EDUCATION
| 1989-93 | Freie Universität Berlin – Art History Hochschule der Künste Berlin – Art and Pedagogy / Digital Media – 3DModeling |
| 1987 | Pontificia Universidade Católica – RJ – Theory of Contemporary Art |
| 1984-88 | Universidade do Rio de Janeiro – B.F.A.: Set Design |
| 1981.83 | Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – Architecture and Urban Studies |
| Fluent in Portuguese, English and German languages |
SELECTED PROJECTS and EXHIBITIONS
| 2018 | BIO Open Spaces Art Residency in Feutersoey, Switzerland |
| 2013 | Cité de L’Océan et du Surf – Lecture at the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro – PUC As the Eye is Formed – Screening Juried by Peter Campus – Parrish Art Museum Co-presented with Hamptons International Film Festival Cité de l’Ocean et du Surf TOP 10 : no.6 – Dazzling 21st-Century Museums – by Architzer.com |
| 2012 | The Essence and The In-Between – Art and Architecture – Solange Fabião Talk at the AIA – Center for Architecture in New York GGGP – Green Generator Game Park – NYC – project created for the LAGI Competition 2012 Highlighting the Line 2012, Proposal for New York State Council for the Arts through the Van Allen Institute – NY Cité de l’Ocean et du Surf is named Public Building of the Year by the 2011 Emirates Glass LEAF Awards. |
| 2011 | ANNUAL DESIGN REVIEW AWARD – Cité de l’Océan et du Surf – Biarritz, France / Steven Holl Architects in collaboration with Solange Fabião |
| Cité de L’Océan et du Surf opens in Biarritz, France Amazônia (Projecting on Black) – Simon Fraser University Gallery – Vancoulver |
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| 2010 | Projects – Website – solangefabiao.com Painting series “2010” |
| 2009 | BEING HUMAN (Yes, we can(ned)!) @ Drawers Exhibition – Eye World – at Triple Candie, NY Cosmic Basketball (1998) @ Sound Art Museum Archive (Rome, Italy) and @ artdvision.com Elementar no.1: Path to Henry Hudson – outdoor installation part in Ahoy! Where lies H.Hudson – Woodstock, NY THEY at the Drawing Center benefit, New York – Untitled (THEY Series)- pigment and acrylic on paper – 2009 |
| 2008 | A M A Z Ô N I A (Projecting on Black) – HD Video installation – Western Bridge – Seattle Architektur beginnt im Kopf – The Making of Architecture – Architekturzentrum Wien – project: Cité du Surf et de l’Océan in Biarritz, France International competition to exhibition “Illuminators” at airport Koltsovo, Yekaterinburg – Russia: Swimming in Green – video piece selected. April – June 2008 |
| 2007 | Tina B. – The Prague Contemporary Art Festival – EMERGING WOR(L)DS Billboard Text Art – Curated by Grey Zone – THEY – S. Fabião |
| 2006 | TRANSITIO_MIAMI – Art Loves Design – Miami design district – public art installation La Biennale di Venezia – 10th International Architecture Exhibition – Cities, Architecture and Society TRANSITIO_NYC representing the city of New York Salone internazionale del mobile – Soft Handle by Solange Fabião – manufacturer Olivari |
| 2005 | TRANSITIO_NYC – OCT 20 to 31 – Public art installation – LMCC with support of September 11th Fund INSTANTtouch concept(1999) leads to industrial design by Solange Fabião door handle design unites two Italian manufactures Olivari and Technogel |
| 2004 | TRANSITIO – BEIRUT – City Center Dome, Beirut – Lebanon Public Art Installation / 2 10 September TALL Buildings – MoMA – New York The High Line Competition – AIA, NYC Highlighting the Line- public-art piece proposal for the Friends of the Highline- S. Fabião LED informative running light for the underside of the High Line, NYC (Chosen by the New Yorker as one of two best images to represent the competitors) Democracy Was Fun – Whitebox, NYC The Phantom Limb, curated by Raul Zamudio – Unit B Gallery – Chicago The Sneeze – 80 x 80 – Athens |
