
An architect by studies, Marcelo Cipis has been creating illustrations for magazines, newspapers, and books since 1977. He worked at the Contemporary Art Salons of São Paulo in the 1980s, participated in the Berlin-in-São Paulo workshop, at MASP, and at the Berlin Kunsthalle in 1988, the year he held his first solo show at the Documenta gallery in São Paulo. In 1991, Cipis participated in the 21st Bienal de São Paulo. He has exhibited widely around the world, especiallt in his native Brazil, England and Japan.
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Exhibitions
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018
Alface
Mendes Wood DM, Sao Paulo, Brazil2017
Fable, Fisson, Melancholy, curated by Paulo Miyada
Instituto Tomie Othake, Sao Paulo, BrazilA Maravilhosa Cipis Transworld, curated by Tenzing Barshee
Spike Art Quarterly, Berlin, GermanyCeu Torto, curated by Attilia Fattori Franchini
BFA Boatos Fine Arts, Sao Paulo, Brazil2016
Marcelo Cipis & Thomas Rosa
BFA Boatos Fine Arts, Sao Paulo, Brazil2014
Salve!
Galeria Emma Thomas, Sao Paulo, Brazil2013
Painting in General, Exhibition Program
Centro Cultural Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, BrazilFaces in search of a face, FUNARTE
Sala Flavio de Carvalho, Sao Paulo, Brazil2012
Transasisasao
Hotel Galeria, Sao Paulo, Brazil1998
Drawings
Casa Triangulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil1996
Garden of Delights, Installation
Casa das Rosas, Sao Paulo, Brazil1994
Untitled
Adriana Penteado Escritorio de Arte, Sao Paulo, Brazil1989
Recent Works & Pyrex Paintings
Galeria Kramer, Sao Paulo, Brazil1988
Tragedy and Comedy
Galeria Documenta, Sao Paulo, Brazil1987
Exposicao No 1
Espaco Cultural Casper Libero, Sao Paulo, Brazil
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016
The unique institutional critique pop-up boutique
Galeria Cavalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil2014
Arbeit and Freundshaft
Pivo, Sao Paulo, BrazilBanana Boat
Espaco Alvaro Razuk, Sao Paulo, Brazil2011
Some contemporary art themes
SESC Vila Mariana, Sao Paulo, BrazilLines of History
SESC Belenzinho, Sao Paulo, Brazil2002
pot
The Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art—The Independent, Liverpool, United Kingdompot
Galeria Fortes-Villaca, Sao Paulo, Brazil1999
Projeto Macunaima
Galeria Sergio Milliet/Palacio Gustavo Capanema, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilThe image of Chico Buarque’s music
Paco Imperial, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil2000
Macunaima Reflexoes, FUNARTE
Palacio Gustavo Capanema, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilThe image of Gilberto Gil’s music
Paco Imperial, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilPainting group show
Territorio Escritorio de Arte, Sao Paulo, Brazil1998
Beyond the rainbow
Fundacao Armando Alvares Penteado, Sao Paulo, Brazil1997
O humor do nao
Centro de Artes da Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteroi, Brazil1996
Ubu, a patafisica nos tropicos
Museu de Arte Brasileira at FAAP, Sao Paulo, Brazil1995
Untitled
Galerie Loulou Lazard, Berlin, GermanyColetiva 34
Adriana Penteado Escritotio de Arte, Sao Paulo, Brazil1994
Untitled
La Havana Biennial, Havana, CubaSenses
Renato Magalhaes Gouveia Escritorio de Arte, Sao Paulo, Brazil1993
Verde-Amarelo—Brazilian Contemporary Art
Fujita Vente Museum, Tokyo, Japan1992
9 Artists
Adriana Penteado Escritorio de Arte, Sao Paulo, Brazil1991
FaxArt
Centro Colombo-Americano, Medelin, ColombiaUntitled, Sao Paulo Biennial
Biennial de Sao Paulo Foundation, Sao Paulo, BrazilUntitled
La Havana Biennial, Havana, Cuba1990
Group Show
Rua da Consolacao, Sao Paulo, BrazilThe birth of an empire
Atelie Santa Cecilia, Sao Paulo, BrazilGroup Show
Edward Totah Gallery, London, United KingdomUntitled, Mokiti Okada Foundation
Brazilian Fine Arts Salon, Sao Paulo, Brazil1989
Contemporary Art Sao Paulo—Recent Perspectives
Centro Cultural Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, BrazilSynthesis of a trajectory
Art Museum of Ribeirao Preto, Ribeirao Preto, BrazilArt in the newspapers, Sao Paulo Biennial Project
Bienal de Sao Paulo Foundation, Sao Paulo, Brazil1988
Berlin in Sao Paulo
MAC USP, Berlin, GermanyUntitled
MASP, Sao Paulo, Brazil1987
First Class Culture, Young Art in Sao Paulo
La Maison, Sao Paulo, BrazilUntitled, Pinacoteca do Estado
Sao Paulo Contemporary Art Salon, Sao Paulo, Brazil1986
Untitled, Biennial Pavilion
Sao Paulo Contemporary Art Salon, Sao Paulo, Brazil1985
Untitled, Biennial Pavilion
Sao Paulo Contemporary Art Salon, Sao Paulo, BrazilUntitled
Modern Art Museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1984
Untitled
Graphics Biennial of Brno, Brno, CzechoslovakiaTradition and Rupture: a synthesis of Brazilian contemporary art
Biennial Pavilion, Sao Paulo, BrazilUntitled, MIS and Paco das Artes
Sao Paulo Contemporary Arts Salon, Sao Paulo, Brazil1980
Untitled, National Salon of Fine Arts
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Education
1982
University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Architecture -
Awards
2013
Prêmio FUNARTE de Arte Contemporânea2000
Recipient, Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York, USA1986
Prêmio VASP, 4º Salão Paulista de Arte Contemporânea, São Paulo, Brazil1985
Winner, Chandon Prize, Paco das Artes, Sao Paulo, Brazil1984
Prêmio aquisição, 2º Salão Paulista de Arte Contemporânea, São Paulo, Brazil