Antonio Kuschnir (Rio de Janeiro, 2001) began painting at the age of six, attending courses at the Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage, where he took part in his first group exhibition. Raised among the forests, mountains, and sea of Brazil’s tropical landscape, he developed early on an artistic sensitivity deeply rooted in the symbolic power of natural elements. He ranked first in the entrance exams for both the Art History program at the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) and the Painting program at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), where he pursued his academic training.
In 2020 and 2021, he exhibited in both group and solo shows across Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, while simultaneously developing two major painting series: Choro and Avalanche. The former was exhibited in 2022 in the main hall of the Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói (MAC), making him the youngest artist ever to present a solo exhibition in the institution’s history. The latter was presented in 2023 at the independent art space Galpão 808, on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. In 2024, he held two solo exhibitions: at Casa da Escada Colorida in Rio, and at the cultural center Leerstand als Begegnungsraum in Bonn, Germany.
He currently lives in Germany and is an artist-in-residence at the La Napoule Art Foundation in the south of France. His works have been exhibited in galleries, museums, and institutions across Brazil and Europe.
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 Donde florece lo salvaje, Baró Galeria - Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2025 O Canto do Rio, ABC-Arte - Genoa, Italy
2024 Atrás da montanha, onde o sol bate, sonhei o mundo que construímos
juntos, Casa da Escada Colorida - Rio de Janeiro
2024 When the sun walks with me, Leerstand als Begegnungsraum - Bonn,
Germany
2023 Intimidad, Galeria Baró - Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2023 Avalanche, Galpão 808 - Rio de Janeiro
2022 Choro, Museu de Arte Contemporânea - Niterói
2022 Eros, Vórtice Cultural - São Paulo
2022 Intimidade, Casa Ondina - São Paulo
2020-2021 Choro, Galeria b_arco - São Paulo
2019 O Nosso Sol É Vermelho, Galeria Macunaíma - Rio de Janeiro
GROUP SHOWS
2025 Intimat Konstruktivismus - Raum L 3 - Cologne, Germany
2024 NOVO OLHAR OLHAR DE NOVO, Galeria Mercedes Viegas
2024 Entre margens, clareias e desertos, Galeria Arrecife
2023 Funeral das ilusões, LabProa - Rio de Janeiro
2023 Paralela.22, Galpão 808 - Rio de Janeiro
2022 Minh’alma cativa, São Paulo Cultural Diversity Center
2021 Espelhos, Correios Cultural Space in Niterói
2021 BELA Bienal, Correios Cultural Center - São Paulo and Brasília
2021 Em branco no1/2, Galeria Dalmar Trigueiro - João Pessoa
2017 Teia de areia, Gabinete de Leitura Guilherme Araújo - RJ
COLLECTIONS
Collection of the Presidency of the Federative Republic of Brazil
Museum of Contemporary Art - Niterói, Brazil
São Paulo Cultural Diversity Center
Museu Nacional de Belas Artes (MNBA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil