​Fernando Mello Brum (Rio de Janeiro, 1989) lives and works in Lisbon.

 

His paintings result from careful observation of daily life, but they do not represent an objective reality, instead encouraging a subjective and poetic reading of the landscape. His work also explores issues inherent to painting itself, such as layering, chromatic balance, and materiality.

 

He graduated in Design from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (2013) and completed several painting courses at EAV – Parque Lage (2015 – 2021). He is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Lisbon.

 

He participated in the Duplex Air residency program in Lisbon (2024) and the coGalleries residency program in Berlin (2019).

 

Solo exhibitions: Primavera em Júpiter, samba arte contemporânea, Rio de Janeiro (2022); The Land, Scape, curated by Fernando Cocchiarale, Z42 Arte, Rio de Janeiro (2019); Stille, coGalleries, Berlin (2019); Otro Jardín, Galeria TAC, Lima (2017) and Paisagens, curated by Isabel Portella, Hostel Contemporâneo, Rio de Janeiro (2017).

 

Group exhibitions include: 8th Espinho International Art Biennial, Espinho Municipal Museum, Espinho (2025); STATUS UPDATE_001, Duplex Air, Lisbon (2024); Bodas de Linho, curated by Bruno Miguel and Luiz Ernesto, Ateliê Casa Alta, Rio de Janeiro (2023); Da Pintura, curated by Isabel Portela and Patrizia D’Angello, Z42 Arte, Rio de Janeiro (2022); Forma, Cor e Conteúdo, Galeria Murilo Castro, Belo Horizonte (2021); Como Habitar o Presente? Act 3 – Anticipating the Future, Simone Cadinelli Contemporary Art, Rio de Janeiro (2020); among others.