Pandro Nobã Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, b. 1984

Pandro Nobã (1984) is a self-taught urban artist, born and raised in the Penha neighborhood, a suburb of Rio de Janeiro. In the early 2000s, he formed the collective Artistas Urbanos Crew and worked as a graffiti instructor in public schools, social projects and within socio-educational institutions.

In the visual arts, he has dedicated his research to painting, producing works that reveal a personal and popular imaginary, based on experiences linked to ancestry, and the artist's experience in the terreiros of Afro-Brazilian religions. At the same time, his paintings use canvas and everyday elements as support, such as clay objects, troughs and white lace fabric (laise), generally used in everyday life and in sacred cults in the terreiro.

Pandro held solo exhibitions such as: 2024 - Caminho de Volta - Athena (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and 2023 - Quintal - Museu da História e da Cultura Afro-Brasileira (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).

His production has been highlighted in important recent exhibitions such as: 2024 - O caminho entre o céu e a terra - Centro Cultural dos Correios (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil); Necessidade Vontade Desejo - Athena (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil); 2023 - Dos Brasis: Arte e pensamento negro - SESC Belenzinho (São Paulo, Brazil); Negras Marés - Centro de Arte da Maré (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil); 2022 - Por tudo aquilo que nos representa - Casa Bicho (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil); Um defeito de cor - Museu de Arte do Rio (MAR) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), among others.