
Presenters or Speakers
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Carolina PazArtist and educator
Carolina Paz is an artist interested in small and ordinary, soft things, full-bodied, light pieces of materiality, and smooth or repeated gestures. She investigates these relationships through paintings, videos, objects, and participatory projects. Her work has been presented nationally and internationally, in museums, galleries, and residencies such as the SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York, NY; RAW POP UP, Miami, FL; Residency Unlimited, Brooklyn, NY; Virgilio Gallery, Baró Gallery, Zipper Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil; Goiania Art Museum, Goiania, Brazil; Cerveira Art Biennial Foundation, Cerveira, Portugal; National Museum Soares dos Reis, Porto, Portugal; Culture Centre Rector Ricardo Rojas, Buenos Aires, Argentina; among others. She is the recipient of the Funarte Visual Arts award. Her work is featured in the permanent collections of Rio de Janeiro Museum of Art, Luis Seoane Foundation, the Rio Grande do Sul Museum of Art, and Goiânia Museum of Art.
Carolina is the founder of Uncool Artist, created in Brooklyn in 2018, and the independent art space Coletivo 2e1, established in São Paulo in 2010.
She received a bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences in 1999 and a master’s degree in Media and Knowledge in 2003 from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). She holds an MFA from the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York.
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Daniela AvellarCurator
Daniela Avellar is a researcher, professor, and curator. She graduated in Psychology before gaining a master’s degree in Contemporary Studies of the Arts at the Universidade Federal Fluminense. Currently, a member of the doctorate program in Media and Culture Studies at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. She has published papers and texts in different books and publications. Her research traverses issues like conceptual art, sound art, language and listening as a curatorial practice. Daniela Avellar was curator of many shows that happened in Rio’s independent spaces, like Modos RÃtmicos: Algo (Ricardo Basbaum’s study group show, Centro de Artes da UFF, 2018), Somarumor – Latin sound art (Espaço Apis, 2019), Primeiro encontro, Último encontro (Simon Fernandes solo show, Galeria Refresco, 2022), Escombros (Mateus Gomes solo show, winner of the photography prize FotoRio 2020, Casa da Escada Colorida, 2022), between others.
At Different Speeds – UA 2024 GROUP SHOW (NYC)
Curated by: Â Daniela Avellar and Carolina Paz
Opening: Jun 27 (THU), from 6 to 8pm
Exhibition Dates: June 27 – July 27, 2024
Operating hours: Thursday to Saturday, 2 to 6 pm, excluding holidays, or by appointment.
The exhibition’s curatorial concept emerges from a sense of unease, probing not only the participating artists but also the context of New York City, particularly Brooklyn and the Navy Yard area. It investigates the intricate dynamics of urban movement, reflecting on how these interactions mold the cityscape, identities, and communal spaces. As an international community, Uncool Artist acts as a nexus, uniting artists from diverse backgrounds and locales, fostering connections through shared interests and expressions. With its diverse cohort of artists, Uncool Artist becomes a platform for exploring the ever-evolving social fabric and its myriad changes, allowing artists to articulate their perspectives poetically offering fresh insights to the Uncool Gallery’s audience. This inaugural exhibition of the Uncool Gallery marks a significant milestone for the Uncool Artist community, from which the gallery emerged, highlighting the interconnectedness between the artists and the space they inhabit.
Presenting the artists:
Silvana Soriano with the collaboration of
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