Marilene Ribeiro is an award-winning Brazilian visual artist, researcher, and activist whose practice engages with environmental and human rights issues through a decolonial lens rooted in the Global South. Her work explores the political agency of photography and its potential as a tool for social and environmental change.
Named by PhMuseum as one of the 12 women photographers to watch worldwide, Ribeiro has exhibited internationally and has had her work featured in publications and platforms including The Guardian, LensCulture, Photoworks, VIST Projects, The Royal Photographic Society Journal, Viens Voir, and Luna Cornea.
Ribeiro was nominated for the Prix Pictet 2025 and has received numerous international awards, including the Earth Photo–Photoworks Award (Global), the PHotoEspaña Discoveries Award (Spain), the POY Latam Carolina Hidalgo Vivar Photography Award (Latin America), the Royal Photographic Society Awards (UK), and the Marc Ferrez Photography Prize from the National Arts Foundation (Brazil). She has also been shortlisted for the Les Rencontres de la Photographie d'Arles Photobook Award (France), the Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award (UK), and the Pierre Verger Photography Prize (Brazil), among others.
She has undertaken professional training with Magnum Photos, Central Saint Martins at the University of the Arts London, and the School of Fine Arts at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Ribeiro holds an MSc in Ecology, Wildlife Conservation and Management, and a PhD in Creative Arts/Photography. She is a member of Foto Féminas and collaborates with Fast Forward: Women in Photography and the Latin America Bureau.
The evening will feature an informal artist talk and open Q&A with Marilene Ribeiro in a seated gallery setting, offering audiences the opportunity to learn more about her practice, research, and recent projects. The talk will begin at 18:30 and conclude at approximately 20:00, followed by an hour of informal browsing and discussion within the gallery.
A selection of publications will also be available to browse and purchase throughout the evening directly from the artist.