Lyz Parayzo, born in 1994 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is an artist and researcher based in Paris, France. Her autobiographical work reinterprets Brazil's modernist artistic tradition through the lenses of gender, identity, and politics. Centered on "magical objects" crafted from metal—a material symbolizing industrial exploitation—her sculptures, performances, and installations explore themes such as power, violence, and desire, while proposing new rituals of healing.

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Education

Parayzo holds an MFA (DNSAP) from the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris (2022) and is currently pursuing the Diplôme Interuniversitaire Arts, Technologie, Création (DIU ArTeC+) at Université Paris 8 (2024/2025), a course in Research and Creation as preparation for a PhD. Her academic background also includes theater studies at UNIRIO (2016) and Artistic and Contemporary Practices at the Parque Lage School of Visual Arts in Rio de Janeiro (2013–2016).

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Major Exhibitions

Parayzo’s work has been showcased in significant exhibitions, such as the 17th Lyon Biennale (2024), the 60th Venice Biennale (2024, collaboration with Guerreiro do Divino Amor for the Swiss Pavilion), Histórias da Diversidade LGBTQIA+ at MASP (2024), the public installation Tempête Magique for La Villette's 100% L'EXPO in Paris (2024), and Dissident Practices at John Jay College, New York (2023). Other highlights include Histórias Feministas (MASP, 2019), Histórias da Sexualidade (MASP, 2017), Entre Esculturas e Objetos, Capítulo II (MAC Niterói, 2024), Mulheres no Acervo (MAR, 2018), and her participation in the Prêmio EDP – Finalists’ Exhibition (Instituto Tomie Ohtake, 2018).

 

Research and Publications

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Her research critically examines Brazilian constructivist projects in art through queer and transfeminist theory, reinterpreting modernism in relation to gender identity and politics. Her Master's thesis, Thérapie Narrative: Lettres à Lygia Clark, is an epistolary memoir that explores the intersection of art and therapy through a dialogue with Brazilian artist Lygia Clark. The work reflects on Clark's influence on her own practice, particularly the dematerialization of the artwork and its developments in participatory art.

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She has contributed to publications such as Bienal desde 1951 (Fundação Bienal de São Paulo, 2022), Hakeando o poder: táticas de guerrilha para artistas do Sul Global (Cobogó, 2023), and her independent publication, "Thérapie Narrative: Lettres à Lygia Clark" (2022). In 2024, she presented her research at the Colloque Art et Engagement at the Musée du Louvre, invited by Thanks for Nothing, addressing the intersection of art, democracy, and activism.

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Collections

Parayzo’s works are part of major collections, including the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, the Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand (MASP), the Museu de Arte do Rio (MAR), the Museu de Arte Contemporânea (MAC) de Niterói, the Casa de Cultura da América Latina in Brasília, the Centro Cultural do Alumínio (CCA) in São Paulo, and the Arquipélago – Centro de Artes Contemporâneas in Ribeira Grande, Portugal.

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Awards

Parayzo has been recognized with multiple accolades, including nominations for the PIPA Prize (2017, 2020, 2021), being a finalist for the EDP das Artes award by Instituto Tomie Ohtake (2018), winning the Prix Jeudi des Beaux-Arts awarded by the Professional Committee of Art Galleries (2023, Paris), and being nominated for the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO) Grants & Commissions Program (2020).

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