| 2003 | Art in General – 12th Annual Artist’s Studio Benefit Tour – NYC Scope Art Fair NYC – Art & Idea The Aine Art Museum, Tornio -Finland Transitio NYC – Tornio |
| 2002 | Art & Idea, Mexico City Transitio NYC-Mexico City Art Forum Berlin Art & Idea Cohan Leslie and Browne, N.Y. The Design Trust for Public Space Silent Contemporary Art Auction |
| 2001 | Paul Rodgers/9W Gallery, N.Y. Duration: 1 hour. 3 minutes – Location: 17.3 miles To coincide with the Guggenheim Museum exhibition, Brazil: Body and Soul and part of BrasilConnects Frederieke Taylor Gallery, N.Y. – Jello Curated by Max Henry Korea Gallery, N.Y. Re-location – Duration: 3:5 |
| 2000 | Galleria Aam, Milan Un milione! Aurora Picture Show Aurora 2nd anniversary weekend screening of extremely shorts iii: works 3 minutes & under – Video: Duration 2:6 A.I.R. N.Y. Women of the Century |
| 1999 | Lehmann Maupin gallery, N.Y. Mixup, Inspired Space: Gel-D Collaborative Curated by Ron Jones – presented INSTANTtouch concept by S.F. |
| 1998 | Lionheart gallery, Boston Expanding Universe |
| 1997 | Biennale di Venezia / Club Media – Cyberclone 2000 Spot Gallery, N.Y. Magazine |
| 1996 | Stiftung Starke, Berlin Intervention – Tendenzen im Schatten der Stadtplanung |
| 1995 | 450 Broadway Gallery, N.Y. N.Y. Soho’s 95 biennial – Page 22 Center for Book Arts, N.Y. Latin American Book Arts |
ARCHITECTURE / LIGHTING DESIGN / SET DESIGN
| 2011 | Cité de L’Océan et du Surf in Biarritz, France – Inauguration |
| 2009 | Elementar no.1: Path to Henry Hudson – outdoor installation for Ahoy! Memorials Design Exibition for the Quatricentannial Commemoration. Woodstock, NY |
| 2008 | Cité de L’Océan et du Surf in Biarritz, France – Groundbreaking. |
| 2007 | Extel Tower – consultancy – NYC |
| 2006 | Casino Macau Project – Casino and hotel site analyses and design proposal |
| 2005 | Winner of the architecture competition for the Cité de L’Océan et du Surf in Biarritz, France Solange Fabião in collaboration with Steven Holl Industrial design by Solange Fabião – innovative door handle design, which combines gel technology and sculptural qualities of a handle manufactured by Olivari in Italy |
| 2004 | ‘Highlighting the Line’- public-art piece proposal – LED informative running light for the underside of the High Line, NYC – Selected by the New Yorker to represent competion images – Solange Fabião The High Line Competition, New York – Steven Holl Architects with Hargraves Associates and HNTB |
| 2003 | CASSA DI RISPARMIO DI FIRENZE S.p.A Competition, Florence – [Co-design SHA ] The Nam June Paik Museum Competition – Design |
| 2002 | 42nd & 5th AVE Skyscraper, NYC [Co-design with Steven Holl Architects – SHA] Visions – City edge to desert – consultation for exhibition design, Vicenza [SHA] Idea and Phenomena – consultation for exhibition design, Vienna [SHA] |
| 2001 | Upbuilding Harbor-front Tower, Copenhagen [Co-design with Steven Holl Architects] Loisium Visitor Center Langenlois -Concept and Site analyses for hotel and winery. [Co-design SHA] Building integration – through 5 degrees tilt – connecting underground winery to Visitor Center New York AIA Project Award – 2003 |
