Ellen Nunes (b. 1982, São Paulo) is an artist, researcher and educator.
Education
2025 | PhD in the History and Theory of Art
Chelsea College of Arts, The University of the Arts London
2016 | MA Degree in Fine Arts
Escola de Comunicações e Artes, Universidade de São Paulo
2012 | BA Degree in Fine Arts
Faculdade Santa Marcelina
Grants & Fellowships
2022 | UAL International Relations Unit Grant - Shared Campus: Commoning Curatorial and Artistic Education
Camp: Notes on Education, documenta fifteen
2018-22 | CAPES – Full Doctoral Scholarship Overseas
Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London
2022 | International Field Research Travel Grant
University of the Arts London
2014-16 | CAPES/CNPq – Master Research Scholarship
Universidade de São Paulo
2011-12 | CAPES/PIBIC – Undergraduate Research Scholarship
Faculdade Santa Marcelina
Solo Shows
2018 | THE PARASITE LIBRARY
State of Concept, Athens, Greece
2013 | PALIMPSEST
Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Campinas, Brazil
2012 | IN [BETWEEN]
Espaço Eugénie Villién, São Paulo, Brazil
2011 | REMINISCENCES
Espaço Eugénie Villién, São Paulo, Brazil
Selected Group Shows
2023 | FRINGE
with Marcia Thompson, Andrea Rocha and Patricia Tavares
Depford X, London, United Kingdom
2022 | Commoning Curatorial and Artistic Education
documenta fifteen, Kassel, Germany
2019 | MERCATOR: Projections and Distortions in Discovery
with Andrea Rocha, Marcia Thompson, Patricia Tavares and Ana Tam
Triangle Space Gallery, London, United Kingdom
2018 | TEMPORARY SHELTER: Practising Organisation Under Present Conditions
with islandthinking
Athens, Greece
2018 | CIRCUITO ALAMEDA
with Digital Poetics
Laboratorio Arte Alameda, Mexico City, Mexico
2017 | BIENALSUR: Naturaleza Viva
with Digital Poetics
Museo de Artes Visuales - MUNTREF, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2017 | Factors 4.0 Bio Art - Art, Science and Technology Festival of Rio Grande do Sul
with Digital Poetics
LABART, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
2016 | #15.ART e a Coleção Arte Cibernética do Itaú Cultural
with Digital Poetics
Museu Nacional da República, Brasília, Brazil
with Digital Poetics
Estúdio Lilo, São Paulo, Brazil
2015 | FRESTAS Trienal de Artes: Poipoidrome
with Alexandre Silveira and Leonardo Gallep
Sesc Sorocaba, Brazil
2014 | MAPA: Memória do Paço das Artes
with Digital Poetics
Paço das Artes, São Paulo, Brazil
2014 | SISTEMAS ECOS
with Digital Poetics
Praça Victor Civita, São Paulo, Brazil
2014 | 46 SALAO DE ARTE CONTEMPORANEA DE PIRACICABA
Pinacoteca de Piracicaba, Brazil
2014 | 74 SALAO DE ARTES PLASTICAS ARARENSE CONTEMPORANEO
Centro Cultural Leny de Oliveira Zurita, Araras, Brazil
2014 | BORDER BODIES: MIXING IDENTITIES
MECA Mediterráneo Centro Artístico, Almeria, Spain
Palazzo Barone Ferrara, Bari, Italy
2014 | AB NACH SAO PAULO - AOS CUIDADOS DE KASSEL
with Mariana Heredia
Tokonoma, Kassel, Germany
2013 | ARQUITETURAS FILM FESTIVAL
Cinema City Classic Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal
2013 | PARALLEL MOMENT
TAD Gallery. Denton, Texas, United States
2013 | PROGRAMA DE EXPOSIÇÕES DE GUARULHOS
Biblioteca Monteiro Lobato, Guarulhos, Brazil
2013 | SALAO DE ARTES VISUAIS DE VINHEDO
Centro de Exposições e Galeria de Artes Edilson Caldeira, Vinhedo, Brazil
2013 | SEMANA DO AUDIOVISUAL
Centro Cultural. Vinhedo, Brazil
2013 | SALAO XUMUCUIS DE ARTE DIGITAL
Museu de Arte Sacra, Belém, Brazil
2012 | 28a. ANUAL DE ARTES VISUAIS FASM
Espaço Eugénie Villien, São Paulo, Brazil
2012 | MOSTRA FASM
Espaço Eugénie Villien, São Paulo, Brazil
MIS - Museu da Imagem e do Som, São Paulo, Brazil
2011 | MOSTRA DE VIDEOS DESVENDA
Museu Murillo La Greca, Recife, Brazil
Casa M, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Selected Awards and Commissions
2019 | Comissioned Project: Mercator - Distortions and Projections in Discovery
The Cage Bed of Dreams. Triangle Space, London, United Kingdom
2014 | Acquisition Award
The Other. Salão de Arte Contemporânea de Piracicaba, Brazil
2014 | Honorable Mention
The Other. Salão de Arte Contemporânea de Araras, Brazil
2013 | Commissioned Project: The Campinas Cultural Investment Fund
Palimpsest. Museu de Arte Contemporanea de Campinas, Brazil
2013 | Flying Wing Award
Palimpsest. Salão de Arte Stressionsita, Curitiba, PR
2012 | Intervention Project Award
In (Between). Espaço Eugénie Villién, São Paulo, Brazil
2011 | Best Short Film Award
Reminiscences. Nano Minuto Video Festival
Residency
2012 | Itaú Cultural: Emerging Artists Program
Programa Experiência. São Paulo, Brazil
Works in Public Collections
MACC | Museu de Arte Contemporânea José Pancetti, Campinas, Brazil
PINACOTECA MUNICIPAL MIGUEL DUTRA | Piracicaba, Brazil