Born in Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1979.
Lives and works in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Holds a degree in Architecture and Urbanism, and has been exclusively dedicated to Fine Arts since 2009, having studied at the School of Visual Arts of Parque Lage on a scholarship.
1. Solo Exhibitions
- Exploded View, Galeria Nara Roesler, New York, USA, 2024 .(Upcoming)
- André Griffo, First Monographic Book, A moon-há, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2023.
- I will fly with wings that the vultures gave me, Galeria Nara Roesler, São Paulo, Brazil, 2022.
- To Whom Should I Pay my Indulgence?, Galeria Athena Contemporânea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2019.
- Objects on Worn-Out Architecture, Centro Cultural São Paulo, Brazil,SP, 2017.
- Pending Interventions in Mixed Structures, Palácio das Artes, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 2015.
- A Predilection for Allegory, Galeria Athena Contemporânea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2015.
- Engine Marathon, Barra Mansa University - RJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2015.
- Commando, Galeria de Arte Fernanda Perracini Milani, Jundiaí City Hall, São Paulo, Brazil,P, 2013.
- Reuse and Delay, Galeria Athena Contemporânea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2013.
2. Selected Group Exhibitions
- From the Ashes, London, UK, 2024.
- Contratempo, Museu Eva Klabin, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2024.
- EXPO Chicago (two-person show), Galeria Nara Roesler, Chicago, USA, 2023.
- Parada 7 arte em resistência, Centro Cultural da Justiça Federal, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,RJ (2022).
- Casa Carioca, Museu de Arte do Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2020/21.
- On the Shoulders of Giants, Galeria Nara Roesler, New York, USA, 2021.
- PIPA Prize Collection, Paço imperial, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2021.
- On the Shoulders of Giants, Galeria Nara Roesler, São Paulo, Brazil, 2021.
- Ten Years Later, Galeria Athena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,RJ, 2021.
- Imagined Communities, 21st Contemporary Art Biennial Sesc_Videobrasil, São Paulo, Brazil, 2019.
- With the Air Too Heavy to Breathe, Galeria Athena Contemporânea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, RJ, 2018.
- To the Love of the Public - Donations from ArtRio (2012-2015) and Ministry of Culture/Funarte, MAR – Museu de Arte do Rio, Rio de Janeiro, 2016.
- Interventions, Museu da República, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2016.
- Apparition, Caixa Cultural, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, RJ, 2015.
- 47th Contemporary Art Salon of Piracicaba, São PauloSP, Brazil, 2015.
- Fourth Exhibition, Enhancement Program of the Parque Lage School of Visual Arts, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2014.
- Stable Instability, Paço das Artes Project Season, São Paulo SP, Brazil, 2014.
- Apparition, Galeria Athena Contemporânea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,RJ, 2014.
- Luiz Sacilotto 42nd Salon of Contemporary Art, Santo André, Brazil,SP, 2014.
- Adrift from the Word and from Silence, Espaço Cultural Contemporâneo ECCO, Brasilia, Brazil,DF, 2013.
- Arte Londrina, LondrinaPR, Brazil, 2013.
- 44th Contemporary Art Salon of Piracicaba, São PauloSP, Brazil, 2012.
3. Awards
- Nominated for the Professional Art Investor Award, PIPA, 2019.
- Nominated for the Professional Art Investor Award, PIPA, 2018.
- Special Jury Prize from the 47th Contemporary Art Salon of Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil,SP, 2015.
- Nominated for the Professional Art Investor Award, PIPA, 2014.
- Public Reading and Portfolio Analysis Award, 44th Contemporary Art Salon of Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil,SP,2012.
4. Scholarships/Residencies
- Wassaic Project, New York, USA, 2024. (Upcoming)
- Awarded with VCCA 50th Anniversary Fellowships grant for the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, USA, 2024. (Upcoming)
- Awarded with the Marin Community Foundation Fellowships grant for the Vermont Studio Center Residency, USA, 2019.
- Enhancement Program, professors Anna Bella Geiger, Fernando Cocchiarale and Marcelo Campos, at the Parque Lage School of Visual Arts, 2013
4. Scholarships/Residencies
- Wassaic Project, New York, USA, 2024.
- Awarded with VCCA 50th Anniversary Fellowships grant for the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, USA, 2024.
- Awarded with the Marin Community Foundation Fellowships grant for the Vermont Studio Center Residency, USA, 2019.
- Enhancement Program, professors Anna Bella Geiger, Fernando Cocchiarale and Marcelo Campos, at the Parque Lage School of Visual Arts, 2013
5. Teaching experience
- Part-Time Lecturer, Parsons School of Design, New York, 2021.
6. Collections
- Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO, USA.
- Kistefos Museum, Norway.
- Museu de Arte do Rio de Janeiro MAR, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
- Museu da Fotografia, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
- Itaú Cultural Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
- PIPA Institute, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
- Lodeveans Collection, UK.
7. Publications
- André Griffo, first monograph book, 2023, texts by Raphael Fonseca, Lilia Moritz Schwarcz and André Capilé, 184 pages, ISBN 978-85-471-0816-8
- Appropriation and Invention, Three centuries of art in Latin America, USA.
- 2019 Imagined Communities 21st Contemporary Art Biennial SESC_Videobrasil. p. 96 to 101. ISBN978-8599277-18-8.
- 2019 “Prêmio IP Capital Partners de Arte 2019”. Rio de Janeiro. 2014. p.150-151. Catálogo.
- 2018 “Prêmio IP Capital Partners de Arte 2018”. Rio de Janeiro. 2014. p.92-93Z. Catálogo.
- 2018 ARTEBrasileiros ed.45. Pgs. 34 to 46
- 2017 Dasartes Magazine ed.62. Pgs. 34 to 46. http://dasartes.com/a-revista/dasartes-62/
- 2014 "EAV Lage Park Fourth Exhibition 2014." Rio de Janeiro. 2014. pgs.17 to 19. ISBN 978-85-64192-13-3. Catalog.
- 2014 "IP Capital Partners of Art Award 2014." Rio de Janeiro. 2014. pgs. 54-55. Catalog.