Mirela Fioresy

My work explores the invisible threads that shape our individual and collective experiences, especially the ways in which environments, systems, and ideologies influence how we see each other and ourselves.

In a world marked by fragmentation and polarization, I use my practice to reflect on our disconnection. I approach each project as a chance to investigate not only what is seen, but also what is hidden: the unspoken, the overlooked, the denied. I’m interested in the shared field we all participate in, our collective consciousness and how it both informs and is informed by our beliefs, behaviors, and structures of power.

My art is an attempt to make visible the forces that usually remain unseen. I am deeply invested in social issues and committed to confronting all forms of prejudice, be it racial, social, gender-based, or ideological.

For me, art is not just a tool for expression, but a medium for remembrance: a way of remembering that we are all connected, that our differences are often superficial, and that beneath it all, there is something shared and sacred.

• 2013–2015 – Fine Arts, Panamericana Escola de Arte e Design, São Paulo, Brazil
• 1996–2000 – Advertising & Publicity, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), São Paulo, Brazil
• 2013–2014 – Cozinha da Pintura, São Paulo - Classical Oil Painting and Introduction to Painting Materials
• 2013 – African Textile Printing, SESC-SP, São Paulo
• 2012 – Professional Photography Course, Techimage, São Paulo, Brazil

2026
Individual Exhibition
Watapana Art Gallery
Charlottenburg, Berlin-Germany, June 2026

Selected Exhibitions
• 2025 – Arte em Cena, Casa100+ Gramado by Cour des Arts, Gramado, RS, Brazil
• 2025 – A Arte que Nos Habita, Casa 100+, Gramado, RS, Brazil
• 2025 – Portas para a Arte, Fundação Bienal do Mercosul × ART100 Gallery, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
• 2017 – Estrella Guía, Espai Marc Llimós, Barcelona, Spain
• 2017 – In Art Fair, Porto Art Gallery, Porto, Portugal
• 2017 – Arte sem Fronteiras, Rodyner Gallery, Cascais, Portugal
• 2017 – Signals of the Future, Casa Brasil, Liechtenstein
• 2017 – Brazilian Art 2 in Miami, Art & Design Gallery, Miami, USA
• 2016 – Miami Art Basel, Art & Design Gallery, Miami, USA
• 2015 – Ghana Portraits, Livraria Cultura Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil (Solo)
Curatorial text by Oscar D’Ambrosio
• 2014 – Personal Curation, Alphaville Tênis Clube, Barueri, Brazil (Solo)

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Features, Residencies & Special Projects
• 2015–2019 – Founder & Director, Art & Soul Creative Collective – 48 in-person salons on art and ideas, São Paulo, Brazil
• 2013 – Artist Residency, Abetenim Arts Village (NKA Foundation), Ghana
• 2014 – Winner, The Wall (Panamericana School of Art & Design × HP, collect...