LUZALBA
DANIELA DA SILVA FERREIRA
Luzalba (Daniela S.F. - 1988) is a visual artist and researcher based in Algarve, Portugal. Graduated in Design and PostGraduated in Fine Arts: Sculpture, from 2010 to 2018, she was living in Venice (Italy) where established her artistic career. Through her professional experience, she collaborate with influents artists and institutes as Danh Vo, The Danish Foundation, Lee Ufan, Paulo Bruscky in collaboration with Nara Roesler Gallery, Fondazione Prada and Electa | Mondadori, among others.
Luzalba’s works range from visual art, sculpture or performance to old print techniques. In her work, natural elements, ancient rituals and scientific references are mixed into an unusual vision of art. The multiplicity of characters in her work feeds our lecture, affording mystical senses from other dimensions.
FISH PRINTS
Project
2020 - on going
Fresh fish printed on re-use cotton fabric; black organic ink (from squid or cuttle fish)
Field Notes details and artist signature
Dimensions: at scale of the fish
Since 2020, Luzalba creations have focused on the sea culture, by exploring and catalog the local Portuguese resources.
Printing fish with organic inks or developing natural elements using old print methods, the mission is to pay a special tribute to the Portuguese marine traditions and their (future) communities.
The concept is to reinterpret traditional fishing methods and creating unique art prints also sustainable designs. The function is to raise consciousness about the seas, being part of their conservation and promoting their sustainability.




NFT-Fish (digital fish preservation)
Digital catalog, 2022 - present


Trigger Fish body details, 2022
87 x 65 cm
GAMBO
The Primitive
2015
Sculpture, sound installation
Record Recording sounds of deer mating; sound projected through the nostrils/face

Deer horns and self portrait in plaster
100 x 95 x 75 cm
TRANS-ETERNAL
Identidade Transcendental project
2015/2016
Sculpture/installation; performance
Self-portrait in plaster, wooden frame, glass, taxidermy
Series of 3: Urania, Albi (57 x 39 cm) and Elma Minax (62 x 38 cm)
Performance, duration 45’min.

HOLLY UNCTION
The Mystery Of Salvation
2016
Sculpture, installation
Lamb horn, cotton pillow, metal bed frame, stone, copper wires, 100 x 75 x 30 cm


75 x 54 x 33 cm / 40 x 30 x 27 cm
Lamb horns and face carved in cottonINDOMADA I & II
Indomitable project
2016
Performance, photography, video, sculpture/installation
Indomada I
Video hd 4'34'' col. credits: Gabriele S. Buzzanca and Lisa Stefani Remains of green clay used in the performance, full moon November 26, 2016 (Venice,IT)
Indomada II
Video hd 2'47'' col. credits: Maria Elena Fantoni; Horn as a musical instrument, dressed in silk




Green clay (remains of performance) digital photography

20 x 20 x 20 cm / 40 x 30 cm

UMBANDA
La Numina project
2017
Performance, photography, video, sculpture/installation
Performance, duration 8'30''min.
Digital photography
Cotton paper print, 30 x 40 cm
Series of 4 hd videos, col.
Credits: José Torres



LUZ SANTANA
O’SOL project
2017-218
Performance, photography, video, sculpture/installation
Sculpture in gilded wood and metal Paper collages, gold leaf
Performance, duration 1h’30’’min.
Credits: Electricidade Estética | Noite da Lua Azul, June 2018







MOLEOSOPHY
The Celestial Chart project PRE THE BODY CONSTELLATIONS
2016-2017
Performances, illustration and installation
Performance, duration 16’00’’min., in collaboration with João Desmarques playing the Portuguese guitar
Acupuncture needles, cotton threads





THE BODY CONSTELLATIONS
Project
2011- on going
Research, development of a new therapeutic method
The Body Constellations is an innovative model of therapy which use the body signs, scars and dots to create a new concept of self representation.
Through the process, our bodies turns into our sky and the marks our stars.
To encounter our unique connections, personal symbologies are required. Escorted by an algorithm based on our characters, this method build unconventional constellations.
Brought from science to astronomy, confronting the existential phenomenology and the psychotherapy methods, this brand expand news dynamics of multiple artistic and feature perspectives.

