joana vasconcelos

joana vasconcelos is a portuguese artist who lives and works in lisbon. she has exhibited regularly since the mid-1990s, while her work became known internationally after her participation in the 51st venice biennale in 2005, with the work a noiva [the bride] (2001-05). she was the first woman and the youngest artist to exhibit at the palace of versailles, in 2012. recent highlights of her career include a solo exhibition at guggenheim museum bilbao, the project trafaria praia, for the pavilion of portugal at the 55th venice biennale; the participation in the group exhibition the world belongs to you at the palazzo grassi/françois pinault foundation, venice (2011); and her first retrospective, held at the museu coleção berardo, lisbon (2010).