Cris Rocha was born in Porto Alegre in 1967 and has lived in São Paulo since 2000. She graduated in Fine Arts from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in 1992.
In the 1980s, the artist studied painting in Porto Alegre with Maria Tomaselli and Anico Herskovits, and etching in São Paulo with Paulo Pasta and Claudio Mubarac. In the 1990s, Rocha worked at the Museo del Grabado while living in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She later moved back to Porto Alegre to work alongside Eduardo Haesbaert at the Iberê Camargo Foundation.
Upon returning to São Paulo, where she established her studio, the artist was mentored by Evandro Carlos Jardim and Ernesto Bonato, participating in various projects in the field of etching, such as the Lambe-lambe Project. In 2010, Rocha coordinated an etching workshop at SESC Pompéia, and in 2012 and 2014, she led workshops at the Chapel School in São Paulo. Since 2013, she has been attending Paulo Pasta’s pintura: prática e reflexão (painting: practice and reflection) course at the Tomie Ohtake Institute.
Main Solo Exhibitions:
2000: Passos que imaginei (Steps that I Imagined), Gravura Gallery, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.
2004: Funil (Funnel), Bolsa de Arte Gallery, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.
2017: da gravura e além (etching and beyond), Arteedições Gallery, São Paulo, São Paulo.
Main Group Exhibitions:
2018/19: Ato Contínuo (Continuous Act), artist residency, Casa do Tatuapé, São Paulo, São Paulo.
2016: Água, paisagem alterada (Water, Altered Landscape), Brazilian British Centre, São Paulo, São Paulo, and Rio Grande do Sul Museum of Art, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.
2012: Gravando (Engraving/Recording), Rio Grande do Sul Museum of Contemporary Art, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul; and Em busca do sentido (In Search of Meaning), Arterix Gallery, São Paulo, São Paulo.
2011: Territórios sem fronteiras (Territories Without Borders), Contraponto, São Paulo, São Paulo; O que é uma gravura? (What Is an Etching?), Espaço Atelier, São Paulo, São Paulo; and Travessia Gráfica (Graphic Crossing), SP Estampa event, Gravura Brasileira Gallery, São Paulo, São Paulo.
2010: O céu não tem beiras (The Sky Has No Edges), Gravura Brasileira Gallery, São Paulo, São Paulo.
2008: Recortes, colagens e adesivos (Cutouts, Collages, and Adhesives), Casa das Onze Janelas, Belém, Pará, and Em branco collective, Referência Gallery, Brasília, Distrito Federal.
2006: Em branco collective, Palácio das Artes, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.
2004: Em branco collective, Bolsa de Arte Gallery, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.
Rocha has works in public collections, including Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt; Museo Del Grabado, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Casa das Onze Janelas Museum, Belém, Pará, Brazil; Rio Grande do Sul Museum of Contemporary Art, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Rio Grande do Sul Museum of Art, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; National Museum of Fine Arts, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; among others.
Cris Rocha was born in Porto Alegre in 1967 and has lived in São Paulo since 2000. She graduated in Fine Arts from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in 1992.
In the 1980s, the artist studied painting in Porto Alegre with Maria Tomaselli and Anico Herskovits, and etching in São Paulo with Paulo Pasta and Claudio Mubarac. In the 1990s, Rocha worked at the Museo del Grabado while living in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She later moved back to Porto Alegre to work alongside Eduardo Haesbaert at the Iberê Camargo Foundation.
Upon returning to São Paulo, where she established her studio, the artist was mentored by Evandro Carlos Jardim and Ernesto Bonato, participating in various projects in the field of etching, such as the Lambe-lambe Project. In 2010, Rocha coordinated an etching workshop at SESC Pompéia, and in 2012 and 2014, she led workshops at the Chapel School in São Paulo. Since 2013, she has been attending Paulo Pasta’s pintura: prática e reflexão (painting: practice and reflection) course at the Tomie Ohtake Institute.
Main Solo Exhibitions:
2000: Passos que imaginei (Steps that I Imagined), Gravura Gallery, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.
2004: Funil (Funnel), Bolsa de Arte Gallery, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.
2017: da gravura e além (etching and beyond), Arteedições Gallery, São Paulo, São Paulo.
Main Group Exhibitions:
2018/19: Ato Contínuo (Continuous Act), artist residency, Casa do Tatuapé, São Paulo, São Paulo.
2016: Água, paisagem alterada (Water, Altered Landscape), Brazilian British Centre, São Paulo, São Paulo, and Rio Grande do Sul Museum of Art, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.
2012: Gravando (Engraving/Recording), Rio Grande do Sul Museum of Contemporary Art, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul; and Em busca do sentido (In Search of Meaning), Arterix Gallery, São Paulo, São Paulo.
2011: Territórios sem fronteiras (Territories Without Borders), Contraponto, São Paulo, São Paulo; O que é uma gravura? (What Is an Etching?), Espaço Atelier, São Paulo, São Paulo; and Travessia Gráfica (Graphic Crossing), SP Estampa event, Gravura Brasileira Gallery, São Paulo, São Paulo.
2010: O céu não tem beiras (The Sky Has No Edges), Gravura Brasileira Gallery, São Paulo, São Paulo.
2008: Recortes, colagens e adesivos (Cutouts, Collages, and Adhesives), Casa das Onze Janelas, Belém, Pará, and Em branco collective, Referência Gallery, Brasília, Distrito Federal.
2006: Em branco collective, Palácio das Artes, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.
2004: Em branco collective, Bolsa de Arte Gallery, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.
Rocha has works in public collections, including Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt; Museo Del Grabado, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Casa das Onze Janelas Museum, Belém, Pará, Brazil; Rio Grande do Sul Museum of Contemporary Art, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Rio Grande do Sul Museum of Art, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; National Museum of Fine Arts, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; among others.
ARTIST REPRESENTED BY ARTEEDIÇÕES GALLERY
SÃO PAULO/SP – BRASIL
