Beatriz Mandarino

Beatriz Mandarino is a Brazilian interdisciplinary visual artist whose work explores wildlife and biodiversity through painting on textile-based surfaces, including raw canvas and raw cotton. Working primarily with black acrylic ink on raw cotton fabric, she develops a visual language centered on animals as symbols of presence, strength, and ecological balance.

Her practice draws inspiration from Brazilian fauna and reflects on the relationship between nature, territory, and conservation. Through her original works, she develops a visual manifesto in defense of wildlife. While her work is primarily centered on Brazilian fauna, understood as the essence of her practice, it also allows space for variations featuring non-native species.

Her research explores environmental conservation and the symbolic relationships between nature, art, and culture.

Graduated in Advertising and Marketing, Beatriz completed the Drawing and Illustration program at Folium Art School and developed her creative process under the mentorship of Catarina Gushiken in São Paulo. She also participated in an artist residency at the Berlin Art Institute in Germany, where she conducted independent research in drawing and painting.

Solo Exhibition
Independent Visual Artist
May 2025 – June 2025 · 2 months
Guararema, São Paulo, Brazil · On-site

Presentation of a painting research project on raw cotton, focused exclusively on species of Brazilian fauna, held in a space dedicated to the integration of art and nature at Terra Mulungu.

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Solo Exhibition
Independent Visual Artist
October 2018 – December 2018 · 3 months
Berlin, Germany

Continuation of the research on self-portraits, developed through studies in ink and coffee on paper, deepening the investigation of process and visual language within the context of an international experience.

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Solo Exhibition
Independent Visual Artist
November 2017 – January 2018 · 3 months
São Paulo, Brazil

Exhibition “Decompression”: development and presentation of a series of self-portraits composed of fragmented wooden pieces, with formats based on the artist’s own body, created from studies in graphite and ink. The work integrates an authorial research focused on identity and the perception of texture across different surfaces such as wood and paper.

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Group Exhibition
Independent Visual Artist
November 2016 – November 2016 · 1 month
São Paulo, Brazil

Participation in a group exhibition held under the mentorship of v...