WOODEN STAIRS 

Born in 1979 in São Paulo, Brazil. Lives and works in São Paulo, Brazil.

Ana Mazzei combines organic and figurative forms with a precise geometric sensibility, in works that oftenresult in a nod to the constructive legacy of Brazil’s late modernist movements, especially of the Concretistand Neo-Concretist avant-gardes. Mazzei’s colorful wood sculptures – which may bedisplayed individually or in groups – deal with fiction in an open-ended format, frequently referencing figures and passages fromtheater, literature, mythology and her own personal universe, never quite giving away any reference in an obvious way. Even when using radically different references, the artist’s works tell stories that are etched intoan intimate territory that Mazzei builds, seemingly to find meaning in contemporary life and its vertiginousexperience.

She has participated in solo and group exhibitions including the 32nd São Paulo International Biennial, Americas Society, New York; MARCO, Monterrey; Glasgow International; 14th Cuenca Biennial, Ecuador; NMNM, Monaco; CAC, France; Fundacion Saludarte, Miami; Dubai, UAE; Parque

Lage, Rio de Janeiro; 37th Panorama da Arte Brasileira, MAM São Paulo; Museu de Arte de São Paulo, MASP; CCSP; Pivô; Sesc Pompeia, São Paulo. She has been selected as a resident artist at Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris; GASWORKS, London; CAC, Noisy-Le-Ses; Sculpture Studios, Glasgow.