biography of Valeska SOARES (1957)
Personal data
Birth : 1957 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Sex : F
Nationality/Affiliation : Brazil - United States
Address
Brooklyn, New York NY New York, United StatesEducation
Faculdade de Arquitectura e Urbanismo – Universidade Santa Ursula (Diploma) – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
PUC Pontificia Universidad Católica (History of art) – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Pratt Institute (Diploma) – 200 Willoughby Avenue – Brooklyn, New York NY, United States
NYU New York University (PhD – Art) – 70 Washington Square South – New York NY, United States
Professional data
Work and Life
1992:Settles in New York, USA
Grants
1996
1996 : John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship – New York NY, United States
Work
Categorie and medium
Sculpture-Volume : Installation 
Photography : C print Subject
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Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2003
Follies
The Bronx Museum of the Arts – Bronx, New York NY, United States
10/30/2003 – 02/22/2004
2002
Galeria Vicente do Rego Monteiro – Instituto de Cultura da Fundação Joaquim Nabuco – Recife, Brazil
10/2002
Museu de Arte Contemporanea – Centro Dragão do Mar de Arte e Cultura – Fortaleza, Brazil
06/2002
Museu de Arte da Pampulha – Belo Horizonte, Brazil
04/02/2002 – 06/26/2002
1999
Galerie Claudine Papillon – Paris, France
1999
Projeto Finep
Paço Imperial – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1999
Pan American Series
MCA Museum of Contemporary Art – San Diego CA, United States
1999
Valeska Soares: Vanishing Point
MCA Museum of Contemporary Art – San Diego CA, United States
07/25/1999 – 10/17/1999
1998
Vanity
PICA Portland Institute for Contemporary Art – Portland OR, United States
1998
Galeria Camargo Vilaça – São Paulo, Brazil
1998
Christopher Grimes Gallery – Santa Monica CA, United States
1998
1997
Personagens
Galería Luis Adelantado – Valencia, Spain
1997
1996
Laumeier Sculpture Park and Museum – Saint Louis MO, United States
1996
Christopher Grimes Gallery – Santa Monica CA, United States
1996
Strangelove
Galeria Camargo Vilaça – São Paulo, Brazil
1996
1995
Discontinuous teasers
The New Museum of Contemporary Art – New York NY, United States
1995
1994
Galeria Camargo Vilaça – São Paulo, Brazil
1994
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2006
Frieze Art Fair
Regent’s Park – London, United Kingdom
10/12/2006 – 10/15/2006
Represented by : Galeria Fortes Vilaça – Rue Fradique Coutinho 1500 – São Paulo, Brazil
2004
Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Galeria Fortes Vilaça – Rue Fradique Coutinho 1500 – São Paulo, Brazil
2003
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Galeria Fortes Vilaça – Rue Fradique Coutinho 1500 – São Paulo, Brazil
Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Galeria Fortes Vilaça – Rue Fradique Coutinho 1500 – São Paulo, Brazil
The Armory Show 2003
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
03/07/2003 – 03/10/2003
Represented by : Galeria Fortes Vilaça – Rue Fradique Coutinho 1500 – São Paulo, Brazil
2002
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : Galeria Fortes Vilaça – Rue Fradique Coutinho 1500 – São Paulo, Brazil
Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Galeria Fortes Vilaça – Rue Fradique Coutinho 1500 – São Paulo, Brazil
The Armory Show 2002
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/22/2002 – 02/25/2002
Represented by : Galeria Fortes Vilaça – Rue Fradique Coutinho 1500 – São Paulo, Brazil
2001
Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : Magnan Projects – 317 10th Avenue – New York NY, United States
Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Galeria Camargo Vilaça – Rua Fradique Coutinho 1500 – São Paulo, Brazil
The Armory Show 2001
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/23/2001 – 02/26/2001
Represented by : Galeria Camargo Vilaça – Rua Fradique Coutinho 1500 – São Paulo, Brazil
1998
ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, n°17
Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I – Madrid, Spain
1998
Represented by : Galería Luis Adelantado – Calle Bonaire, No. 6 – Valencia, Spain
Group exhibitions
2002
Arte brasileño de hoy
La Ciudadela – Pamplona, Spain
2002
Ultrabaroque: Aspects of Post Latin American Art
Walker Art Center – Minneapolis MN, United States
10/13/2002 – 01/05/2003
Ultrabaroque: Aspects of Post Latin American Art
Miami Art Museum – Miami FL, United States
06/20/2002 – 09/01/2002
Ultrabaroque: Aspects of Post-Latin American Art
AGO Art Gallery of Ontario – Toronto ON, Canada
01/31/2002 – 04/28/2002
2001
Before Reflection Begins
List Art Center – Brown University – Providence RI, United States
11/10/2001 – 12/30/2001
Ultrabaroque: Aspects of Post Latin American Art
SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art – San Francisco CA, United States
08/18/2001 – 01/02/2002
Ultrabaroque: Aspects of Post Latin American Art
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth – Fort Worth TX, United States
02/04/2001 – 05/06/2001
2000
Greater New York: New Art in New York Now
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center – Long Island NY, United States
02/2000 – 05/2000
inSITE2000
San Diego CA, United States
10/13/2000 – 02/25/2001
Ultrabaroque: Aspects of Post Latin American Art
MCA Museum of contemporary art San Diego in La Jolla – La Jolla CA, United States
09/24/2000 – 01/07/2001
1999
A vueltas con los sentidos
Casa de América – Madrid, Spain
1999
Dobles vides
Institut de Cultura – Barcelona, Spain
1999
1998
Amnesia
CAC Contemporary Arts Center – Cincinnati OH, United States
1998
Amnesia
Track 16 Gallery – Santa Monica CA, United States
1998
Desde el cuerpo : alegorias de lo feminino
Museo de Bellas Arte – Caracas, Venezuela
1998
Amnesia
Biblioteca Luis Angel Arango – Bogotá, Colombia
1998
Amnesia
Christopher Grimes Gallery – Santa Monica CA, United States
1998
Amnesia
Contemporary Art Museum University Of South Florida – Tampa FL, United States
1998
Fronteiras
Itaú Cultural – São Paulo, Brazil
1998
Der Brasilianische Blick
Haus der Kulturen der Welt – Berlin-Tiergarten, Germany
07/1998 – 09/1998
Roteiros – Bienal Internacional de São Paulo, n°24
Parque do Ibirapuera – São Paulo, Brazil
10/03/1998 – 12/13/1998
1997
Así está la Cosa, instalación y arte objeto en América Latina
Centro Cultural Arte Contemporáneo – Mexico, Mexico
1997
Trades Routes: History and Geography – Africus – The 2nd Johannesburg Biennale
Johannesburg, South Africa
10/12/1997 – 12/12/1997
1996
6 Women in Red
Galeria Luis Serpa – Lisbon, Portugal
1996
The Tailor’s Dummy
Christopher Grimes Gallery – Santa Monica CA, United States
1996
1995
The Educations of 5 senses
White Columns – New York NY, United States
1995
Longing and Belonging : From the Faraway Nearby – SITE Santa Fe’s First International Biennial
Site Santa Fe – Santa Fe NM, United States
07/14/1995 – 10/08/1995
1994
Bienal Internacional de São Paulo, n°22
São Paulo, Brazil
1994
1993
The Artist in the Marketplace
The Bronx Museum of the Arts – Bronx, New York NY, United States
1993
1991
El Desafío a la Colonización – 4a Bienal de la Habana
Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam – Havana, Cuba
11/16/1991 – 12/31/1991
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