Juliana Naufel is a Brazilian artist, art therapist and visual communicator who uses affection as her primary subject. Her artworks and art therapy practice are strongly influenced by the healing aspect of embroidering photographs as a way of making amends with the past. Naufel’s artworks are in a number of prestigious collections around the world, including The Wonders of Women Museum, USA; The Kanyer Art Collection, USA; Taube Museum of Art, USA & Museu das Bandeiras, Brazil.
Naufel has held three national solo exhibitions, most notably at The Museum of Image and Sound of Santos, Brazil (2022), and Galeria Alcindo Moreira Filho, São Paulo, Brazil (2018). Recognized for her talent, Naufel was a longlisted artist of Women United Art Prize 2021 and clinched 3rd Place at the SeeingWomen 2020 Awards, by Photos de Femmes (France).
Her artistic journey includes numerous residencies across Brazil and participation in over 50 group exhibitions spanning ten countries, and dozens of art publications including Create! Magazine, ArtPremium, CandyFloss Magazine, Art+Type Magazine and more. Recently, her work graced Times Square in New York City, paying homage to her grandmother.
Naufel holds a MA Degree in Art Therapy from NAPE-São Paulo, and a BA in Visual Arts from São Paulo’s State University. She’s also a certified Reiki Practioner Level III. Her work is currently represented by PxP Contemporary and Kobbi Gallery.
In February of 2020, Naufel Co-Founded Photo Trouvée Magazine - a contemporary art platform that showcases contemporary artists who use and are inspired by found/vintage/family photographs as a medium in their works.
