Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Fernanda moved to London in 2013 to complete her foundation degree at the University of the Arts. Having received a distinction, and a Best in Show award for her work 'FFF', Fernanda has continued her education at the London College of Communication, where she graduated with High Class Honours her BA degree in Photography.
She is currently getting her MA in Photography at the Royal College of Art.
Growing up in Rio de Janeiro, she was surrounded by the rain forest and the beach whilst also living within a chaotic metropolitan city; this contrast between the natural and man-made world is a recurring theme that she explores in her work. Her photographs, videos, and collages invite the viewer to immerse themselves in the constructed realities that they offer.
From forests and waterfalls to human bodies and surreal settings: her work is an attempt to understand our relationship to the ever-shifting environments in which we live. A study to explore post-colonial roles and experiences of people of colour, women and LGBTQ+ people in the twenty-first century.
Exhibitions
Royal College of Art - Work in Process show
Online exhibition, January 2021
36th Annual Open Exhibition, 2020
Southwark Park Galleries, December 2020
Online exhibition, December 2020
Sp-Arte, 2020
Foto viewing room, November 2020
Wrong House, 2019
Studio Bahama, Berlin, April 2019
Eco, 2018
Archivo Maguey, Oaxaca, Mexico, September 2018
Galería SGR, Bogotá, Colombia, August 2018
Persona, 2017
Four Corners Gallery, London, September 2017
Staging Intimacy, 2017
Carmel by Green, London, September 2017
AiR Summer Show, 2017
The Muse at 269, London, July 2017
LCC BA Photography Degree show, 2017
London College of Communication, London, May 2017
Interim Show, 2017
Bussey Building, London, May 2017
FIX Photo Festival, 2017
Bargehourse, OXO Tower, London, May 2017
SCHOOL OF DOODLE WORKSHOP, 2016
The Villain, Williamsburg, NYC, 2016
Apostissimo, 2016
Apostissimo, Turin, Italy, November 2016
RØtlos Festival and Wire Festival, 2015
RØTLOS Festival, Oslo 2015 and Wire Festival 2015, Rome
VOY Exhibition, 2015
London College of Fashion 2015, London
Sarau Eletronico II, 2014
COMUNA August 2014, Rio de Janeiro
LCC Foundation Show, 2014
London College of Communication May 2014, London
All Eyes On Me, 2013
BFI Flare, London, March 2014
London Fields Film Festival, London, October 2014
Gaze LGBT Film Festival, Dublin, July 2014
aGLIFF International Film Festival, Texas, September 2014
KUir Festival, Istanbul, January 2015
Awards
2017
IPA International Photo Awards 2017 Honourable Mention Fine Art: Landscape
The Muse at 269 Artist in Residency Competition 2017, Finalist
Photographer’s Forum 37th Annual Spring Photography Contest 2017, Finalist
FIX Photo Festival Awards 2017 - Shortlisted in the community section for the image 'Juntos'
2014
'Best in Show' at the LCC Foundation Degree Show, 2014, for the Fuck For Forest series
Publications
M Journal Cover, 2021
Quarantune Book, 2020
M Journal, 2020
Marie Claire, 2020
Noize Magazine, 2020
Electronic Beats, 2020
Sleek Magazine, 2019
Harpers Baazar, 2018
Photographer's Forum Best of Photography book, 2017
Noctis Magazine, 2016
DIva Magazine, 2014
