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Additionally, in July 2023, she will be launching an
art booklet with the same name as her “Jardim de
Roccas” exhibition. Her visual works can be found in
the AMARP-Acervo Municipal de Artes Plásticas de
Caxias do Sul-Brazil.
Currently, Cristina is involved with the Hermes Artes
Visuais follow-up group, continues to create works
in textile and movement arts, and is represented
by the Samba Art Gallery. She also continues her
career as a biochemist and occasionally teaches
arts and dance.
DENISE BLANCHARD
Santiago, Chile
INSTAGRAM: @deniseblanchard
WEBSITE: deniseblanchard.cl
Denise Blanchard is a Chilean visual artist known
for her work in visual textile and as a docent. She
was born in Viña del Mar and currently resides in
Santiago. Denise earned a degree in Fine Arts from
the Pontificia Catholic University in Santiago.
Throughout her career, Denise’s artwork has been
exhibited in various art museums, fairs, and galleries
around the world. She has showcased her pieces
at prestigious events such as SOFA Chicago in the
United States, the Iberoamerican Textile Network
in Costa Rica, and the World Textile Art (WTA)
exhibitions in Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, and
Spain. Her artwork can also be found in prominent
hotels like Enjoy in Antofagasta, Sheraton San
Cristobal, and Noi Hotel in Santiago.
Denise’s work has been featured in renowned art
fairs including FILSA in Brazil, FAXXI, CHACO in
Santiago, and Mapa in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Additionally, her pieces can be seen on Hiddenheroes.net
from Vitra Design in Germany. She
actively participates in collective exhibitions both in
Chile and internationally, such as “País Sonhado”
at the Memorial de A. Latina in São Paulo, Brazil,
and “Ultravioleta Chant sur toile” at Galerie
Mamiabretesche in Paris. Her most recent solo
exhibition took place in 2013 at Galería Arte Isabel
Aninat in Santiago. Denise Blanchard has received
several notable recognitions and prizes for her
artistic contributions. These include the 1st prize in
the National Painting ENTEL Contest in Santiago,
Chile (1990), being listed on the Honor Roll in the
5th Marco Bonta Painting Contest in Santiago, Chile
(2003), and receiving the 3rd prize in the “Un Mundo
habitable Huidobro” Painting Contest in Santiago,
Chile (2004). Her last prize is PAM prize for women
art recognition. Since 2014, Denise has been a
member of the collective ARSFACTUS, collaborating
on various artistic projects. Notable among these
are “Arslibris: 12 Chilean Women Artists Work in
Honor of Gabriela Mistral and Isabel Allende,” which
involved book interventions for the Gabriela Mistral
Foundation in New York (2014), a residency at the
Factoría de Arte Santa Rosa in Santiago, Chile
(2015), and a residency in Los Vilos, IV Región,
Chile (2019). Through these endeavors, Denise
continues to contribute to the art world and explore
new creative avenues.
ELLEN DYNEBRINK
Gothenburg, Sweden
INSTAGRAM: @ellendynebrink
WEBSITE: ellendynebrink.se
In 2017 Ellen received a MFA in Textile Art from
HDK-Valand, University of Gothenburg, and in 2014
a BFA in Textile Design from The Swedish School of
Textiles. Between 2019-2020 she undertook studies
at the post-master class Research Lab CRAFT! at
Konstfack, University of Art, Craft and Design. Her
work has been exhibited in galleries and museums
both nationally and internationally; Format Gallery
(Oslo), Konstepidemin (Gothenburg), Charlottenborg
Kunsthall (Copenhagen), 3e våningen/GIBCA
Extended (Gothenburg), Gustavsberg Konsthall
(Värmdö), Nina Sagt Gallery (Düsseldorf). In 2021–
2022 she participated in the IASPIS residency
program in Stockholm for 6 months at The Swedish
Art Grants Committee.
ERI IMAMURA
Kawasaki, Japan
INSTAGRAM: @eriimamura.beads
WEBSITE: eriimamura.com
Born in 1977 in Tokyo, Eri Imamura lives and works
between Tokyo and Bangkok. In 2001, she got a BA
majoring in Textile Arts from the Tokyo University of
the Arts, the most prestigious art school in Japan.
From 2003 to 2007, Eri had been encountering a
life-changing experience in New Mexico, United
States: her long-lasting residency among Native
Americans led her to full training in Amerindian
beading artistry under the supervision of Teri
Greeves, a renowned beadwork artist. This later
materialized with her Associate Arts (AA) degree in
Indigenous Studies from the Institute of American
Indian Arts, Santa Fe, awarded with highest honors
in 2007. In the wake of these seminal achievements,
her torsos, bas-reliefs, and installations employ
cross-cultural and multidisciplinary expertise, from
Manga and tattoo art to animist beliefs and rituals.
Ultimately, the art of Eri Imamura mirrors the fate of
modern urban societies entrapped in materialism
and the deep aspiration of her contemporaries
to reconnect spiritually with nature. Her work is
collected across continents, from America to Asia.
