Nuno Ramos Lives and works in São Paulo (Brazil), b. 1960

 Nuno Ramos, 1960, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

 Lives and works in São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Nuno Ramos was born in 1960 in São Paulo, where he lives and works. He has a degree in philosophy from the University of São Paulo and is a painter, draughtsman, sculptor, writer, film-maker, set designer and composer. He began painting in 1984, when he joined the group of artists at the Casa 7 studio. Since then he has exhibited regularly in Brazil and abroad. He took part in the Venice Biennale in 1995, where he was the artist representing the Brazilian pavilion, and in the São Paulo International Biennales in 1985, 1989, 1994 and 2010. In 2006, he received the Grant Award from the Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation for his work as a whole. Nuno Ramos' work uses different languages to address contemporary themes. From the most allusive treatment to the most provocative criticism, the artist debates issues related to culture, politics, concreteness and the potential for transformation of materials.

His recent solo exhibitions include Opening, Galeria Francisco Fino, Lisbon, Portugal (2023); A Extinção É Para Sempre, SESC, São Paulo, Brazil (2021); Pinacoteca: Acervo, Pinacoteca de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (2020); Blazing Sun, Kogan Amaro Gallery, Zürich, Switzerland (2019) and O Direito à Preguiça, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (2016). The artist has works in important public collections, such as Instituto Inhotim, Brumadinho, Brazil; Jewish Museum, New York, United States; MAC USP - Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; MAM - Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Museu de Arte de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil; Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Städtische Galerie Villa Zanders, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany; Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom; The Deutsch Bank Collection, Germany; Thyssen-Bornemisza, Vienna, Austria; University of Essex Collection of Latin American Art, Essex, United Kingdom and Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis, United States.