Mauricio Mallet

Born in 1975, Mauricio Mallet is a Brazilian visual artist who also works as a graphic designer, illustrator and art director. An arts enthusiast from an early age, he focused his training on various forms of artistic expression, having graduated in Fine and Visual Arts from important schools in Brazil. In addition to his professional work, he also teaches Fine Arts at the Escola Panamericana de Arte e Design, one of the most important artistic education institutions in São Paulo, Brazil.

He mainly uses oil and acrylic on paper, cardboard, canvas... in his work he creates abstract figures outlined in a single, dominant color. Grouped together in pursuit of a common goal or isolated, his subjects come together in a form of ghostly camaraderie, gathered at the top of a slide or hugging each other as they walk. Given the proximity to each other, the ease with which they coexist and the playground equipment, these children look like teenagers, not yet in the awkward phase of adolescent discomfort, gender awareness, repulsion and desire. They exist freely, without pretense, in the company of other people. The paintings are a reminder of a shared past and barriers built seemingly overnight.

Often leaving a boundary around his work, h...

2012. Specialization in Visual Arts: Culture and Creation .
Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Comercial - SC, SENAC/SC-Brazil.
2008. Bachelor's at Abi - Artes Visuais from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas/SP-Brazil.

Awards:
Acquisition Award at Visual Arts Annual Exhibition of Vinhedo, SP, Brazil - 2016.
Critical Award at 31st Chelsea International Fine Art Competition, New York, NY, USA - 2016 (Critical article to be released at ARTisSpectrum magazine issue, May 2017).
1st Place and Acquisition Award at 23rd Plastic Arts Annual Exhibition of Mococa, SP, Brazil - 2015.
3rd Place Award at 4th Expo-Humor of Campinas, SP, Brazil - 2003.

Exhibitions:
Collective Exhibition Collection Suites - Doral Art Museum e Art Industry Movement, Miami, USA - 2018/19.
Collective Exhibition Ser, Habitar e Imaginar, Miami, USA - 2018.
Collective Exhibition 1st Expo Amigos da Tribo, São Paulo, Brazil - 2018.
Hotel Hilton Morumbi - Canvas Restaurante, São Paulo, Brazil - 2018.
Collective Exhibition 1st Festival de Pintura - IA UNESP, São Paulo, Brazil - 2018.
Colorida Art Gallery, Lisboa, Portugal - 2018.
Land + Body = Escape, Miami e Nova York, USA - 2018.
Collective Exhibition Entropies at Ottovolarte, Firenze, Italy - 2017.
1st Festival de Pintura - IA UNESP, São Paulo, Brazil - 2018.
Land + Body = Scape, Miami, United States - 2018.
Spectrum Miami (Irreversible), Miami, United States - 2017.
Collective Exhibition Entropies at Ottovolarte, F...