Roberta Lima was born in 1974 in Manaus, the capital of Amazonas, Brazil.

After graduating with a degree in architecture in 2001, Lima moved to Austria. In 2007 Lima earned a Master's degree in Fine Arts and in 2013 a PhD in Philosophy.

Thereafter Lima worked as lecturer and University Assistant for the Contextual Painting Class at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.

Roberta Lima uses different media such as photographs, videos, sculptures, and paintings to create installations. Lima explores with alternative narratives of body and space, incorporating various elements of popular media and historical references to produce art and initiate discussions about the role of artist and viewer. Lima looks for intersections between nature and technology, mythology and gender nonconformity, to produce artworks with sustainable and alternative material sources.

Roberta Lima has participated in international events, including at the Cairo Biennale (2008), dounaufestival (2008 & 2016), Wiener Festwochen (2016), Kyoto Experiment (2018), The London Coronet (2019 & 2020) and Vienna Art Week (2022). Lima works are in The Verbund Art Collection, Austrian Federal Photography Collection, MUSA Museum Artothek and Ursula Blickle Video Archive and others. In 2007 Lima was awarded the "Akademiefreundepreis" and "H13 Prize for Performance". In 2013 Roberta Lima received the Award of Excellence for her PhD dissertation and in 2018 the Austrian Citizenship based on their merit, accomplishments, and contributions to the nation.

Roberta Lima currently lives in Helsinki, Finland.

Exhibitions

  • 2024 . Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Austria
  • 2023 . The Coronet, London, England
  • 2021 . Merano Arte, Italy
  • 2020 . City Art Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • 2020 Stadtraum - Sammlung Friedrichshof & Estate Otto Mühl, Vienna, Austria
  • 2019 . Exhibition Laboratory, Helsinki, Finland
  • 2019 . The Coronet, London, England
  • 2018 . Kyoto Art Center, Japan
  • 2017 California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, United States of America
  • 2016 donaufestival, Krems, Austria
  • 2015 . MUSAC / Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León, Spain
  • 2015 . Kunst Arzt, Kyoto, Japan
  • 2014 ACFNY / Austrian Cultural Forum New York, United States of America
  • 2014 . Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Austria
  • 2013 National Museum of Contemporary Art, Lisbon, Portugal
  • 2012 Defibrillator, Chicago, United States of America
  • 2012 . White Box, New York City, United States of America
  • 2011 . KIT, Düsseldorf, Germany
  • 2009 Amelie Gallery 798, Beijing, China
  • 2010 Secession, Vienna, Austria
  • 2009 . Stadtgalerie Schwaz, Tirol, Austria
  • 2008 11th Cairo Biennial, Egypt
  • 2007 Kapelica Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • Kapusta, Barbara, Lugbauer Stephan (Ed.). (Schlebrügge.Editor: Vienna), 2011. ISBN 978-3-902833-13-6
  • Thun-Hohenstein, Felicitas (Ed.). (Walther König: Vienna), 2009. ISBN 978-3-86560-663-1
  • Lima, Roberta. in: Art & Research, Vol. 2, No. 2, (Glasgow Art School: Glasgow), 2009. ISSN: 1752-6388
  • Peterle, Astrid. EIKON International magazine for photography and media art. Issue 83. September 2013. ISBN 978-3-902250-72-8

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