Marcelo Fontana

Portland, OR

Biography

Marcelo Fontana is an artist, curator, and organizer from São Paulo, Brazil, based in Portland. Fontana’s research focuses on understanding the relationship between people and photography and how the massive production of images affects and influences our world.  As an organizer, his goal is to create meaningful connections between communities developing culture forward projects. BFA in Photography (Senac-Brazil), Fontana is one of the founders of Wave Contemporary, a member of Carnation Contemporary, and was part of the artist incubator group Prequell and Atelier Fidalga. Marcelo has worked as an assistant for the artist Shirley Paes Leme, made art shows in Brazil, Japan, Korea, and the USA, and was part of The Ford Family Foundation & PNCA Leland Iron Works, LABMIS(Brazil), and WeWork residencies.

www.marcelofontana.com