Ioana Mello

Brazil/France

Brazil/France

She has a degree in communication, a master’s degree in art history from PUC-Rio and another in aesthetics and history of photography from the Sorbonne, as well as an MBA in the art market from Sotheby’s, London. She is currently an independent curator between Brazil and Europe. She works with galleries, collectives and has taken part in various exhibitions, screenings, round tables and juries; such as the group exhibition “What’s going on in Brazil?” at the Rencontres d’Arles festival 2019 and the project “GH, Gal e Hiroshima” at the same festival in 2022, “Terra Estrangeira”, Tryzy Lisboa gallery, 2021, Sony Award World Photography jury 2023, among others. In Paris, she collaborates with the collective La.Ima and Iandé, the Ithaque space, the Photodays festival and is part of the BnF acquisition committee for Brazilian photography. In Brazil, she has been a member of the coordination team at the FotoRio festival since 2015, where she takes part in the artistic programme, reading portfolios and curating exhibitions. She writes for websites and magazines, such as the French Fisheye and Wedemain, and currently has two book projects underway.