São Paulo, Brazil
GROUP SHOWS
2023 "Paroxysm", Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY
2022 "Improvisions", Blue Hill Arts and Cultural Center, Pearl River, NY
"Among Friends", Equity Gallery, New York, NY
"Show Me Your Story", Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, New York, NY
2021 "Surviving a Pandemic", Brazilian Consulate, New York, NY
"Flex", The Yard, Williamsburg Bridge, Brooklyn, NY
"Recumbent, The Art of Lying", Equity Gallery, New York, NY
"On the Inside Looking Out", AnkhLave, Queens Botanical Garden, Queens, NY
"Page Turner", ODETTA Digital | SHIM Digital Network, at Artsy.net
"Lost and Found", online show, at NYArtistsCircle.com
"Fragile Earth: Artists Respond to Climate Change", online show, at NYArtistsCircle.com
"Flat Files", Deanna Evans Projects, at deannaevansprojects.com
2020 "Essential Works", ODETTA Digital | SHIM Digital Network, at Artsy.net
"Pandemic Proof", ODETTA Digital | SHIM Digital Network, at Artsy.net
“Someone Will Remember Us, even from another time”, Culture Lab LIC, Queens, NY
“AnkhLave Garden Project Fellow”, Queens Botanical Garden, Queens, NY
2019 “Threads & Transparencies”, Friday Studio Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2018 “Art in the Boros VI”, Denise Bibro Gallery, New York, NY
2018 “Sculpture: From the Minuscule to the Monumental”, The Factory, Queens, NY
“Flowers and Monsters”, Brooklyn Fireproof, Brooklyn, NY
2017 “Through the Rabbit Hole – 2”, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
“Festival Vermelhos”, Galeria Trilha, Ilhabela, Brazil
2016 “Like an Egyptian”, Pierro Gallery - Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ
2013 Fountain Art Fair 2013, New York, NY
2012 “Joie de Vivre”, Projects Space, New York, NY
2010 MuBE – Brazilian Sculpture Museum, São Paulo, Brazil
2006 “Summer”, Gallery OneTwentyEight, New York, NY
2004 “Nature Abstracted”, SoHo Painting Center, New York, NY
2002 “Seven", post 9/11 work, Broome St. Gallery, New York, NY
2001 Venezuelan Consulate Gallery, New York, NY
1994 Wall to Wall Salon, New York, NY
Art in General Salon, New York, NY
1993 I Biennial, Museum of Contemporary Art - MAC USP, São Paulo, Brazil
1989 “Gallery Artists”, Paraty Gallery, SoHo, New York, NY
1988 “Four”, Museum of Sound & Image, São Paulo, Brazil
1987 “Volumes”, Brazilian Architects’ Institute (IAB), São Paulo, Brazil
1986 “Tandem”, Centro Cultural São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
“Arte na Rua II”, MAC - Museum of Contemporary Art, São Paulo, Brazil
1985 “Pintura e Tal”, São Paulo Museum of Modern Art, São Paulo, Brazil
“Pintura e Tal”, Oscar Seraphico Art Gallery, Brasília, Brazil
“A Trama do Gosto”, Bienal Foundation, São Paulo, Brazil
CURATORIAL PRACTICE
2023 "Branching Out: Trees As Community Hosts", Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, NY
2022 "Amplify - AnkhLave Garden Project", Queens Botanical Garden, Queens, NY
"Scale - Part II: Landscape & Abstraction", Great Hall Gallery - FPC, New York, NY
2021 "Scale - Within the Artist's Practice", Great Hall Gallery - FPC, New York, NY
"Only If We Wish To", Equity Gallery, New York, NY
RESIDENCIES & FELLOWSHIPS
2022-2023 Fall 2022 Artist in Residence, Materials for the Art, Queens, NY
AnkhLave Arts Alliance Fellowship Curator in residence, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, NY
2021 NY Artists Equity Spring Curatorial Residency, New York, NY
2021-2020 AnkhLave Arts Alliance Fellowship, Queens Botanical Garden, Queens, NY
2019 Art Farm Project artfarmproject.com, Amparo, Brazil
2017 SACII, Instituto Baía dos Vermelhos, Ilhabela, Brazil
TEACHING
2023 Crafting Identity, panel discussion translator, Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY
2022 Imagination Through Glass, workshop, American Museum of Folk Art, New York, NY
Now What? Brazilian artists round table, Brazilian Consulate, New York, NY
2022-2010 Contemporary Arts Tour Guide, New York, NY
2021-2004 Studio Art Teacher, New York, NY
2019 Towards Light & Color Workshops, Plaxall Gallery, New York, NY
2013 Bilingual Color Art Workshop, Viva Brasil STL & Belas Artes Gallery, St Louis, MO
2012 Painting Workshop, Figment Art Festival, Governor’s Island, NY
2011 Painting Book Workshop, Figment Art Festival, Governor's Island, NY
2011-2009 Lunchtime Art Club of Art & Mythology at PS6, New York, NY
2009 Art Teacher for Kindergarten Classes at PS6, New York, NY
NYC Substitute Teacher certified, New York, NY
1988-1986 Art Teacher for Middle School at Equipe School, São Paulo, Brazil
1985 Art Teacher at São Paulo Cultural Center, São Paulo, Brazil
1984 Art Teacher at Lasar Segall Museum, São Paulo, Brazil
1991-1983 Studio Art Teacher, São Paulo, Brazil
RESEARCH
2015 Editorial Production Assistant – Researcher and copyrights liaison for the publication “Mário Pedrosa – Primary Documents”, MoMA.
2015-2014 Researcher for the feature film about Brazilian artist Maria Martins “Maria - Don't Forget I Come from the Tropics” (2017, Dir: Elisa Gomes & Francisco C. Martins, USA, Brazil)
PUBLICATIONS
2021 "Only If We Wish To at Equity Gallery", Art in New York City.com (Jun 17, 2021)
"Badass Lady-Folk - Podcast Episode: Cecilia André", by QuailBell (Feb 28, 2021)
"The Art of an Amorous Poetics", by Cecilia André and Katia Gerlach, Feral - A Journal of Poetry and Art, Issue Six - The Love Issue (Feb 1st, 2021)
2020 The Unreal - Artist Feature: Cecilia André QuailBell Magazine (Jul 25, 2020)
2020-2011 Blogger for Contemporary Arts Newsletter “Cecilia André Tours”
2019 "Review: Cecilia Andre at Plaxall Gallery" by Lucille Colin Art in New York City (Feb 25, 2019)
2019-2014 Blogger for ceciliaandretours.tumblr.com
2013 “Review: Cecilia Andre brings Sunshine into Belas Artes”, by Sarah Hermes Griesbach. Saint Louis Beacon Newspaper (May 5, 2013)
2003 “Levitations”, by Alberto Tassinari. Exhibition catalogue, Adriana Penteado Arte Contemporânea, São Paulo, Brazil
STUDIES
2021-2020 Art study group w/ Adalgisa Campos "Em Tempos Inacreditáveis", online
2019-2011 Art critique group w/ Cora Cohen, New York, NY
2016-2015 Sculpture workshop “Into the Wood” w/ Yasmin Gur, New York, NY
1999-1997 Studies w/ Catherine Redmond - Pratt Professor, New York, NY
1983-1982 Visiting student at Pratt Institute and School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
1982 Semester at New York Studio School, New York, NY
1977-1981 BFA and BAE - Armando Alvares Penteado Foundation, São Paulo, Brazil