Felippe Moraes

Felippe Moraes was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1988 where he lives and works. Holds an MA Fine Art at The University of Northampton as a scholarship student by the Santander Universities program (2013) and a BA in Product Design by Centro Universitário Belas Artes in São Paulo (2010).
In 2013 had a special show alongside with Jonas Arrabal at Largo das Artes in Rio de Janeiro entitled “Hipotética”. His first institutional solo show was “Construção” for the Temporada de Projetos 2011 of the state owned institution Paço das Artes. The first solo show outside of Brazil was “On Becoming” at the Fishmarket Gallery in Northampton in the United Kingdom followed by “Matter” at the MK Gallery in Milton Keynes, also in England. In 2012 was elected by The University of Nottingham as one of the 30 under 30 artists in the British region of the Midlands.
His first group exhibition was “Sem Crise ou os 4 Opositores” in 2009. Since then was a member of Ateliê Fidalga up until 2011 and has been present in relevant group shows such as “City as a Process” at the 2nd Ural Industrial Biennial curated by Raphael Fonseca and Daria Kostina, Boîte Invaliden at Invaliden1 Galerie in Berlin, idealized by Paulo Reis, “The Infinity Show” curated by Catherine H...

Education and academic activities
2011 - 2013 MA Fine Art at The University of Northampton as Santander Universities scholarship student – UK
2011 Speaker at Projeto Portfolio at Paço das Artes, São Paulo, Brazil
2011 Speaker at festival Between Windows – SideBySide Studio, Berlin, Germany
2011 Project orientation with Sandra Cinto and Albano Afono – Ateliê Fidalga (since 2009)
2010 BA in Product Design – Centro Universitário Belas Artes de São Paulo, Brazil
2010 Workshop “Procedimentos em Arte Contemporânea” (Procedures in Contemporary Art) given by Paulo Climachauska - Paço das Artes, São Paulo, Brazil
2010 Assistant at the wood engraving course by Efrain Almeida - EAV Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2009 Speaker at the conference 9º Congresso Nacional de Iniciação Científica – São Paulo, Brazil
2009 Speaker at the conference VII Congresso de Iniciação Científica do Centro Universitário Belas Artes – São Paulo, Brazil

2008 Academic apprenticeship program. Author of the work “The Slack Chair: appointments for a redeeming design”. tutor: Msc. Débora Gigli Buonano. São Paulo - Brazil
2008 Speaker at the conference 8º Congresso Nacional de Iniciação Científica – Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
2008 Spea...

Solo Shows
2013 Hipotética (in colaboration with Jonas Arrabal)(curated by Joana Rabelo) – Largo das Artes, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
2012 Matter – MK Gallery, Milton Keynes, UK
2011 On Becoming – Fishmarket Gallery, Northampton, UK
2011 Construção – Temporada de Projetos 2011, Paço das Artes, São Paulo, Brazil
2011 Orizzonti Del’Uomo (curated by Paula Borghi) – Centro Adamastor, Guarulhos, Brazil

Main Group Exhibitions
2014 Repentista #1 (Curated by Cyril Moumen) – Frameless Gallery / Nosco Gallery, London
2014 The Armory Show – Stand Baró Galeria – New York, USA
2014 Exhibition/Auction ABACT – Pinacoteca de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

2013 BAB – Bienal de Búzios (Curated by Armando Mattos) – Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2013 Intimate (Curated by Cyril Moumen) – Nosco Gallery, London
2013 Auction Verdescola – Galeria Nara Roesler (25/11/2013)
2013 ArtBo 2013 – Baró Galeria, Bogotá, Colombia
2013 Amor, (Curated by Isabel Portella) – Museu Casa de Benjamin Constant – Rio de Janeiro
2013 XVIII Salão Nacional de Itajaí (Curated by Josué Mattos) – Itajaí, Santa Catarina
2013 Geometria Fragmentada (Curated by Andrés Hernandez) – Galeria Contempo, São Paulo
2013 Mirante (Curated by Daniela Name) – MUV...