Cinthia Marcelle was born 1974 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Partner of Katásia Filmes, production company dedicated to the creation and research of cinema and art, based in Belo Horizonte. She graduated in fine arts from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 1997-1999. Her work has been commissioned for significant group exhibitions including the Biennal de la Habana, 2006; Lyon Biennale, 2007; Panorama da Arte Brasileira, São Paulo and Madrid, 2007-2008; Bienal de São Paulo, 2010; No Lone Zone, Tate Modern, London, 2012; Triennial of New Museum, New York, 2012; Sala de Arte Publico Siqueiros, Mexico City, 2012; Dundee Contemporary Art, Scotland, 2012; Bienal do Mercosul, 2013, 2014; Istanbul Biennial, 2013; Sharjah Biennial, 2013, 2015, Secession, Vienna, 2014. She was awarded the International Prize for Performance, Trento, 2006; TrAIN Artist in Residency award at Gasworks, London, 2009; and The Future Generation Art Prize, Kiev, 2010. This year she was invited to produce a new solo show at Duplex Gallery, MoMA PS1, New York.
