Antonio Kuschnir (Rio de Janeiro, 2001) began painting at the age of six while attending the Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage, where he participated in his first group exhibition. Growing up surrounded by Brazil’s tropical forests, mountains, and coastline, he developed an artistic language deeply rooted in the symbolic power of nature. He ranked first in the entrance examinations 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 completed his academic training.
Since 2020, Kuschnir has built a rapidly expanding exhibition history across Brazil and Europe. In 2022, his series Choro was presented in the main exhibition hall of the Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói (MAC Niterói), making him the youngest artist ever to hold a solo exhibition in the museum’s history. Since then, he has presented solo exhibitions in Brazil, Spain, Italy, and Germany, establishing an increasingly international profile.
In 2025, he completed artist residencies at the La Napoule Art Foundation (France) and CCA Andratx (Spain). In 2026, he opened major solo exhibitions at the Museu Histórico da Cidade in Rio de Janeiro, ABC-ARTE ONE OF in Milan, and WG Galeria in São Paulo, while also participating in the institutional exhibition Camadas at Espace Frans Krajcberg in Paris.
His work is included in the collections of the Museu de Arte do Rio (MAR), Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói (MAC Niterói), the Presidency of the Federative Republic of Brazil, and the Centro Cultural da Diversidade in São Paulo. He lives and works between Bonn and Rio de Janeiro.
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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2026 Museu Histórico da Cidade - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2026 Alma - Fairmont Hotel - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2026 Arcádia Incerta, ABC-Arte - Milan, Italy
2026 O mundo entreaberto, WG Galeria - São Paulo, Brazil
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
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2026 Camadas - Espace Frans Krajcberg - Paris, France
2026 Ademais, tão distante - Largo das Artes, Rio de Janeiro
2025 Contemplações Provisórias, Casa Caminhoá - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2025 intimer konstruktivismus, Raum L3 -Cologne, Germany
2025 2.500 Kindergarten, Galerie des Kult 41- Bonn, 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
SELECTED PUBLIC 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