About The Artist

I am a sculptor and multi-media artist, working primarily in glass, ceramics and photography. For the past 10 years I’ve focused my artwork on two issues: disabilities and violence against women and children. My career in visual arts began when I was seven when I started working with ceramics where I grew up in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In pursuit of my path as an artist, over the years I’ve added new skills to my repertoire, including glasswork and photography. I use my 30 years of experience with ceramics to confront the challenges of working with glass to create socially conscious collections of multimedia pieces. My precise hands-on glass process uses techniques such as casting, fusing, kiln forming and a variety of finishing techniques. Growing up in a large city in one of the largest developing nations, I became acutely aware of Brazil’s social issues from a young age. All my life, I’ve seen Brazil’s beauty as well as its dark side. I see marvelous landscapes, architecture, soulful music, and delicious food in the shadow of violence and extreme socio-economic inequality, which still plague Brazilian society. My work aims to raise awareness of the pain inflicted by the commodification of women from a young age—something that is around the world in a variety of ways. My intention is to drive more people to think and act to promote the protection of women and children in vulnerable situations.