Adriana Varejão

Biography

Adriana Varejão was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1964 and continues to live and work there. Her work has also been included in exhibitions at the Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Walker Art Center, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art, Paris. She also participated in the São Paulo Biennial 1998, the Johannesburg Biennial 1995 and the first Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art in 1999. To download artist's CV, please click on "Printable PDF of Full Text"
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Selected Works

ADRIANA VAREJÃO The Voyeur, 2006 oil on canvas 63.5 x 83.5 inches 161.3 x 212.1 cm LM10220
ADRIANA VAREJÃO The Voyeur, 2006 oil on canvas 63.5 x 83.5 inches 161.3 x 212.1 cm LM10220

ADRIANA VAREJÃO O Virtuoso (The Virtuoso), 2006 oil on canvas 47.24 x 64.17 inches 120 x 163 cm LM10216
ADRIANA VAREJÃO O Virtuoso (The Virtuoso), 2006 oil on canvas 47.24 x 64.17 inches 120 x 163 cm LM10216

ADRIANA VAREJÃO O Húngaro (The Hungarian), 2006 oil on canvas 78.74 x 100.39 inches 200 x 255 cm LM10219
ADRIANA VAREJÃO O Húngaro (The Hungarian), 2006 oil on canvas 78.74 x 100.39 inches 200 x 255 cm LM10219

Linda da Lapa, 2004 aluminum, polyurethane, oil 157.48 x 66.93 x 47.24 inches 400 x 170 x 120 cm LM8450
Linda da Lapa, 2004 aluminum, polyurethane, oil 157.48 x 66.93 x 47.24 inches 400 x 170 x 120 cm LM8450

Folds 2, 2003 oil on wood and polyurethane on aluminum and wood support 94.49 x 90.55 x 15.75 inches 240 x 230 x 40 cm LM6499 Collection of Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
Folds 2, 2003 oil on wood and polyurethane on aluminum and wood support 94.49 x 90.55 x 15.75 inches 240 x 230 x 40 cm LM6499 Collection of Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York

ADRIANA VAREJÃO Linda do Rosário, 2004 aluminum, polyurethane, oil 74.8 x 314.96 x 9.84 inches 190 x 800 x 25 cm LM8631
ADRIANA VAREJÃO Linda do Rosário, 2004 aluminum, polyurethane, oil 74.8 x 314.96 x 9.84 inches 190 x 800 x 25 cm LM8631

White Sauna, 2003 oil on canvas 76.77 x 114.17 inches 195 x 290 cm LM6491
White Sauna, 2003 oil on canvas 76.77 x 114.17 inches 195 x 290 cm LM6491

ADRIANA VAREJAO Poliptico Iberico (Polyptych
ADRIANA VAREJAO Poliptico Iberico (Polyptych "Iberic"), 2008 oil and plaster on canvas 4 panels, each: 43.3 x 43.3 inches 110 x 110 cm overall dimensions: 86.6 x 86.6 inches 220 x 220 cm LM11350

ADRIANA VAREJÃO Macau Wall (Blue), 2001 oil and plaster on canvas diptych, each panel: 39.37 x 39.37 inches 100 x 100 cm LM11163
ADRIANA VAREJÃO Macau Wall (Blue), 2001 oil and plaster on canvas diptych, each panel: 39.37 x 39.37 inches 100 x 100 cm LM11163

Ruina de Charque - Nova Capela (Nova Capela Jerked-Beef Ruin), 2003 oil on wood and polyurethane 104.33 x 47.24 x 22.05 inches 265 x 120 x 56 cm LM6495
Ruina de Charque - Nova Capela (Nova Capela Jerked-Beef Ruin), 2003 oil on wood and polyurethane 104.33 x 47.24 x 22.05 inches 265 x 120 x 56 cm LM6495

Celacanto Provoca Maremoto, 2004 oil and plaster on canvas 52 paintings, each: 43.31 x 43.31 inches 110 x 110 cm LM8630
Celacanto Provoca Maremoto, 2004 oil and plaster on canvas 52 paintings, each: 43.31 x 43.31 inches 110 x 110 cm LM8630

Folds, 2000-2001 oil, foam, aluminum, wood and canvas 76.77 x 98.43 x 25.98 inches 195 x 250 x 66 cm LM2947
Folds, 2000-2001 oil, foam, aluminum, wood and canvas 76.77 x 98.43 x 25.98 inches 195 x 250 x 66 cm LM2947

Mapa de Lopo Homem (Map of lopo Homem), 1992 oil on wood with suture thread 110 x 140 x 10 cm
Mapa de Lopo Homem (Map of lopo Homem), 1992 oil on wood with suture thread 110 x 140 x 10 cm

Carne Marinha (cinco pratos) (Marine Meat (five plates)), 1999 Oil, foam, porcelein on canvas 28 x 39 inches (canvas only) 72 x 100 cm 63.5 x 39 inches (canvas including plates) 161.3 x 99.1 cm LM1816
Carne Marinha (cinco pratos) (Marine Meat (five plates)), 1999 Oil, foam, porcelein on canvas 28 x 39 inches (canvas only) 72 x 100 cm 63.5 x 39 inches (canvas including plates) 161.3 x 99.1 cm LM1816

ADRIANA VAREJÃO O Sonhador (The Dreamer), 2006 oil on canvas 66.93 x 90.55 inches 170 x 230 cm LM10217
ADRIANA VAREJÃO O Sonhador (The Dreamer), 2006 oil on canvas 66.93 x 90.55 inches 170 x 230 cm LM10217

ADRIANA VAREJÃO O Virtuoso (The Virtuoso), 2006 oil on canvas 47.24 x 64.17 inches 120 x 163 cm LM10216
ADRIANA VAREJÃO O Virtuoso (The Virtuoso), 2006 oil on canvas 47.24 x 64.17 inches 120 x 163 cm LM10216

ADRIANA VAREJÃO Blue Sauna, 2003 oil on canvas 76.77 x 114.17 inches 195 x 290 cm LM6481
ADRIANA VAREJÃO Blue Sauna, 2003 oil on canvas 76.77 x 114.17 inches 195 x 290 cm LM6481

ADRIANA VAREJÃO Ruina de Charque - Coluna (Column Jerked-Beef Ruin), 2003 oil on wood and polyurethane 92.91 x 14.17 x 12.6 inches 236 x 36 x 32 cm LM6497
ADRIANA VAREJÃO Ruina de Charque - Coluna (Column Jerked-Beef Ruin), 2003 oil on wood and polyurethane 92.91 x 14.17 x 12.6 inches 236 x 36 x 32 cm LM6497

Limited Editions

Contingente (Contingent), 1998-2000 photograph (unframed) 11.02 x 15.94 inches 28 x 40.5 cm Edition of 100 LM3639 $100
Contingente (Contingent), 1998-2000 photograph (unframed) 11.02 x 15.94 inches 28 x 40.5 cm Edition of 100 LM3639 $100

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