Elizabeth Dorazio
1957 Araguari , Brazil.
Working between Brazil and the UAE
Represented by:
Dan Galeria
São Paulo, Brazil
www.dangaleria.com.br
XVA Gallery
Dubai, UAE
www.xvagallery.com
Elizabeth Dorazio lives and works in the United Arab Emirates and in Brazil, with an art practice that includes drawing, collage, woodworking, and installation in order to explore the mysteries of human relations to nature and to the cosmos.
Nature is the very essence of her work. By nature, she understands not only the environment and the enormous variety of living forms, but also the dynamic principle that transforms matter and keeps it in constant movement.
Even tough scientific disciplines are devoted to the understanding of natural phenomena, the random, imponderable element can happen and suddenly changes everything
Her practice is based on three basic operations: cutting, overlapping, and pasting. She understands cutting with the scissors as drawing, that is, admitting no error. Every now and then they happen, and when they do, she incorporates failings and mistakes into her work. Randomness and unpredictability are inseparable from her poetics and artistic practice.
At times, her work includes collaborations with traditional arts practitioners from around the world. Dorazio studied visual arts at the Fundação Escola Guignard, BH in Brazil. She subsequently studied ancient italian art techniques at the Instituto per l’arte e il ristauro, Florence, with additional training at the Abendschule, Städelschule in Germany.
Past individual and group exhibitions include: 2023 Louvre Abu Dhabi, UAE; 2022 Dan Galeria, SP, Brazil; Warehouse421 Abu Dhabi, UAE; 2016 MACS, Sorocaba, Brazil; 2016 Ausstellungshalle, Frankfurt am main, Germany; 2013 Kunstverein Familie Montez, Frankfurt am main, Germany; 1998 Capela do Morumbi, SP, Brazil; 1998 Memorial da America Latina, SP, Brazil; 1996 CCSP, SP, Brazil; 1988 Paço das Artes, SP, Brazil; and 1987 MASP, SP, Brazil.
Education
1982 – Fine Arts, Fundação Escola Guignard, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1984 – Ancient Italian Art Techniques, Istituto per L’Arte e il Ristauro, Florence, Italy
2020/2022 – Master of Fine Arts – MFA, Art & Media, New York University, UAE
Additional Courses
Italian Culture, Universita’ degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy
Etching, Evandro Carlos Jardim, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Art History, under the guidance of critic and scholar Rodrigo Naves
Art History, under the guidance of critic Alberto Tassinari
Painting Workshop, Iberê Camargo
Drawing, Abendschule, Staedelschule, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Selected Exhibitions
2024 – XVA , Dubai, UAE, Fronde Scence , Invitation, (group show)
2024 – Rosewood , São Paulo, SP, Brazil, A Nossa Causa, Invitation, (group show)
2024 – Rizq Art Initiative , Abu Dhabi, UAE, Windings of Labyrinth, Invitation, (group show)
2024 – Palazzo Mora , Venice, Italy, Personal Structures-Beyond Boundaries, Invitation, Video, (group show)
2023 – XVA Art Gallery , Dubai, UAE, Rooted in Drawing, Invitation, (solo show)
2023 – Bayt Al Mamzar , Dubai, UAE, Bound, Invitation, (group show)
2023 – Warehouse421 , Abu Dhabi, UAE, Synthesis, Invitation, Video, Catalog,(group show)
2022 – Louvre Museum Abu Dhabi , Abu Dhabi, UAE, Art Here – Richard Mille Prize, Invitation, Video, (group show)
2022 – Dan Galeria Interior , Votorantim, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, I Went on a Trip, Invitation, Video, Video, Video, (solo show)
2022 – Dan Galeria Contemporânea, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, As Mais Altas Torres Começam no Solo, Invitation, (group show)
2022 – Warehouse 421, Abu Dhabi, UAE, In Process|In Progress, Folder, Catalog, Video, (group show)
2021 – XVA Art Gallery, Dubai, UAE, Drawings & Editions, Postcard, Folder, (solo show)
2020 – XVA Art Gallery, Dubai, UAE, Wolf Tone, Folder, (group show)
2021 – Tashkeel, Dubai, UAE, Made in Tashkeel, (group show)
2019 – Tashkeel, Dubai, UAE, Play, Catalog, (group show)
2018 – MARP,Museu de Arte de Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 43°Sarp-Salão de Arte de Ribeirão Preto Catalog, (group show)
2018 – NYU Project Space, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Symphoniae, Catalog, Video, (solo show)
2016 – MACS, Museu de Arte Contemporânea, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil, Existenzielle Korrespondenzen, Catalog, (group show)
2016 – Ausstellungshalle,Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Existenzielle Korrespondenzen, (group show)
2014 – Kunstverein Familie Montez, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Mysterium Esse Revelandum, Catalog, (solo show)
2014 – Rosalux, Berlin, Germany, Mapart-Symbiose der Kulturen, Folder, Video, (group show)
2014 – Brazilian Embassy in Berlin, Berlin, Germany, (group show)
2014 – S-Bahn Station TaunusanlageLuminale, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Luminale, Images (group show)
2013 – Galeria Rabieh, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Vita Organismus Cosmos e Eu, Postcard, Vídeo, (solo show)
2013 – The Mvseum, Leipzig and itinerant in Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Hamburg, Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Weimar, Germany, Montez in Exil, Catalog, (group show)
2013 – Schulstr.1, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Parallelwelten, (group show)
2013 – Zipper Galeria, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, 4° Salão dos Artistas Sem Galeria, Folder, (group show)
