BIOGRAPHY

Priscila De Carvalho is a Brazilian-born, queer American artist based in New York City. Known for her diverse artistic practice, she works in public art, painting, sculpture, and site-specific installations.

Throughout her career, Priscila De Carvalho has received numerous accolades, including the prestigious Pollock-Krasner Foundation Fellowship Award in 2008, the Artist in the Market Place Fellowship at the Bronx Museum in 2010, the Sculpture Space Fellowship in 2010, the Aljira Emerge 10 Fellowship in 2008, the Queens Council on the Arts Fund in 2009, and the Siddhartha Art Foundation in 2013. Her artistic contributions extend to various public spaces, including permanent installations at the New York City subway station through the MTA Arts and Design program in 2015, Richard Rogers Public School through Public Art for Public Schools in 2016, and the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Percent for Art Program in collaboration with the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) in 2021.

Priscila De Carvalho is currently working on multiple commissions, including a large sculpture for the Boston Public Library and a project for the PATH Station in Jersey City, NY, among others.

The artist has exhibited her work extensively both nationally and internationally, representing Brazil at the Kathmandu International Triennial in Nepal, participating in El Museo's Sixth Biennial The [S] Files/The Street Files in New York City, and being featured in the Bronx Museum Biennial, also in New York City. Notable institutions that have acquired De Carvalho's artwork for their permanent collections include The Department of Cultural Affairs Percent for Art Program, the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT), Public Art for Public Schools, the School Construction Authority in New York City, Artium- Basque Museum of Contemporary Art in Vitoria, Spain, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)'s Arts For Transit program in New York City, Lower East Side Printshop in New York City, the Siddhartha Art Foundation in Kathmandu, Nepal, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, and Valley Metro in Phoenix, Arizona.

The artistic endeavors of Priscila De Carvalho have garnered attention from various publications, including The New York Times, The Huffington Post, Hyperallergic, The Kathmandu Post, O Globo, Art Aldia International, and Art Nexus. She currently resides and works in New York City.