Raphael Fonseca holds a PhD in Art History at the State University of Rio de Janeiro. He is a researcher in the areas of curating, art history, art critic and education. He was part of the curatorial comitee of the VideoBrasil Biennial (2019). He received the Marcantonio Vilaça Curatorial Award (2015) and the Centro Cultural São Paulo curatorial award (2017).
Recent shows include To-and-fro (Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, São Paulo, 2019), Lost and found (ICA Singapore, 2019), Sleepers – Pierre Verger (Caixa Cultural Rio de Janeiro, 2018), Bestiary (Centro Cultural São Paulo, 2017), When the time presses (Palácio das Artes, Belo Horizonte, 2016), Swipe <surf skate> (Museu de Arte do Rio, 2014) and Soft water, hard rock (1st Clay Biennial, Caruaru, 2014).