'Gela Borges' artistic practice attempts to capture the experiences of living in foreign cities, expressing amazement, loneliness, and admiration through the gaze of the characters and his own, Borges mainly uses oil stick paint to bring these narratives to life.


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Born in 1975 in Minas Gerais, Brazil, he currently resides and works in New York. He is a self-taught artist.

Artist residency

2022 - Uncool art/New York - USA

2014 - Scott MacLeay (Residency) - Brazil

Exhibition

2024 - Group exhibition - Galeria Tato - Sao Paulo/SP Brazil

2023 - Group exhibition - Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History / VA- USA

2022 - Group exhibition - The Rotterdam Photo Festival/Rotterdam - Holand

2015 - Group exhibition - Tiradentes Photography Festival/MG - Brazil

2015 - Group exhibition - LIC - Artist Long Island City/NYC- USA

2014 - Group exhibition - Helena Freita Art Gallery-Florianopolis/SC Brazil

2013 - Group exhibition -“Foto em Pauta Festival” -Tiradentes/MG - Brazil