| 1999 | Cidade da Cultura de Galicia – Competition, Santiago de Compostela [Co-design – SHA] Xky Xcraper – Vuosaari Tower Competition, Vuosaari [Co-design – SHA] Receiving an Honorary mention from the SAFA – 1999 The Waverly- Housing Complex, Orlando – Lighting design [L’observatoire International] |
| 1998 | The Mercer Hotel N.Y. – Lighting design [L’observatoire International] Concept, Application Research and Design for the Royal Medica’s Levagel , Boston [Inspired Space] |
| 1997 | Miami Heat – Basketball stadium, Miami – concept: Internal Sunrise [L’obs Intl.] Atlanta – Basketball stadium, Atlanta – Lighting design [L’obs Intl.] Kowloon housing complex, Hong Kong – Lighting design [L’obs Intl.] Museum of Modern Art Renovation Charette, N.Y. [SHA] |
| 1996 | Max Magazine Interior design for NYC temporary office + 2000 /- 2000 even Osvaldo Romberg, N.Y. Art Production |
| 1993 | American Art in the 20th Century Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin Exhibition Installation |
| 1992 | Documenta 9 Kassel Exhibition Installation |
| 1991 | Die Fuzzy in der Stadt Set Design -Theater, Berli |
| 1990 | As Bacantes Set Design -Theater, Berlin |
| 1989 | O Marinheiro Set Design -Theater, Rio de Janeiro |
| 1986.89 | Rede Globo Network – Set Design, RJ |
| 1988 | Valsa n.6 Set Design -Theater, RJ Perseguicao de Zero a N Set Design -Theater, RJ |
| 1987 | Entre Quatro Paredes Set Design -Theater, RJ Teatro NO Set Design -Theater, RJ |
PUBLICATIONS
| 2008 | Architektur beginnt im Kopf – The Making of Architecture – Catalogue – Architekturzentrum Wien Elcroquis n˚ 141 – Seven Holl Architects includes Cité du Surf et de L’ocean in Biarritz, France – project chosen for the issue’s cover |
| 2003 | Tall Buildings – The Museum of Modern Art Transitio NYC – Tornio – Solange Fabião – The Aine Art Museum Finland |
| 2002 | Duration: 1hour and 3 minutes — Location 17.3 miles Solange Fabião Catalogue elcroquis n˚108 – Steven Holl Idea and Phenomena Steven Holl, Lars Mueller Publisher |
| 2001 | BrasilConnects Catalogue |
| 2000 | Parallax Steven Holl Princeton Architectural Press |
| 1997 | La Biennale di Venezia 97 – Catalogue – Club Media Chapel of St. Ignatius Architectural Record (July edition) |
| 1996 | Intervention – Tendenzen im Shatten der Stadtplanung Stiffitung Starke Catalogue |
| 1995 | Latin American Book Arts Center for Book Arts Catalogue |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
| 2011 | Scientific American Mind – Great Idea! You must be Dreaming by Deirdre Barrett Nov/Dec 2011 O GLOBO – Revista – Tirando Onda by Joana Dale – September 18, 2011 Interior Design – Museum as Masterpiece by Annie Block – August 2011 Solange Fabião, a primeira e única brasileira a projetar um museu na Europa. http://www.bicofino.com.br/bicofino.aspx?id_objeto_pai=50 Sem Sensura – TV BRASIL – Interview by Leda Nagle O Estado de Sao Paulo – Arquiteta carioca leva onda do Rio a França – 20 de Junho de 2011 Jornal do Comercio – Marcia Peltier – Arquiteta Solange Fabião assina museu do Surf em Biarritz na França Revista TPM – Perto do Mar – June 2011 Casa Vogue de Luxo – Onda Perfeita France Magazine – Summer 11 – Surf’s Up Solange Fabião: Amazônia – A Dramatic Reality by Nicole Clark – May 2011 Lu Lacerda – Carioca é a primeira mulher a construir museu na França http://lulacerda.ig.com.br/carioca-e-primeira-mulher-a-construir-museu-na-franca/ Designboom – steven holl architects + solange fabião: cité de l’océan et du surf http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/9/view/14370/steven-holl-architects-solange-fabiao-cite-de-l-ocean-et-du-surf.html TPM/ UOL http://revistatpm.uol.com.br/print.php?cont_id=4926 |
