Bio

Bruno Inokawa (Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1992) works as a designer, photographer and visual artist in Sao Paulo, SP. Holds a bachelor’s degree in Visual Design from Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, was a sandwich graduate scholarship holder for the Science Without Borders Program at Columbia College Chicago and is specializing in Photography and Art at Senac SP. His research and artistic production develop through photography, graphic design and video, exploring questions about identity, culture and memory from a familiar and autobiographical perspective. In 2021, was highlighted by the jury at the Foto em Pauta Award and has participated in several group exhibitions, such as the ZUM Festival Photobook Convocation, at the Moreira Salles Institute Library and the Expo de Maquetas at the Fiebre Photobook Festival in Madrid, Spain.

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Group Exhibitions

2022 | Convocatória de Fotolivros (Festival ZUM 2021), 11° Festival de Fotografia de Tiradentes, Tiradentes, MG, Brazil

2022 | Mnemomáquina (Efêmero Festival), 11° Festival de Fotografia de Tiradentes, Tiradentes, MG, Brazil

2021 | Convocatória de Fotolivros, Festival ZUM 2021, Instituto Moreira Salles, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

2021 | Expo de Maquetas, Fiebre Photobook Festival 2021, Madrid, Spain

2021 | Mnemomáquina, Efêmero Festival de Fotografia Experimental, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil

2021 | Espaço do Livro, 7th Edition of Pequeno Encontro da Fotografia, Olinda, PE, Brazil

2019 | Da diáspora - Identidade, Hibridismo, Diferença, FestFotoPoa, Fundação Iberê Camargo, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

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Awards

2021 | Prêmio Foto em Pauta, 'Hanami (花見)' project highlighted by the jury

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Publications

2021 | Catalog of Efêmero Festival de Fotografia Experimental, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil

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Portfolio Exhibits

2022 | 11° Festival de Fotografia de Tiradentes, Tiradentes, MG, Brazil

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Artist Residencies
2019 | 12th Festival Internacional de Fotografia de Porto Alegre (FestFotoPoa), Barraco Cultural, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

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Education
2022 - 2023 | Specializing in Art & Photography - Senac Lapa Scipião, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

2015 - 2016 | Graduation Exchange Program - Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

2013 - 2021 | Bachelor in Visual Design - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

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Complementary Education

2022 - 2022 | The Artist as an Editor: Challenges and Opportunities of Independent Publications with Letícia Lampert

2021 - 2021 | Photobook, Artist book with Marco Antonio Filho - Depto. Artes Visuais UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

2017 - 2021 | Photography Study Group with Marco Antonio Filho and Tiago Coelho - Barraco Cultural, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

​2018 - 2018 | Portraiture Workshop with Tiago Coelho - Fluxo Escola de Fotografia Expandida, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

2015 - 2015 | Foundations of Photography I - Núcleo de Fotografia da FABICO UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil