Contagem, MG, Brazil, 1988
Lives and works in São Paulo, SP, Brazil
His works navigate through different media (textile art, painting, video, and installation) and explore, beyond formal diversity, the intersections between images from vernacular culture and experimental processes. In his research, word and image are always in dialogue and often address micro and macro politics, chronicles, diaries, and multiple intersections between memory and fiction.
Recent solo exhibitions: “Carnaval Crypto”, text by Bernardo José de Souza, Portas Vilaseca Galeria, Rio de Janeiro (2025); ‘Making out on the battlefield’, Hestia Art Residency, Belgrade Serbia (2024); “My kind of dirty”, Fort Gansevoort Gallery, New York, USA (2021); among others.
Recent commissioned projects include: “14th Mercosul Biennial”, curated by Raphael Fonseca, Casa de Cultura Mário Quintana (2025); “Underdeveloped Art”, curated by Moacir dos Anjos, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil – CCBB, São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro and Brasília (2024-2025); “60th October Salon – Aesthetic(s) of Encounter(s)”, curated by Matthieu Lelièvre, Belgrade, Serbia (2024).
Recent group exhibitions include: “Arte Subdesenvolvida” curated by Moacir dos Anjos, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil – CCBB, São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2024-2025); “Histórias LGBTQIA+”, curated by Adriano Pedrosa and Julia Bryan-Wilson, in collaboration with André Mesquita, Leandro Muniz and Teo Teotonio, MASP – Museu de Arte de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil (2024);”60th October Salon – Aesthetic(s) of Encounter(s),” curated by Matthieu Lelièvre, Belgrade, Serbia (2024); “Spin a Yarn”, curated by Estrellita Brodsky, Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY, USA; “Who tells a tale adds a tail,” curated by Raphael Fonseca, Denver Art Museum, Denver, USA (2022); “Histórias Brasileiras” – “Retomadas” section, curated by Clarissa Diniz and Sandra Benites, MASP – Museu de Arte de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil (2022); “15th Lyon Biennale: Jeune Création Internationale,” Institut d’Art Contemporain, Villeurbanne, France (2019); “36th Panorama of Brazilian Art,” curated by Júlia Rebouças, MAM – Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, SP, Brazil (2019); “What I really want to tell you…,” curated by Jennifer Inácio and Flavia Macuco Pecego, Fundación Pablo Atchugarry, Miami, USA (2019); “Arte Democracia Utopia – Quem não luta tá morto,” curated by Moacir dos Anjos, Museu de Arte do Rio – MAR, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil (2018); “MITOMOTIM,” curated by Júlia Rebouças, Galpão Videobrasil, São Paulo, SP, Brazil (2018), among others.
Lamonier has received numerous awards and research grants, including the “Pipa Award” (2020) and the “Prêmio Incentivo – Bienal Naïfs do Brasil” – Sesc SP (2016).
He holds a degree from the School of Fine Arts at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG).
His works are part of important national and international collections, including: Denver Art Museum, USA; Musée d’art contemporain de Lyon, France; Cultural Centre of Belgrade, Serbia; MASP – Museu de Arte de São Paulo; and Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo.
Fogo Corredor features 20 artists from different generations and languages and marks the closing of the gallery’s 2025 program. Curated by Lucas Albuquerque, the exhibition presents artists represented by the gallery and guests from various regions of the country, including Guerreiro do Divino Amor, Rayana Rayo, Thiago Martins de Melo, among others.
In a provocative exhibition design, Fogo Corredor stems from reflections on popular stories and enchantments associated with fire. This includes the legend that gives the show its title: a supernatural being made of fire, part of popular beliefs in the North and Northeast of Brazil, whose narratives associate it with the souls of dead people who return to frighten, burn, or persecute their victims.
