b. 1984, Brazil
Thiago Barbalho (born 1984, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte) lives and works in São Paulo. Barbalho is both a visual artist and a writer. He earned a degree in Law and Philosophy and holds an MA in Philosophy. Barbalho is the founder of Vira-lata, an independent press that published several fanzines in collaboration with visual artists.
Barbalho’s works are part of institutional collections such as Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Recent solo shows include Thiago Barbalho, Kupfer project space, London, U.K., 2018, and Correspondence, Marilia Razuk Gallery, São Paulo, 2019. Group shows include Voyage, Bergamin & Gomide, São Paulo, 2017; Rocambole, Pivô, São Paulo, 2018; AVAF, at Casa Triângulo, São Paulo, 2017; Rocambole/Roly-Poly in Lisbon, Kunsthalle Lissabon, Lisbon, Portugal, 2019 and Electric Dreams, Nara Roesler, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2021. The artist was included in the Vitamin D3: Today’s Best in Contemporary Drawing, published by Phaidon, 2021. He was nominated for Pipa Prize in 2019.