São Paulo, Brazil, 1979 \ Lives and works in São Paulo, Brazil
Ana Mazzei combines organic and figurative forms with a precise geometric sensibility, in works that often nod to the constructive legacy of Brazil’s late modernist movements, especially of the Concretist and Neo-Concretist avant-gardes. Mazzei’s colorful wood sculptures – which may be displayed individually or in groups – deal with fiction in an open-ended format, frequently referencing figures and passages from theater, literature, mythology, and her own personal universe, never quite giving away any reference in an obvious way. Even when using radically different references, the artist’s works tell stories etched into an intimate territory that Mazzei builds, seemingly to find meaning in contemporary life and its vertiginous experience.
In November 2024, Mazzei presents “Garden Scene” a solo exhibition at Martins&Montero, São Paulo. In 2023, she presented the solo show “Love Scene, Crime Scene” at gb agency Paris. Recent solo and group exhibitions include “Vai, vai, saudade”, Museo Madre, Napoli (2024); “The Disagreement: A theater of statements”, Neuer Kunstverein Wien, Vienna (2024); “Uma cadeira é uma cadeira é uma cadeira”, Galeria Luisa Strina, São Paulo (2024); ‘The Bridge Project’, Galpão Cru, São Paulo (2023); 37th Panorama of Brazilian Art at MA M-São Paulo (2022); ‘Vestigios de un pasado posible’, MARCO, Monterrey (2022); ‘Flávio de Carvalho Experimental’, Sesc Pompéia (2022); Americas Society, New York (2022); Glasgow International (2021); “Drama O’Rama”, Sesc Pompéia (2019); “Histórias Feministas”, MASP, São Paulo (2019); 14th Cuenca Biennial, Ecuador (2018); “Corpo-parede”, MAM-São Paulo (2018); 32nd São Paulo International Biennial (2016). She has been selected as a resident artist at the Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris; GASWORKS, London; CAC, Noisy-Le-Ses; Sculpture Studios, Glasgow.