Public & Corporate Collections UBS, San Juan,
Puerto Rico Mint Museum, Charlotte, North
Carolina, USA 21C Museum Hotel, Louisville,
Kentucky, USA Alturas Foundation, San Antonio,
Texas, USA Fidelity Investments Collection, Boston,
Massachusetts, USA Private Collections
Wide range of private collections in: - Asia:
Singapore and Hong Kong
FERNANDO SOARES
São Paulo, Brazil
INSTAGRAM: @fernandofvsoares
Fernando Soares was born in São Paulo in 1988,
where he lives and works. His work discusses the
pictorial nature of matter itself, starting from the idea
of dichotomy, he projects physical and psychological
tensions in his works through paintings/objects,
collages, videos and installations. In many works,
latex is used as raw material, straining relations with
the concept of expanded painting and textile art. He
began his studies and productions at the age of 17,
to later attend Hermes Artes Visuais (2016 – 2021),
where he participated for 5 years in the development
of projects and monitoring of his production, guided
by Nino Cais, Carla Chaim and Marcelo Amorim.
He received first place prize at the “48th Salon of
Visual Arts Novíssimos” (Rio de Janeiro, 2019)
and first place prize at the “11th Salon of artists
without a gallery” (São Paulo/Belo Horizonte, 2020)
held at Galeria Zipper , Lona Galeria and Murilo
Castro Gallery. Part of the collection of the Textile
Museum (New Orleans, USA, 2023). He participated
in several collective and individual exhibitions in
galleries, salons, fairs and institutions, among
which the following stand out: “Irruption – Corpo
Invasivo” (Galeria Andrea Rehder 2021, São Paulo);
“Paço das Artes – Project Season 2020” (São
Paulo); “SAV (Vinhedo Visual Arts Salon)” (Cultural
Center “Engenheiro Guerino Mário Pescarini,
2022); “Physiognomy in contradiction” (Museum
of Northern History, Ontario, Canada, 2022);
“51st Contemporary Art Exhibition in Piracicaba”
(Pinacoteca Miguel Dutra, 2019); “8th DAP
Londrina” (Londrina, 2020); “26th and 27th Salon
of Visual Arts in Praia Grande” (2019, 2021); “VÃO
Space for art” (São Paulo, 2018). He participated in
an artistic residency at Kaaysa (Boiçucanga, 2019)
and Projeto Rizoma residency at Galeria Andrea
Rehder (São Paulo, 2019). He creates the group
“TREM Artes Visuais, 2021” together with the artist
Adriano Franchini, where he acts as an advisor,
virtually teaching several artists, in addition to being
invited as a curator in the Casa Tato 7 program.
FRANZISKA WARZOG
Hannover, Germany
INSTAGRAM: @franziska_wzg
WEBSITE: franziska-warzog.de
Franziska Warzog, nee Cohnen, was born in 1966
as the daughter of an artist couple in Amsterdam.
Since 1973 she lived in Holzminden, Germany,
where she spent her school years. Then she studied
Ethnology and German Philology at the University of
Göttingen, graduating with a Magister artium. During
her studies she created her first works in oil on wood
and canvas. For two years she lived in Oldenburg
(Oldenburg), where she continued her paintings in
oil and acrylic. Since 1998 she lives in Hannover.
Here she began to work mainly with textile materials.
Three-dimensional sculptures were created, then
relief-like paintings, before a phase of sculptural
work followed again. Franziska Warzog is married,
mother of two daughters and grandmother of two
grandchildren.
GABRIEL PESSOTO
São Paulo, Brazil
INSTAGRAM: @gabrielpessoto
WEBSITE: gabrielpessoto.com
Gabriel Pessoto (Jundiaí - São Paulo, Brazil,
1993) studied Audiovisual Production. Merging
digital technologies and visualities from traditional
handicrafts, the artist discusses issues such as the
construction of desire from the image, digitization
of culture, memory, intimacy, sexuality and gender
roles. In 2015, he began to exhibit works in group
shows. Since then, he had already showed his
works in different cities, such as São Paulo, Rio de
Janeiro, Curitiba, Lisbon, Porto, Berlin, Tehran, and
Louisville. Since 2017, he lives and works in São
Paulo, where he attended the Hermes Artes Visuais
art project monitoring group. In 2018, he held his
first solo exhibition in São Paulo, “um pouco por dia
já é muito” (a little a day is a lot), at the Casa da Luz.
In 2020, he was awarded by ArtConnect Magazine
for the project “trocando figurinhas” (swapping
stickers) developed in partnership with Nicole Kouts.
In 2021, he presented the solo exhibition “Ambiente
Moderno” (Modern Ambience) at the Fundação
Ecarta in Porto Alegre. In 2022, he launched his first
artist book, “Ambiente Moderno”, and presented
the exhibition “Realidade Virtual” (Virtual Reality)
at Paço das Artes with critical text by Pollyana
Quintella, in São Paulo.
GAËLLE BOSSER
Paris and Loiret, France
INSTAGRAM: @bossergaelle
Gaelle Bosser was born in Paris. First working
as a bookseller, she started Art studies at La
Sorbonne Paris aged 25. For over one year, she
was the assistant of Brazilian artist Lygia Clark,
building Cabeça Coletiva for her.​She worked
both as an artist and an art teacher at l’Ecole
Alsacienne, French high school in Paris, famous
for her pedagogy and experimental methods. She
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