Juliana Naufel Artist Biography

Juliana Naufel is a Brazilian visual communicator who uses her passion for life to inspire powerful messages that she exposes through her embroidered mixed media works. Naufel's artworks can be found in a number of private collections around the world, including The Wonders of Women Museum, USA, The Kanyer Art Collection, USA, Taube Museum of Art, USA and Museu das Bandeiras, Brazil. Naufel had three national solo exhibitions: one in 2022 at the Museum of Image and Sound of Santos, Brazil, a virtual exhibition curated by Katia Canton in 2021 and another in 2018 at Galeria Alcindo Moreira Filho, Brazil. She was a longlisted artist of Women United Art Prize 2021, and was awarded 3rd place at the SeeingWomen 2020 Awards by Photos de Femmes (France). She has participated in multiple artist residencies in Brazil and has been exhibited in more than 40 group shows in ten different countries. Her work was recently shown in Times Square in New York City as a tribute to her grandmother. The artist earned her MA Degree in Art Therapy from NAPE and her BA in Visual Arts from São Paulo's State University. 

Statement

Naufel’s work invites us to have a little faith in life and to move forward with grace. Her artworks are strongly influenced by the healing aspect of embroidering photographs as a way of making amends with the past and of rewriting stories. She uses her passion for life to inspire powerful messages that she exposes through her vibrant mixed media embroidered photographs. The compositions are visual healing poems that create a new version of the world - one sprinkled in color, spontaneity and joy. Her work reminds us to prioritize the things in life that bring us hope and peace and with every stitch that she makes, Juliana wants to share her experience with us and encourage our cognizance of the little things in life that make us unique. 

Her work truly comes to life with intimacy and care, as we can all reflect on the themes of nostalgia, identity and connection. Juliana's passion for witty storytelling allows her to transform long-forgotten moments into a whimsical art piece. The magic behind Naufel's artistic practice is that the artworks are irreversible small gestures of love. They have the ability to make amends with the past and free us, bringing love to our deepest core.