Maria Laet
EDUCATION
2011/ 2012 PIESP, São Paulo, Brasil
2007/ 2008 Camberwell College of Art, London, England
MA Theory and Practice of Transnational Art
2007 Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, England
Post Graduation Diploma in Fine Art
2000/ 2006 PUC, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Degree in Graphic Design
SOLO SHOWS
2010 ‘Gesto Mínimo’, Galeria Riccardo Crespi, Milão, Italia.
— Curated by Federica Bueti
2010 ‘Desenhos de Ar’, Centro Universitário Maria Antonia, São Paulo, Brasil
2010 ‘Eu fiz o nada aparecer’ (verso de Manoel de Barros) — Galeria A Gentil Carioca, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
(To take place in 2012) Rumos Itaú Cultural Artes Visuais, São Paulo, Brasil
(To take place in 2012) Biennale of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
2010 ‘Chez Toi – Exposition Éphémère N.1’, See Art, Paris, França
—Curated by Maria do Mar Guinle and Marcela Razuk
2010 ‘Silêncio’, Galeria Zipper, São Paulo, Brasil
— Curated by Paula Braga
2010 ‘O lugar da linha’, Museu de Arte Contemporânea, Niterói, Brasil
— Curated by Felipe Scovino
2010 ‘O lugar da linha’, Paço das Artes, São Paulo, Brasil
— Curated by Felipe Scovino
2010 ‘Natura e Destino’, Galleria Riccardo Crespi, Milan, Italia
2009 ‘TrAIN to Bad Ems’, Galerie Nord, Berlin, Alemanha
— Curated by Danièle Perrier
2008 ‘O Contrato do Desenhista’, Plataforma Revolver, Lisbon, Portugal
— Curated by Paulo Reis
2008 ‘Little Things’, The Parlour Project Space Gallery, London, England
2008 ‘Reflect refract’, Rich Gallery, London, England
— Curated by Lucía Pizzani
2008 ‘Realidades Imposibles’, Fototeca Juan Malpica Mimendi, Vera Cruz, Mexico
2008 ‘MA Theory and Practice of Transnational Art’, House Galery, London, England
—Curated by Michael Asbury
2008 ‘Paper Trail: 15 Brazilian Artists', Allsopp Contemporary, London, England
—Curated by Maria do Mar Guinle
2007 ‘Upstaging Nature’, ‘Lookoutpost’ in collaboration with London Wildlife Trust, Sydenham Hill Wood, London, England
2007 ‘Novas Aquisições 2006/2007, Coleção Gilberto Chateaubriand, Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
GRANTS
2011/ 2012 Programa Rumos Itaú Cultural Artes Visuais, São Paulo
RESIDENCY
2010 ‘Carpe Diem Arte e Pesquisa’, Lisboa, Portugal
2009 Schloß Balmoral, Bad Ems, Germany
COLECTION
MAC – Museum of Contemporary Art – Niteroi, Brasil
Gilberto Chateaubriand, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
TEXTS
2011 Alessandra Alliata Nobili, text for the Italian magazine ‘Arte Contemporanea’ number 26.
2010 Federica Bueti, text for exhibition ‘Gesto Minimo’
2010 Cauê Alves, 'Desenhos de Ar', text for exhibition 'Desenhos de Ar'
2010 Federica Bueti, text for exhibition 'Natura e Destino’
2010 Felipe Scovino, Maria Laet e Paulo Sergio Duarte, 'Imperativo e acidente'
2009 Suzana Vaz, 'Maria Laet. The might beyond duality', text for exhibition ‘TrAIN to Bad Ems’
2009 Danièle Perrier, text for exhibition ‘TrAIN to Bad Ems’
2008 Isobel Whitelegg— text for exhibition ‘MA Theory and Practice of Transnational Art’
2008 Michael Asbury — interview for Abre Alas Magazine, A Gentil Carioca
2008 Michael Asbury — ‘Some Articulations of Modesty and Ambition’
2007 Paulo Reis — ‘Espaço de Sensação’
OTHER PROJECTS
2011 Collaboration at Lado7 magazine, first number, Editora 7Letras, editor Jorge Viveiros de Castro.