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TONICO LEMOS AUAD
 
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Tonico Lemos Auad
1968 born in Belém Do Pára, Brazil
Lives in London, United Kingdom
Education

1998 - 2000
Associate Research and MA in Fine Arts
Goldsmiths College, University of London, London. Awarded by CAPES/APARTES

1997
Graduate in Urban architecture FAU-USP, São Paulo.

Solo Exhibitions

2003
Project Gallery, Temple Bar, Dublin
Galleria Luisa Strina, São Paulo

1997
Metereos, Sao Paulo Cultural Centre, São Paulo University, São Paulo

1996
Galeria Sergio Porto, Rio de Janeiro

Group Exhibitions

2005
Material Matters, Herbert f. Johnson Museum, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
The Wonder of Things, Bethnal Green Childhood Museum, London

2004
Instinctive, curated by Mario Testino, Andrea Rosen, New York
Belém Contemporary, Museum of Modern Art, Belém do Pára
Adapted Behaviour, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York
Becks Futures 2004, ICA, London and CCA, Glasgow

2003
White Meat and Sunlite, Galerie Wiensowki & Harbord, Berlin

2002
Magik, VTO Gallery, London
PoT, Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool/ Galerie Fortes Vilaça, São Paulo
Coleções 3, Galeria Luisa Strina, São Paulo
Tonico Lemos Auad / B. Pruskin, VTO Gallery, London
Rumos-Vertentes da Arte Contemporânea, Itaú Cultural São Paulo e Belo
HorizonteParalela/Parallel, São Paulo, S.P.
Desenhistas e Coloristas, Galeria Luisa Strina, São Paulo







2001
Primeiro de Abril/April fools day, Vila Mariana, São Paulo
Lyric Underground/web comissioned work, Gasworks Gallery, London
Prospects Drawing Prize, Essor Gallery Project Space, London
Fresh Art, Business Design Centre, London

2000
Zig Zag, Galeria Thomas Cohn, Sao Paolo
Artfutures 2000, Barbican Art Centre, London
Assembly, Stepney 1, London
Living with the Dutch, 89A Erlanger Road, London
Domestic Bliss, South London Gallery, London
Dilated Pupils, VTO Gallery, London
It’s a Little Bit Funny, 15C St. Charles Square, London
Goldsmith College Degree Show, London

1999
Spent, Lord Palmerson Pub, London
Non-Stop Opening, Central Point Gallery, London
Heranças Contemporaneas 3, Contemporary Art Museum of Sao Paolo, Sao Paolo
Goldsmiths College MA Degree Show, London

Bibliography

2004
Leitch, Luke, ‘What do you do with the fluff...’, Evening Standard, Tuesday 23rd March,
page 3
Renton, Andrew, ‘Becks still has a future’, Evening Standard, Tuesday 23rd March, page 51
Durrant, Nancy, ‘Image of the week’, The Times, Saturday 20th March, page 23

2003
Kennedy, Maev, ‘Schlock horror’, The Guardian, Tuesday 18th December, page 7
Alberge, Dalya, ‘Some bananas...’, The Times, Tuesday 16th December, page 10
Jury, Louise, ‘Carpet fluff...’, The Independent, Tuesday 16th December, page 6

Publications

2004
Becks Futures 2004, ICA, London

2003
(solo), Galeria Luisa Strina, São Paolo

Links

www.union-gallery.com
www.vtogallery.com

Contact
Union Gallery
57 Ewer Street
SE1 ONR London
England
Phone: + 44 207 9283388
Fax: + 44 207 9283389
Email: info@union-gallery.com
www.union-gallery.com