Gabriel Ribeiro
Gabriel Ribeiro was born in 1990 in Rio de Janeiro, grew up in Brazil and obtained a BA in Fine Art Practice at the Chelsea School of Arts and Design in London and a Masters in Sculpture at the Lisbon Academy of Fine Arts. He currently lives and works in Lisbon, where he also completed the MAUMAUS International Study Programme in 2020. He will be in residency at Domo Damo (São Paulo) and Palazzo Monti (Brescia) in the upcoming months (2026/2027).
Ribeiro has shown in exhibitions nationally and internationally, including: The New Hypottalamus (Rio de Janeiro, 2026); Vista (São Paulo, 2026); Reservoir (Lisbon, 2025); Motobody.zip (Lisbon, 2023); Common Space (Munich, 2022); Caring Is Sharing, CabanaMad (Lisbon, 2022); Crack The Egg, Cordoaria Nacional (Lisbon, 2022); Dream Sequence, MAD (Lisbon, 2022); QUENCH, Duplex (Lisbon, 2022); The Straw That Broke The Camel’s Back, SWAB (Barcelona, 2021); Reflections, Galeria Útero (Lisbon, 2021), among others.
Ribeiro has also participated in international residencies, namely: Residência Artística FAAP (São Paulo, 2026); Instituto Espronceda of Arts and Culture (Barcelona, 2023); Schiesslhaus AIR, Kollnburg (Germany, 2022); GlogauAIR, Berlin (Germany, 2022); CO-Residency, Online/Singapore (2020); Residency 108, Germantown (NY, USA, 2019).
He received the Espronceda Institute Residency Award in 2022 and the Millennium Foundation Young Artists Award in 2021.
Exhibition View
Exhibition View
Exhibition View
Conduit I, 2025
Cyanotype Printed Photogram on Fiber Papper, Nielsen Frame, UV70 Glass
76.5×66.5 cm
Conduit II, 2025
Cyanotype Printed Photogram on Fiber Papper, Nielsen Frame, UV70 Glass
76.5×66.5 cm
Four Bladders, 2025
Cyanotype Printed Photogram on Fiber Papper, Nielsen Frame, UV70 Glass
67.5×76.5 cm
Urethra, 2025
Stainless Steel, Blown Glass, Epoxy Putty, Liquid Metal
193x07x20 cm
Detail of Urethra, 2025
Stainless Steel, Blown Glass, Epoxy Putty, Liquid Metal
193x07x20 cm
Still Water, 2025
Blown Glass, Distill Water, Iron
48.5x07x07 cm
Exhibition View
Refill, 2025
Stainless Steel, Blown Glass, Silver Raisin
36x105x35 cm
Breach, 2025
Fire Printed Photogram, Nielsen Frame, UV70 Glass
40.5×50.5 cm
Detail of Refill, 2025
Stainless Steel, Blown Glass, Silver Raisin
36x105x35 cm
Detail of Refill, 2025
Stainless Steel, Blown Glass, Silver Raisin
36x105x35 cm
Detail of Afters, 2025
Blown Glass, Glass plate, Steel Straw, Silver Raisin, Silver Grape, Alcohol Ink, Stainless Steel
Variable Dimensions
Breach, 2025
Fire Printed Photogram, Nielsen Frame, UV70 Glass
40.5×50.5 cm
Afters, 2025
Blown Glass, Glass plate, Steel Straw, Silver Raisin, Silver Grape, Alcohol Ink, Stainless Steel
Variable Dimensions
Detail of Afters, 2025
Blown Glass, Glass plate, Steel Straw, Silver Raisin, Silver Grape, Alcohol Ink, Stainless Steel
Variable Dimensions
Detail of Afters, 2025
Blown Glass, Glass plate, Steel Straw, Silver Raisin, Silver Grape, Alcohol Ink, Stainless Steel
Variable Dimensions
Detail of Afters, 2025
Blown Glass, Glass plate, Steel Straw, Silver Raisin, Silver Grape, Alcohol Ink, Stainless Steel
Variable Dimensions
Deflator, 2025
Stainless Steel, Cyanotype Printed Photogram on Cotton, Silver Raisin
39×58.5×10 cm
Deflator, 2025
Stainless Steel, Cyanotype Printed Photogram on Cotton, Silver Raisin
39×58.5×10 cm
Detail of Deflator, 2025
Stainless Steel, Cyanotype Printed Photogram on Cotton, Silver Raisin
39×58.5×10 cm
Exhibition View
Basket III, 2025
Cast Aluminium
26x17x13 cm
Exhibition View
Basket I, 2025
Cast Aluminium
33x33x14.5 cm
Sun-maid I, 2025
Solar Print on Polyurethane Foam, Cable, Polycarbonate
147x119x10cm + cable
Detail of Sun-maid I, 2025
Solar Print on Polyurethane Foam, Cable, Polycarbonate
147x119x10cm + cable
Grape, 2025
Silver Grape, Light system, Cable, motor
Variable Dimensions | Edition of 3
Detail of Grape, 2025
Silver Grape, Light system, Cable, motor
Variable Dimensions | Edition of 3
Detail of Grape, 2025
Silver Grape, Light system, Cable, motor
Variable Dimensions | Edition of 3
Exhibition View
Exhibition View
Sun-maid II, 2025
Solar Print on Polyurethane Foam, Cable, Polycarbonate
120x202x10 cm + cable
Horn of Plenty, 2025
Industrial Dehydrator, Stainless Stell, Cast Aluminium, Grapes
125×46.5×64 cm
Detail of Horn of Plenty, 2025
Industrial Dehydrator, Stainless Stell, Cast Aluminium, Grapes
125×46.5×64 cm
Detail of Horn of Plenty, 2025
Industrial Dehydrator, Stainless Stell, Cast Aluminium, Grapes
125×46.5×64 cm
Bent Fire V, 2023
Fire-printed photogram, Wood coated aluminium frame, museum glass
67×50 cm | Unique Edition
Bent Fire VII, 2023
Fire-printed photogram, Wood coated aluminium frame, museum glass
50×67 cm | Unique Edition
Bent Fire VI, 2023
Fire-printed photogram, Wood coated aluminium frame, museum glass
67×50 cm | Unique Edition
Bent Fire II, 2023
Fire-printed photogram, Wood coated aluminium frame, museum glass
50×40 cm | Unique Edition
Bent Fire III, 2023
Fire-printed photogram, Wood coated aluminium frame, museum glass
50×40 cm | Unique Edition
Bull Kelp II, 2022
Epoxy resin, pigment, laser-cut stainless steel
33x25x10 cm | Unique Edition
Bull Kelp I, 2022
Epoxy resin, pigment, laser-cut stainless steel
33x25x10 cm| Unique Edition
Dust Mite, 2023
Laser-cut stainless steel
68×50 cm | Unique Edition
Exhibition View
Deep Tissue, 2023
Glazed ceramic, stainless steel
263x95x50 cm
Detail of Deep Tissue, 2023
Glazed ceramic, stainless steel
263x95x50 cm
Detail of Deep Tissue, 2023
Glazed ceramic, stainless steel
263x95x50 cm
Refractor Head, 2023
Cast aluminum, stainless steel
20x25x29 cm | Edition of 3