Manauara Clandestina is a visual artist and performer born in Manaus, with a trajectory also connected to São Paulo, whose practice spans video, photography, textiles, costume design, and performance to explore migration, travesti identity, nightlife, spirituality, and self-reinvention.

The daughter of evangelical missionaries and shaped, in part, by experiences in the interior of Amazonas, she has transformed personal and collective experiences into a body of work that has gained increasing visibility in contemporary art circuits in Brazil and abroad, with appearances at institutions and events such as the Venice Biennale, MASP, and the São Paulo Biennial. Her international circulation helps broaden perceptions of contemporary Brazil beyond tourist or folkloric clichés, bringing forward an Amazonian, trans, and urban repertoire that attracts curatorial, critical, and institutional interest across different contexts.

Presence Indicators:

• Participation in the 60th Venice Biennale, one of the most visible platforms in international contemporary art.
• A recent exhibition at MASP, highlighting videos that were also shown in Venice.
• Participation in the 36th São Paulo Biennial, signaling her growing consolidation within one of Brazil’s leading art institutions.
• Coverage in international art criticism and cultural media, including publications such as Frieze and Christie’s.