2013 – Bestregards Gallerie, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Erbstshow, Postcard, (group show)
2013 – Creative Carre, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Hello, Postcard, (group show)
2012 – Platform Sarai, Platform Sarai, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Vita Organismus und Kosmos, Postcard, Catalog, (solo show)
2012 – Kunstverein Familie Montez, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Ende Gut alles Gut, Postcard, (group show)
2011 – Sala Libero Badaró, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Blue Connection, (group show)
2011 – MACS, Museu de Arte Contemporânea, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil, Blue Connection, Catalog, (group show)
2010 – Kunstverein Familie Montez, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Blue Connection, Postcard, Catalog, Video, Video, Video, (group show)
2008 – Schweizer 9, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Postcard, (group show)
2007 – Gruppe Labyrinth, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Postcard, (group show)
2006 – Gallustheater, Frankfurt am Main, Germany,Postcard, Vídeo, (solo show)
2004 – Escritório de Arte Rosa Barbosa, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Still Life Interiors Architecture and Landscapes, (group show)
2004 – Galerie Artsforma,Stuttgart, Germany, Ausschnitte, Folder, (solo show)
2003 – Amerini Escritorio de Arte, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil, (group show)
2002 – Gallustheater, Frankfurt am Main,Germany, Zeichnung, Postcard, (group show)
2001 – Galerie Am Park, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, You can built your paradise, Postcard, (solo show)
2001 – Flughaffe Kunstgallerie, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, You can built your paradise, Postcard, (solo show)
1999 – Espaço Cultural dos Correios, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, Folder, (solo show)
1999 – Marina Potrich Galeria de Arte, Goiânia, GO,Brazil, Grande Coletiva de Arte Brasileira, Folder, (group show)
1998 – Capela do Morumbi, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Mantra, Postcard, Video, (solo show)
1998 – Escritório de Arte Rosa Barbosa, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Desenhos, Postal, Catalog, (solo show)
1998 – Centro Universitário Maria Antônia, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Pinturas, Postal, Catalog, Vídeo, (solo show)
1998 – Memorial da America Latina, Memorial da America Latina, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Seis Artistas Brasileiras, Postcard, (group show)
1997 – Galeria Nara Roesler, Campos do Jordão, SP, Brazil, Folder, (solo show)
1997 – Marina Potrich Galeria de Arte,Goiânia, GO, Brazil, Brasilidade-Coletânea de artistas brasileiros, Catalog, Video, (group show)
1996 – CCSP, Centro Cultural São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Folder, (solo show)
1995 – Centro Cultural Patrícia Galvão, Santos, SP, Brazil, Bienal Nacional de Santos, Catalog, (group show)
1992 – Espaço Cultural Banco Central do Brasil, Brasilia, DF, Brazil, Um Homem e Uma Mulher, Folder, (group show)
1990 – CCSP, Centro Cultural São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Treze Artistas, (group show)
1990 – Palácio das Artes, Fundação Clovis Salgado, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, Postcard, (group show)
1988 – MAC, Museu de Arte Contemporanea, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Coletiva de Gravura, (group show)
1988 – Galeria de Arte Clube Athletico Paulistano, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Postcard, (solo show)
1988 – Paço das Artes, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Contempoarte, (group show)
1988 – Sesi Galeria de Arte, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Novos Valores, (group show)
1987 – MASP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Salão Acrilex de Pintura, (group show)
1985 – Galeria Casa da Cultura, Uberlândia, MG , Brazil, Artistas Araguarinos, Folder, (group show)
1984 – Casa de Cultura de Araguari, Araguari, MG, Brazil, Desenhos e Aquarelas, Folder, (solo show)
1984 – Galeria Paulo Campos Guimarães, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, Aquarelas, Folder, (solo show)
1983 – Palazzo Nicolini, Florence, Italy, (group show)
1982 – Galeria Paulo Campos Guimarães, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, Folder, (group show)
1982 – Centro de Extensão Cultural da Prefeitura Municipal de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, MG, Brazil, Arteboi-Salão Nacional de Montes Claros, Folder, (group show)
1981 – Fundação Escola Guignard, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, (group show)
1980 – FCS,Palácio das Artes, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, (group show)
Awards
1983 – Drawing, Fundação Escola Guignard, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
Curatorial Projects
2016 – Existenzielle Korrespondenzen, Germany/Brazil
2010 – Blue Connection, Germany/Brazil
2008 – Schweizer,9, Germany
Artworks in Public Collections
Museu de Arte Contemporânea, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil
Centro Universitário Maria Antonia, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Centro Cultural Correios, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Kunstverein Familie Montez, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Artworks in Private Collections
Presidential Palace, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Jan e Rosângela Dorazio Brockhausen
Fabio Magalhães
Magnólia Costa
Nancy Betts
Cristina Delanhesi
Ricardo Resende
Rosa Barbosa