CONTACT
1998 Born, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
EDUCATION
2026-28 Parsons School of Design, NY
MFA Fine Arts, Full merit-based scholarship
2022-26 Rutgers University-Newark, NJ
BFA in Fine Arts and Minor in Social Justice, Honors College
2021 Parque Lage School of Visual Arts, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Painting
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 Under 30 Under Pressure, The Painting Center, NY
Bold Strokes, Salmagundi Club, NY
Mad World, SoMad, NY
Generation Z, Underdonk Gallery, NY
The Ground Beneath Us, Express Newark, NJ
2025 Pure Joy, Paul Robeson Gallery, NJ
Perspectives, Newark ArtSpace, NJ
2024 Embracing The Unknown, Dineen Hull Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
2022 Colors Of Nature, Inspire Art Gallery, Dunellen, NJ
2020 Mostra EAV, Parque Lage School of Visual Arts, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
WORK EXPERIENCE
2026 Digital Collections & Research Intern, Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College, NYC, NY
2025 Study Abroad, Artistic Research in India: Art as a Social Mobility, India, Jaipur, Delhi, Jodhpur, and Agra
Project Founder, Art Director, and Lead Curator, Root & Render Lab, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
Project Director - Community Mural, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
Assistant Curator Intern, Newark Arts, Newark, NJ
Tour Guide, Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ
Assistant Curator, Rutgers University, Honors Living and Learning Cultural Initiative, Newark, NJ
Cultural Researcher and Graphic Designer Intern, The Jungle Journal, Remote
2024 Gallery Assistant, Dineen Hull Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
2023 Education Mentor, Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, NJ
RESIDENCIES
2026 (UPCOMING) International Summer Residency - The Watermill Center, Hamptons, NY
LECTURES AND TALKS
2024 Artist Talk, Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, NJ
SELECT PRESS
Barbaran, Andrea, Rutgers Student’s Art Craves Belonging at Pure Joy Exhibit, TAPinto Newark, November 2025