BIO
Anaisa Franco, 1981, Brazil. Lives and works as an artist. In 2011 she received the VI Edition of ARCOmadrid/BEEP Electronic Art Award and did a residence at L´Estruch in Barcelona developing ThroughOut Breathing financed by MINC. In 2010 a residence in Hangar, Barcelona, developing “Alienated Routine”, a grant by MIS and a residence at TAV Taipei Artist Village in Taiwan, a grant by Sacatar Foundation. In 2009 a residence at MIS Museum of Image and Sound in São Paulo, Brazil, developing “Suspended Reality”. In 2008 developed “Expanded Eye” in MediaLab Prado, Madrid during Interactivos. The work got BEEP Prize at ARCOmadrid 2011. In 2007/08 she was awarded a scholarship from Mecad/Esdi in Barcelona to develop the project "Connected Memories" on the Proyecto Expansion Digital, where she also participated in lectures, conferences and publications. In 2006/07 she was awarded an Alban scholarship to complete an MA in Digital Art and Technology at University of Plymouth, UK. In 2007 "Controlled Dream Machine" was developed during Interactivos? at Media Lab Madrid. In 2004, she completed a degree on Visual Arts at FAAP, Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado, Sao Paulo, Brazil, getting scholarship for best work at the 34 Anual de arte. Has been exhibiting internationally.
She has been creating suspended robotic sculptures that interconnect the physical with the digital in form of animations and intensities, searching for a chemical between materials, using concepts of psychology and dreams she provides an imagination and feelings for the sculptures.
Education
2006-7 Master in Digital Art and Technology at I-DAT University of Plymouth, England, UK.
2000-4 Visual Arts at FAAP, Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado, São Paulo, Brasil.
Detailed Shows
2011- Eletropixel Festival. Nantes, France. From May 12th until 18th.
2011- LOOP Festival. Mobile Art at Fundacion Francisco Godia, Barcelona, Spain. From May 12th until June 18th.
2011-ThoughtOut Breathing, Aniasa Franco. Individual at Adora Calvo gallery, Salamanca, Spain. From May 6th until June 6th.
2011- Lille, Gare St Sauveur, França. From April 13th until August 14th.
2011- VIA Festival. Maubeuge, França. From March 24th until April 3th.
2011- Exit Festival. Maison des Arts de Creteil, França. From March 10th until 20th.
2011- Live Ammo, MOCA Museum of Contemporary Art. Taipei, Taiwan. Curated by HongJohn Lin. From February 25th until April 13th.
2011- ARCO Fair, Madrid, Spain. From February 16th until 20th. Received BEEP ARCOmadrid Prize.
2011- Mostra LABMIS. MIS Museum of Image and Sound, São Paulo, Brazil. From November 16th until January 9th.
2010- PhotoTaipei. Taiwan. From December 16th until 20th.
2010- Mostra LabMIS at MIS, São Paulo, Brasil. From November 16th until January 16th.
2010- TÉKHNE. at MAB Museum of Brazilian Art. São Paulo, Brazil. From September 12th until November 12th.
2010- “Dream Machines” at Veredas Space, São Paulo, Brasil. From September 10th until 1st October.
2010- ArteSantander, Santander, Spain. From 21 until 25 July at Adora Calvo Gallery.
2010- Sonarmática, Sonar 2010. CCCB, Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona. Barcelona. From 16 until 18 June.
2010- Young Art Taipei, Taiwán. From 13 until 16 May, 2010 at Adora Calvo Gallery.
2010- Dorkbot Barcelona. Hangar, Barcelona, Spain. 28 Abril.
2010-10 Miradas, Palacio Garci Grande, Salamanca, Spain. From March 8th until April 8th.
2010- Anaisa Franco & Olga Diego at Adora Calvo Gallery., Salamanca Spain. From March 6th until April 6th.
2009- Mostra LabMIS, Museu da Imagem e do Som, São Paulo, Brazil. From November to January.
2009- Fusion Folks, Taipei, Taiwan. From August 28th until November 1st.
2009- FAD- Festival de Arte Digital. Belo Horizonte, Brazil. From March 12th until 15th.2008- Piksel08. How does code dream?. Bergen, Norway. From December 12th until January 15th, 2009.
2008- Move Digital, A Coruna, Spain. From november 13th until 16th.
2008- 5th Seoul International Media Art Bienalle, Seoul, Korea, From 12th September until November.
2008- Medialab Prado, Madrid, Spain. Interactivos? from 30th may to 23th september.
2008- FILE, São Paulo, Brazil. 4th August until 31th August, 2008.
2008- Exhibition Continuum Electronica, Barcelona, Spain. Project “Connected Memories”.
2008- Netmage Festival Bologna, Italy. From 24th until 28th January 2008.
2007- 9th Annual Backup_festival from 18th until 21st October 2007 in Weimar, Germany.
2007- CologneOFF Film Festival and NewMediaFest 2007 Cologne OFF III. Toon! Toon! art cartoons and animated narratives. November 2007. Cologne, German.
2007-Media Lab Madrid, Interactivos?, from 25th may until 30th june, 2007, project “Controlled Dream Machine”.
2007- Plymouth Art Centre, UK, 19th of January until 18th of March 2007. Project “Hack-Able Curator” as part os SLOW exhibition.
2006-19th Edition of MIX NYC, nov 8-13, 3LD Art & Technology Center, New York.
2006- Art Concept Festival, august 24-27, Saint Petesburgh, Rússia.
2006- Media Art Festival sep-13 to oct-1 in Friesland.
2006- Ways of looking Places and Landscapes, Fundacion Telefonica. Peru, Lima.
2005- 15° Vídeo Brasil, Sesc Pompéia, São Paulo, Brazil.
2005- Mostra do Audio Visual Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil.
2005- 1° Festival de Vídeo Macadamia, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2004- FILE (International Festival of electronic language). www.file.org.br, São Paulo, Brazil.
2004- SRV 2004- Participation at Symposium on Virtual Reality at Senac University, São Paulo, Brazil.
2003- 35º Anual de arte FAAP, São Paulo, Brazil.
2002- 34º Anual de arte FAAP. Prize 1° place. One year scholarship at FAAP, São Paulo, Brazil.
Detailed Awards/grants
2010- 3 months Residence at Hangar in Barcelona. Financed by MIS, Museu da Imagem e do Som, São Paulo, Brazil.
2009- 2 months Residence in Tapei Artist Village, Taipei, Taiwa, grant from Sacatar Foundatio in Brazil.
2009- 3 months Residence at MIS, Museu de Imagem e do Som, São Paulo, Brazil. Start March 2009. Grant from the Museum MIS.
2007- Scholarship from Mecad-ESDi, Barcelona to develop the project CONNECTED MEMORIES on the Proyecto Expansion Digital during a residence of 4 months.
2007- Alban Scholarship to do MA Digital Art and Technology at University of Plymouth, UK.
2005- Received award “honorable mention” of the project of research “Spiderrrbot” at 6° Prêmio Sergio Motta de Arte e Tecnologia in São Paulo, Brazil.
2002- 34º Anual de arte FAAP. Prize 1° place. One year scholarship at FAAP, São Paulo, Brazil.
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