| 2009 | RAM – radioartmobile ROMA – art web radio – lari Valbonesi interviews Solange Fabião on Nov. 23rd. DOMUS – Web – Path to Henry Hudson ahoy! where lies sustainability? by Deborah Mendenbach- Times Herald Record Ship Shapes by Linn Woods – Chronogram |
| 2008 | The Architect’s Newspaper – On the River of Light – Solange Fabião’s Amazonian installation at Western Bridge in Seattle Designboom.com – ‘A M A Z Ô N I A (projecting on black)’ by solange fabião The Seattle Post-Intelligencer – ‘Light Seeking Light’ yields significant rewards for the patient viewer. |
| 2007 | Gatsby Magazine – TRANSITIO | Global Dialogue, Stefan Hottinger-Behmer – 08/09-2007 S.A.X Magazine – Solange Fabião mostra o Rio nas paredes de Miami – 03/07 |
| 2006 | Art in America – Solange Fabião in Chinatown by Gregory Volk – June/July 2006 DOMUS – Metropoli a confronto/ Big City Dialogue – January 2006 Issue |
| 2005 | What the New Year will bring – The Villager – December 28, 2005 Architecture News – Intersection for Art – December 14, 2005 ARTCO – November 2005 europaconcorsi portfolio – Cité du Surf et de l’Océan – Martedì, 15 Novembre 2005 China vira filme em Chinatown by Helena Celestino – O GLOBO – October 31, 2005 Bryan Lehrer Live – Interview with Solange Fabião – CUNY TV – October 26, 2005 Visit Shanghai (on a wall in New York City) – shanghaist – Oct.18, 2005 Pause for a peek by Nancy Hansey – Daily News – October 16, 2005 Projected Art Is Just So Hip! – mediabistro – October 20, 2005 TRANSITIO_NYC in Chinatown – Bluecircus.net – November 2, 2005 Solange Fabião faz instalação de vídeo em New York – AcheiUSA worldjournal.com fujianese.cn A view of Shanghai coming to a building near you By Caitlin Eichelberger – October 19 ARD German Television – Nacht Magazine – October 21, 2005 |
| 2004 | ASHARQ-AWSAT Daily Newspaper 09/08/04 Beirut Lebanon AL-BALAD Daily Newspaper 09/07/04 Beirut Lebanon AL-ANWAR – Daily Newspaper 09/07/04 Beirut Lebanon AL-Bayrak Daily Newspaper 09/07/04 Beirut Lebanon AL-Mustaqbal Daily Newspaper 09/07/04 Beirut Lebanon AL-LIWAA Daily Newspaper 09/07/04 Beirut Lebanon L’Orient Le JOUR 09/07/04 Beirut Lebanon The Daily Star- Herald Tribune News 09/06/04 Lebanon AL-LIWAA Daily Newspaper 09/06/04 Beirut Lebanon AL-SAFIR Daily Newspaper 09/06/04 Beirut Lebanon AL-Mustaqbal Daily Newspaper 09/03/04 Beirut Lebanon AL-Bayrak Daily Newspaper 09/03/04 Beirut Lebanon New Yorker August 2004 – AIA High Line exhibition review Elevated Ideas – Four Proposals envision the city’s High Line – Newsday 07/29/04 Skyscraping Around the Urban World by Herbert Muschamp The New York Times 07/16/04 High Line: Sky’s Limit by Tom Topousis – New York Post 07/15/04 Elevated Visions by Julie Iovine – The New York Times 07/11/04 La Casa del vino. Steven Holl – da Domus 867 febbraio 2004 |
| 2003 | La mirada de la Madona por Deborah Cullen Pirkka Magazine (2/01/03) Helmikuun puolivälissä Pohjolan Sanomat (1/29/03) Turruttavaa Dokumenoittia (“Numbing Documentation”) by Marja-Leena Hyvärinen Kaleva (1/20/03) Broadway tuli Tornioon (“Broadway entered Tornio”) by Timo Jokelainen Pohjolan Sanomat (1/23/03) Mille meidän tulisi olla persoja? by Hannu Sarrala Kaleva (1/16/03) Art Polaris esittelee taiteen tähtiä Lapissa by Jouni Knihtilä Pohjolan Sanomat (1/15/03) Art Polaris esittelee huipputaiteilijat by Hannu Sarrala |
| 2002 | Art in America, May Issue, by Edward Leffingwell -Discovering the art of Brazil |
| 2001 | Estado de São Paulo (10/28/01) Ecos de Nova York by Cesar Giobb O GLOBO (10 /18 /01) Barroco Ainda em Construção by Nani Rubin |