Goia Mujalli

List of Artworks

September.17 - DECEMBER.30.2020

Goia Mujalli, Night in the amazon, 2019, acrylic, embroidery on canvas, 46 cm x 36 cm, 18.1 in x 14.2 in

Goia Mujalli (Rio de Janeiro, 1985) lives and works in London. Goia holds a Masters in Painting from the Royal College of Art and a BFA in Painting from the Slade School of Fine Art. Goia’s painting process begins with intuition, colour, rhythm, mark making and movement setting up a space for memories of the tropical to appear. These gestures of colour are often removed leaving ghosts of pre-existing brush marks resembling a print aspect.

From this, feelings of nostalgia and longing become present. As this space unfolds, there is a search for specific sensations and affects such as the sentimental, celebration, joy and euphoria. This process generates questions that relate back to tropical botany. Further sensations of vibrancy and the feminine begin to unravel and produce meaning. These sensations are celebrated through painted organic forms and motifs whilst threads of embroidery take over as a form of painting and layering.

Goia Mujalli, three suns, 2020, acrylic, embroidery and fabric on canvas, 30 cm x 25 cm, 11.8 in x 9.8 in

Goia Mujalli, Aphrodite, 2019, acrylic on canvas, 180 cm x 150 cm, 70.9 in x 59 in

Goia Mujalli, The difference of light between my two homes, 2019, acrylic on canvas, 170 cm x 140 cm, 66.9 in x 55.1 in

Photos of Goia Mujalli in her studio

ARTIST BIO

Solo Exhibitions (Selected)

2018
Labirinto, Galeria Mercedes Viegas, Rio de Janeiro
Biribá, The Arcade Project, London, UK
ÁGUA VIVA, curated by Aindrea Emelife, Ashurst & Rich Mix East London Prize Winner, Rich Mix, London, UK

2017
EBC016, East Bristol Contemporary, Bristol, UK
Fantasmas, curated by Mario Gioia, Galeria Mamute, Porto Alegre, BR

2016
Resíduos de um Ritmo, curated by Mario Gioia, Marcus Soska, Rio de Janeiro, BR