Barbara Caspary Ribeiro

Masters student in Visual Arts at the Graduate Program in Visual Arts of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (PPGAV-UFRJ) since 2024.2, in the Interdisciplinary Poetics, with the research Nautical Chart: Drifts between Landfills and Flooded Grounds. Currently a member of GAE Art: Ecologies Research Group (EBA UFRJ), and of BrisaLAB (Bio Rhizome of Artistic Intervention and Sensibilities) Research Laboratory in Performance, Media Art and Environmental Issues (UFF | CNPq | FAPERJ). Holds a Bachelors degree in Cultural Production from the Fluminense Federal University, and has worked for seven years in the field of Visual Arts, with experience in the production of exhibitions, festivals, and art circuits. Has experience as an artist-researcher in performative research, with emphasis on subjective processes, image performativity, and art as a way of confronting the contemporary crises of the Anthropocene. Was a monitor and student for two years at the School of Visual Arts of Parque L

EDUCATION

Master's in Visual Arts (in progress) - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), 2024 - present;
Bachelor's Degree in Cultural Production - Fluminense Federal University (UFF), 2016 - 2020

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Visual Arts and Performing Arts

Publications

Author of Imagens Híbridas: Diálogos entre o Antropoceno e a Performatividade da Imagem (2020), an undergraduate thesis in Cultural Production (UFF).
Developed instructional material, including the translation of curatorial texts for exhibition catalogs (2019).
Has written and collaborated in publications and exhibition materials exploring the intersections between art, ecology, performativity, and the Anthropocene.
Organized and co-curated several collective exhibitions and art festivals, including Dos Gestos e do Tempo: Uma Intersecção dos Olhares (2019), Tessituras (2019), Intersubjetividades (2018–2019), and the Rio das Ostras Contemporary Art Festival (2018–2019).

GRANT DETAILS

Master’s research developed at the Graduate Program in Visual Arts (PPGAV-UFRJ), line of Interdisciplinary Poetics.
Member of the GAE – Research Group Art: Ecologies (EBA-UFRJ, certified by DGP/CNPq since 2015) and BrisaLAB – Laboratory of Research in Performance, Media Art, and Environmental Issues (UFF | CNPq | FAPERJ).

RESEARCH OUTPUTS (PATENTS, SOFTWARE, PUBLICATIONS, PRODUCTS)

Visual artist and researcher with experience in sculpture, installation, and experimental printing processes.
Author of Imagens Híbridas: Diálogos entre o Antropoceno e a Performatividade da Imagem (2020), undergraduate thesis in Cultural Production at Fluminense Federal University (UFF).
Develops artistic projects that explore the intersections between art, ecology, and performativity, including the ongoing research Nautical Chart: Drifts between Landfills and Flooded Grounds (PPGAV-UFRJ).
Has participated in exhibitions such as Costura (2024), Paisagens ocupantes: do pé ao pico (2024), Bigue-Bongue (ArtRio, 2023), Carne e Osso (Casa Amarela, 2023), and Ocupação Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage (2021–2022).
Also collaborated in the organization of contemporary art events and festivals, including Tessituras (2019), Intersubjetividades (2018–2019), and the Festival de Arte Contemporânea de Rio das Ostras (2018–2019).

CONSULTANCY

Collaborates with artists and curators in the development of exhibition projects, artistic research, and interdisciplinary practices involving art, environment, and performativity.

Industry, Institute, or Organisation Collaboration

GAE – Research Group Art: Ecologies (EBA | UFRJ) — certified by DGP/CNPq since 2015;
BrisaLAB – Laboratory of Research in Performance, Media Art and Environmental Issues (UFF | CNPq | FAPERJ);
School of Visual Arts at Parque Lage;

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Seven years of professional experience in the Visual Arts field, working in the production of exhibitions, festivals, and art circuits. Experience in cultural production, project management, and collaboration with independent artists and institutions.

STARTUP

Not applicable

SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, or ACADEMIC BENEFITS

Her research contributes to the dialogue between art and environmental awareness through interdisciplinary and decolonial perspectives. It reflects on climate change, coastal memory, and the Anthropocene, proposing artistic practices that nurture collective creation, academic exchange, and new forms of coexistence between bodies, territories, and the sea.