Sofia Porto Bauchwitz
with Monica Rizzolli Gomes
“My experience was fundamental to the final development of my doctoral research on erring and walkability. The connections I made in Los Angeles…decisively shaped the artist and researcher I am today. The artists I met, their projects, and their ways of doing and thinking…continue to influence me profoundly, also informing my references in the classroom and in academic research.”
A visual artist and researcher, Sofia Porto Bauchwitz is currently a professor in the area of Theory, Criticism, and History of Art at the Department of Visual Arts, Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil. Her work focuses on creative processes and on (de)disciplining approaches to research. She holds a Master’s degree in Art Research and Creation (2013) and a PhD in Fine Arts (2017), both from the Complutense University of Madrid. Her doctoral thesis, “El Artista Errante y el Discurso como Cartografía en un Contexto Hispano-Brasileño” investigates contemporary artistic practices driven by an errant ethos. Her artistic practice engages with issues of memory, fiction, and the poetics of space. Her works have been exhibited at institutions such as the Arnheim Museum (Netherlands), MAK Center (Los Angeles, USA), Sala de Arte Joven de Madrid (Spain), Eugénio de Almeida Foundation (Évora, Portugal), Zeicheninstitut (Kassel, Germany), and Museo Murillo la Greca (Recife, Brazil), among others. She also writes critical texts and has been featured in exhibition catalogues such as Generaciones 2019 (La Casa Encendida, Spain) and À Nordeste (Sesc 24 de Maio, São Paulo).
EDUCATION
2017, PhD in Fine Arts
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Madrid, Spain
JURY
Kirsty Bell
Bettina Götz
Hou Hanru
Markus Schinwald
Christoph Thun-Hohenstein
FINAL PROJECT
