Nina Pandolfo (São Paulo SP 1977)
Nina Pandolfo is a visual artist born in São Paulo in 1977. She began her career in graffiti in 1992, becoming one of the pioneers of street art in Brazil. With a career marked by innovation, she belongs to the group of artists who brought graffiti from the streets into art galleries and museums, broadening the horizons of urban art in the country.
Her artistic production is highly diverse, encompassing murals and paintings on canvas, as well as installations and objects made with materials such as latex, resin, plastic and fabric. Childhood and nature are the central axes of her work, with an emphasis on female characters with expressive eyes and features that evoke both innocence and rebelliousness. These figures, usually girls with big eyes, convey deep and secret feelings, revealing a strong connection with the inner world.
The artist also highlights the beauty of animals in her works, with special attention to insects, which appear in murals and paintings as symbols of delicacy and complexity. Her work proposes a new way of seeing the world — simpler, more affectionate and full of hope. Through her art, Nina invites the public to discover multiple meanings in the same images, exploring the sensitivity and sincerity of different ways of looking.
She has taken part in numerous international and Brazilian projects and exhibitions, such as Beyond Streetart in Düsseldorf, Germany (2007); The Graffiti Project in Glasgow, Scotland (2007); Wholetrain in Rio de Janeiro (2006); the 9th Havana Biennial, in Cuba (2006); OutSide in Wuppertal, Germany (2006); Ruas [Streets] at Itaú Cultural, São Paulo (2006); Sub-Glob at the Örebro Museum, Sweden (2005); Lead Poisoning at the New Image Art Gallery, Los Angeles (2005); Art Meeting in Tokyo, Japan (2005); Art Meeting in Athens, Greece (2005); and Kunstpark in Munich, Germany (2005).
