Luiza Gottschalk

Luiza Gottschalk (b. 1984, São Paulo, BR) is a Brazilian artist whose process-driven painting practice investigates what she describes as “overflow,” allowing material, time, and gravity to shape the image. Gottschalk holds an MA and BFA in Visual Arts from the Armando Alvares Penteado Foundation (FAAP), São Paulo, BR, and a BFA in Theater Arts from the Célia Helena Center for Arts and Education, São Paulo, BR. Her work has been exhibited internationally at institutions and galleries including the Oscar Niemeyer National Museum of the Republic, Brasília, BR; Ruins Park, Rio de Janeiro, BR; Praça das Artes – Municipal Theater, São Paulo, BR; the Brazilian Art Museum (MAB), São Paulo, BR; Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, NY; Berry Campbell, New York, NY. 

EDUCATION

2018
- MA, Visual Arts, Armando Alvares Penteado Foundation (FAAP), São Paulo, Brazil.
2014
- BFA, Fine Arts, Armando Alvares Penteado Foundation (FAAP), São Paulo, Brazil.
2001
- BFA, Theater Arts, Célia Helena Center for Arts and Education, São Paulo, Brazil.


SOLO EXHIBTIONS (selected)

2025
- Sol, Curated by Simon Watson, SLAG&RX, New York, USA.
- Chmac Chuá, Aura Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil.
2024
- Sun, Ruins Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Tropical Fluxus, Boomer Gallery, London, United Kingdom.
- Dragonfly, Aura Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil.
2023
- Apparition, Orlando Lemos Gallery, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
- Trilha da Mata, Aura Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil.
2022
- Clareira, Oscar Niemeyer National Museum of the Republic, Brasília, Brazil.
2022
- To Touch Painting, Olfactory Art Keller, New York, USA.
- Toca Obra, Toca, São Paulo, Brazil.
2021
- Waterways and Routes, Casa Pôr do Sol, São Paulo, Brazil.
2019
- Open Rehearsal, Praça das Artes - Municipal Theater, São Paulo, Brazil.
2016
- Accident, Satyros Station, São Paulo, Brazil.  


GROUP EXHIBTIONS (selected)

2025 
- My Backyard Is Bigger Than the World, Casa Triângulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
- Memory Is a Landscape Contemplated from a Moving Train, Galeria Izabel Pinheiro, São Paulo, Brazil.
2024
- Sublime Spirit, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, USA.
- The Imaginary Made Real, Berry Campbell, New York, USA.
- Surrealist Reverberations, Brazilian Art Museum (MAB), São Paulo, Brazil.
- Rule of Five, SLAG&RX, New York, USA.
2021
- Just Breathe…, 55 Project, Miami, Florida, USA.
2018
- Training Program, MAB (Brazilian Art Museum), São Paulo, Brazil.
- Unidos da Barra Funda Group, Occupied House in Barra Funda, São Paulo, Brazil.
2017
- 49th Annual FAAP, MAB (Brazilian Art Museum), São Paulo, Brazil.
2016
- Mixed Techniques, Various Dimensions, Laboratory 52, São Paulo, Brazil.
2015
- 47th SAC, Piracicaba Art Gallery, Piracicaba, Brazil.
- In Eight Acts, Satyrianas, São Paulo, Brazil.
2014
- 46th Annual FAAP, MAB (Brazilian Art Museum), São Paulo, Brazil.
- Performance Bloodbath, Satyrianas, São Paulo, Brazil.
2013
- 45th Annual FAAP, MAB (Brazilian Art Museum), São Paulo, Brazil.  


RESIDENCIES

2015 
- ARTS 14C, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA.
2023
- SWA Artist In Residence, New York, USA.
2021
- ISCP-NY, New York, USA.
2020
- ISCP-NY, New York, USA.
2017
- Atelier do Centro, São Paulo, Brazil.
2016
- Siena Art Institute, Siena, Italy.
2012
- Agora Collective, Berlin, Germany. 


MUSEUM AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

- MAB - Brazilian Art Museum.
- THE BUNKER ART SPACE - Beth Rudin Dewoody Collection.


AWARDS AND HONORS

2024
- Winner Boomer Art Prize, London, United Kingdom.
2015
- 47º SAC – Pinacoteca de Piracicaba, Piracicaba, Brazil.
2014
- 46th Annual Armando Alvares Penteado Foundation (FAAP) - Brazilian Art Museum (MAB), São Paulo, Brazil.
2013
- 45th Annual Armando Alvares Penteado Foundation (FAAP) - Brazilian Art Museum (MAB), São Paulo, Brazil.