About
About Guilherme
Guilherme Almeida began his artistic path in 2017 in painting workshops at the Museum of Modern Art of Bahia, developing a practice that spans painting, sculpture, installation, and video. He belongs to a generation of artists who incorporate everyday objects—such as newspapers, ceramics, and linen—to center the memories and lives of bodies traditionally marginalized in art history. Seeking a realistic approach to his research, the artist delves into the experience of his own surroundings, drawing from family photo albums, personal narratives, and domestic objects.
His research explores power dynamics, territory, and memory, highlighting cultural manifestations and figures of national and international significance. By granting due relevance and attention to intellectuals, activists, and artists, he reclaims their historical importance. Conversely, Almeida turns his gaze toward his upbringing among the beaches and landscapes of the Atlantic Forest, emphasizing scenes that convey values of freedom, the beauty of coastal life, and the dreams and mundane moments of existence—thereby reconstructing memory and demarcating lived experiences.
Influenced by personal experience and the Brazilian socio-political landscape, his practice addresses issues such as environmental memory and racial identity. His work communicates underlying histories, fostering a dialogue that weaves together layers of hidden narratives and a meditative contemplation of the present moment.
Curriculum Vitae
Guilherme Almeida
n. 2000, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil lives and works in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
instruction
2017
- Painting Workshops, Museum of Modern Art of Bahia
2018
- Bachelor of Fine Arts, Federal University of Bahia [Incomplete]
Solo exhibitions
2026
- Querência, Galeria Base, Recife, Brazil
2025
- Mar Caymmi, Museum of Contemporary Art of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
- The sea that brings also takes away, Karla Osório Gallery, Brasília, DF, Brazil
2024
- José Cláudio and Guilherme Almeida: Convergence of Affections, Galeria Base, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Enjoying the Drum, Paulo Darzé Gallery, Salvador, BA, Brazil
2022
- Let it be a reflection, Ribot Gallery, Milan, Italy
- This smile that emanates from me, Base Gallery, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Group exhibitions
2025
- BODY-CITIZEN, Museum of Contemporary Art of Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil
- From: Like the fingers of the hands, Galeria Base, São Paulo, Brazil
- Eixo, Galeria Base, Recife, PE, Brazil
- Afro-Brazilian Identity, Getúlio Vargas Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
- .Encruzilhadas da Arte Afro-brasileira, Museu nacional da Cultura Afro-brasileira, Salvador, BA, Brasil
2024
- The Messenger, Paulo Darzé Gallery, Salvador, BA, Brazil
- BRAZILNOW, Ultracontemporary Art Project, Milan, Italy
- Crossroads of Afro-Brazilian Art, Banco do Brasil Cultural Center, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
- Lélia in Us: Popular Festivals and Afro-American Identity, Sesc Vila Mariana, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Roots: Beginning, Middle and Beginning, National Museum of Afro-Brazilian Culture, Salvador, BA, Brazil
- Crossroads of Afro-Brazilian Art, Banco do Brasil Cultural Center, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
- A Flaw of Color, Sesc Pinheiros, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
2023
- Dash, period and semicolon, Base Gallery, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Crossroads of Afro-Brazilian Art, Banco do Brasil Cultural Center, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- A Flaw of Color, National Museum of Afro-Brazilian Culture, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
- Memories for Dona Antônia, Laje Collection, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
- Carolina Maria de Jesus: A Brazil for Brazilians, Rio Art Museum (MAR), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
- Appropriating, Canizares Gallery, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
2022
- Carolina Maria de Jesus: A Brazil for Brazilians, Sesc, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil
- A Flaw of Color, Rio Art Museum (MAR), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
- The Word: Prose, Nonada Gallery, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
2021
- Carolina Maria de Jesus: A Brazil for Brazilians, Instituto Moreira Sales (IMS), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Trovisco, Arraiolos, Portugal
2020
- ETRAMEVOJ, Exhibition Store, Évora, Portugal
- 45th Ribeirão Preto Art Salon, Ribeirão Preto Art Museum (MARP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
2019
- Charcoal, National Museum of Afro-Brazilian Culture (MUNCAB), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
- Representation, School of Fine Arts (EBA/UFBA), Salvador, BA, Brazil
- 11th Art and Culture Exhibition of Itapagipe, Brazil-Italy-Europe Cultural Institute (ICBIE), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
- Everything Fits in a Coconut - ENEARTE, Casa da Pólvora Annex, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
- III Black Forum of Art and Culture, School of Fine Arts (EBA/UFBA), Salvador, BA, Brazil
- Do We Have All the Time in the World? VIII Salon of the School of Fine Arts, Canizares Gallery, Salvador, BA, Brazil
- Okun, School of Fine Arts (EBA/UFBA), Salvador, BA, Brazil
2018
- Art in Focus, Central Library, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Residencies and awards
2024
- Marvall Collection Award, Italy,
2022
- Pemba Artistic Residency, part of the Dos Brasis, Brasil project.
2020
- Multimedia Visual Arts Residency, University of Évora, Portugal
Institutional collections
2026
- Presidential Palaces, Brasília, Brazil
2025
- Museum of Contemporary Art of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
2023
- Reina Sofia Museum, Madrid, Spain
- Museum of Art of Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Laje Collection, Salvador, Brazil
Publications
2024
- Roots: Beginning, middle, and beginning, AMAFRO
- Crossroads of Afro-Brazilian Art, CCBB
- A color flaw, SESC
2023
- Carolina Maria de Jesus: A Brazil for Brazilians, IMS
2022
- Coal: Essays on Visualities, Publisher: EDUFBA