“The woman who brings healing”

Kássia Borges Karajá is a visual artist, researcher, teacher and curator. Her work focuses primarily on issues related to women and ancestry. Using knowledge of traditional Karajá ceramics, Kássia explores clay as a means of expression in her contemporary creations. In addition to her research in ceramics, she is a member of the MAHKU collective (Huni Kuin Artists' Movement), which was featured at the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale.

Kássia Borges Karajá has participated in several salons and exhibitions at national and international institutions, including the SARP Salon in Ribeirão Preto; the City Salon in Porto Alegre; the Victor Meireles Salon in Florianópolis; and the CELG Salon Awards in Goiânia. She has also exhibited at important institutions such as the CCBB in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília and Belo Horizonte; the Moreira Salles Institute in São Paulo; the Pinacoteca de São Paulo; the Haus der Kunst in Germany; and the Museum Tinguely in Basel, Switzerland. Her works are featured in prominent collections such as the Museum of Contemporary Art in Goiânia, the Pinacoteca de São Paulo and MASP.

Kássia Borges Karajá is a member of the Board of the Rouanet Institute and works as a curator at the Uberlândia Indian Museum and assistant curator at MASP.