Sallisa
Rosa

Awardee

Country

Brazil

Sallisa Rosa advocates for indigenous rights through her artistic practice.

Themes
Indigenous rights
Gender equality
Sexual / queer expression
Disciplines
Artistic Research
Performance
Photography
Video Art
Visual Art
Awards
SEED Award 2021

Profile

Sallisa Rosa is an artist, native from Goiania-Goiás, who lives and works in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She holds a master’s degree in audiovisual content creation and production from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Her work has been exhibited at the Museum of Art in Rio (2020, 2017), Barro de Caruaru Bienal (2019), and Banco do Brasil Cultural Center (2019), among others. She was also nominated for the PIPA Prize in 2020. Her practice circulates between photography and video, but also includes installations and participatory works. She uses her art as a path and an intuitive experience, focusing on fiction and themes of territory and nature.