Body/skin details Illustration starry sky
Digital photomontage



Constellations illustrations and tattoo processo investigação

Research process
Charts, maps and algorithms
Life, death and their mutual celebration
“I grew up with the luxury of knowing how to sacrifice and celebrate the life of an animal. It was food, like potatoes or cabbage: it only died once. It was hard work, everything was dirty, but it fed the whole family (we must appreciate). It was a ritual or just a normal Saturday after bake the bread. I grew up like that and without knowing it, my Art too”.
Self-portrait 2015 Daniela da Silva Ferreira, 2022CV
GRANTS
Mentions
- Fundação Bevilacqua La Masa 2014 - Artist Atelier | Art Collective - Anemoi - Venice, IT
- Private collection 2014 - Ceramics in Contemporary Art, MuseoCarlo Zauli - Faenza, IT
- Superior Academic Collaboration Scholarship | 2013 Academy of Fine Arts Venice, IT
- Artrepreneur - Printmaking 2021 - USA
- Private collection 2023 - EcoSuites Art Residency, Halkidiki, Greece
ART RESIDENCES
+ collaborations
- 2023 EcoSuites Art Residency, Halkidiki, Greece
- 2017 Osservatorio Arturo, Fondazione Lac o Le Mon, San Cesario di Lecce, Puglia, IT
- 2017 Tracce Di Passaggio, Ruffrè-Mendola, Val di Non, Trento, IT
- 2016 Belligerent Eyes | 5K Confinement, performance collaboration Fondazione Prada, Ca’ Corner della Regina, Venezia, IT
- 2015 LIVER, Malga di Vervò, Val di Non, Trentino Alto Adige, IT
- 2014 Artist in Residence at Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, Atelier S. Cosma e Damiano, Veneza, IT
- 2014 Ceramics in Contemporary Art, Carlo Zauli Museum, Faenza, IT
- 2012 until 2017: Venice Bienal (diverse countries)
- 2016 Venice Film Festival: Mondadori Electa
EXHIBITIONS
Selection
2024 Reinterpretar o Mar - solo exhibition, Natural History Museum of Funchal, Madeira
2023 Ocean’Art - Global Ocean, Marina de Cascais, curated by Alvaro Cardoso
2023 EcoSuites Art Residency Exhibition, Halkidiki, Greece curated by Alex A. Tsolakis
2023/2024 Collective Art Exhibition, Vila do Bispo Municipality
2021/2022 Surf Filmfestival- Art Exhibition, Eiriceira, curated by Annika Von Schütz
2021 Simpósio de Padrão, Ossos do Ofício, Alcobaça, curated by Denize Egger
2020 Promontorium Sacrum, Studio Coração, Vila do Bispo, invented by Chloe
2018 Art and Culture, Boeira Garden Hotel, Vila Nova de Gaia
2017 Tracce di Passaggio, Villa Imperiale, Ruffrè-Mendola, Trentino Alto Adige, curated by Federico Sepi
2016 Aseptanimus, Céu de Vidro, parque D. Carlos I, Caldas da Rainha, curated by Nicola Henriques
2016 27th Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival, Chicago, USA, curated by the director of the Chicago Filmmakers, Josh B. Mabe
2015 FluxBooks: “From the Sixties...”, Palazzetto Tito, Venice, curated by Giorgio Maffei and Patrizio Peterlini
2015 L’arte sposa la natura, Casa Marta, Coredo, Trentino Alto-Adige, curated by Luca Marignoni
2014 Atelier Bevilacqua La Masa: Final Residence Exhibition, BLM Foundation Gallery, San Marco, Venice, curated by Rachel D’Osualdo
2014 Panta Rei. Everything changes | Marble vs ceramic, Civic Museum of Marble, Carrara, curated by Federica Forti
2014 Museo Carlo Zauli a Palazzo Ferniani, Ferniani Palace, Faenza, curated by Cristina Casadei and Matteo Zauli
2014 Une Dimanche de la vie, CasaBianca, Bologna, curated by Gino Gianuizzi
2014/2013 #Open 5/ #Open 6, Magazzino Sale Docks, Punta della Dogana, Venice, curated by S.a.L.e Docks committee
PUBLISHED
Selection - 2021 Eco dos Pássaros, Epopeia Books
- 2020 À Volta da Fogueira, Emporium Editora
- 2017 Aseptanimus, Artist Fanzine limited edition of 30 copies
- 2015 Gioco & giochi nella fotografia da metà Ottocento ai giorni nostri, Editora Punto Marte
- 2015 Essência e Memória - Antologia Luso-Brasileira de Fotografia, Chiado Editora
- 2014/2015 Entre o Sono e o Sonho - Antologia de Poesia Contemporânea Vol. V e IV, Chiado Editora
- 2013 Retalhos, 1ª edição, PoesiaFãClube, Corpos Editora
- 2011 Retalhos, Artist Fanzine limited edition of 100 copies
EDUCATION
Superior
- Graduation: Design Ceramic and Glass - 2011 Politécnico de Leiria | ESAD.CR - Escola Superior Artes e Design Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
- Post-Graduation: Sculpture - 2015 Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia Venice, Italy