This August Genre: Urban Arts, Quid Nunc Art Gallery & Art Space Vidigal united to create a new show Size Matters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
This juried exhibition features over 30 artists from 7 countries and focuses on small-scale works.
This Show is on view until Sunday, September 5th, 2026
This Virtual Artist Talk is this evening at 8PM NYC Time on Zoom.
You may schedule a private 20-minute virtual tour until Sunday, September 5.
FEATURED ARTISTS
Ashanti Ketu • Camaleao • Daiane Lúcio • Donald
Partlow • Donna O'Neal • Dr. Yemonja Smalls • Gabe Ferreira • Hudin Santos • Jon Brick • Jonatans Carvalho • Jorge Eduardo • Joseph Segunfunmi Odoyon • Juliana Barreto • Kohama • Alex Matheus da Hora • Luana Carvalho • Luther Wright • Madah Sodré • Marina Piedade • Nia Hampton • Nina • Ori • René Fisher • Salomon Moneyang • Suzette Royster • Tesha Davilmar • Tosin Oyeniyi • Troy Lashawan Norris • Wellerson Cesar • Yaya Ferreira
Summer 2026 Featured Artists
BlissArmyKnife
BlissArmyKnife is a multimedia artist born and raised in P.G County, Maryland. At a young age they gravitated to the arts, taking up activities such as drawing, songwriting and dancing. In his senior year of high school, Bliss started recording music and soon after joined the music collective that would become 3SIDE. Bliss would go on to collaborate and share the stage with fellow members of the collective, performing across the DMV, becoming a staple in the Baltimore underground Hip-Hop circuit. In 2018 Bliss began drawing again after giving up this pursuit in elementary school, a year later they would take up painting which soon became a main focus for the Artist, participating in their first group exhibition in 2019. Bliss has participated in various exhibitions throughout the DMV as well as New York, LA, Indianapolis, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, including 2 solo exhibitions in Baltimore, MD.
Featured Work by BlissArmyKnife
Monique Ribeiro
Monique Ribeiro, a visual artist originally from Mesquita, Baixada Fluminense, Brazil, holds a bachelor’s degree in Arts and a master’s degree in Contemporary Art Studies from the Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF-RJ). Ribeiro focuses on Afro-figuration and black female identities. Her work currently explores clothing as a way of portraying black narratives, weaving visual stories that redefine the use of fabrics and adornments, connecting Afro-Brazilian and African traditions. With a keen eye for black identities, Monique uses her works as a space for dialogue and transformation, exalting the intrinsic beauty of blackness in a world full of uncertainty.
Featured Work by Monique Ribeiro
The Way Things Were by Monique Ribeiro
Acrylic on canvas
55×35in
2023
$2000 usd +
$300 usd (Shipping from Brazil included in final price)
Art Space Vidigal
Created for the Culture
Art Space Vidigal is a residency space for artists created by the American artist Mark Anthony West. Founded in 2021 because of a desire to foster connection between African-American and Afro-Brazilian communities, Art Space Vidigal was created to promote the proliferation of African Diasporic art and provide a space for multicultural exchange.
Art Space Vidigal is in Vidigal, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Schedule a visit in person or a virtual tour.
