Anaisa Franco, 1981, Brazil. Works as artist in Brazil and Europe. In 2008 she developed the augmented interactive sculpture called "Expanded Eye" at the Interactivos? at MediaLab Prado, Madrid. In 2007-2008 she was awarded a scholarship from Mecad- Esdi in Barcelona to develop the project called "Connected Memories" on the Proyecto Expansion Digital from October 2007 to January 2008, where she also participated in lectures, conferences and publications. In 2006 - 2007 she was awarded an Alban scholarship to complete a degree on Master of Arts in Digital Art and Technology at I-DAT, Institute of Digital Art and Technology at University of Plymouth, UK. In 2007 her project "Controlled Dream Machine" was developed at Interactivos? 2007 at Media Lab Madrid. In 2004, she completed a degree on Visual Arts at FAAP, Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Detailed Shows
2008- Piksel08. How does code dream?. Bergen, Norway. From December 12th until January 15th, 2009.
2008- Move Digital, A Coruna, Spain. From november 13th until 16th.
2008- 5th Seoul International Media Art Bienalle, Seoul, Korea, From 12th September until November.
2008- Medialab PRADO, Madrid, Spain. Interactivos? from 30th may to 23th september.
2008- FILE, São Paulo, Brazil. 4th August until 31th August, 2008.
2008- Exhibition Continuum Electronica, Barcelona, Spain. Project “Connected Memories”.
2008- Netmage Festival Bologna, Italy. From 24th until 28th January 2008.
2007- 9th Annual Backup_festival from 18th until 21st October 2007 in Weimar, Germany.
2007- CologneOFF Film Festival and NewMediaFest 2007 Cologne OFF III. Toon! Toon! art cartoons and animated narratives. November 2007. Cologne, German.
2007-Media Lab Madrid, Interactivos?, from 25th may until 30th june, 2007, project “Controlled Dream Machine”.
2007- Plymouth Art Centre, UK, 19th of January until 18th of March 2007. Project “Hack-Able Curator” as part os SLOW exhibition.
2006-19th Edition of MIX NYC, nov 8-13, 3LD Art & Technology Center, New York.
2006- Art Concept Festival, august 24-27, Saint Petesburgh, Rússia.
2006- Media Art Festival sep-13 to oct-1 in Friesland.
2006- Ways of looking Places and Landscapes, Fundacion Telefonica. Peru, Lima.
2005- 15° Vídeo Brasil, Sesc Pompéia, São Paulo, Brazil.
2005- Mostra do Audio Visual Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil.
2005- 1° Festival de Vídeo Macadamia, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2004- FILE (International Festival of electronic language). www.file.org.br, São Paulo, Brazil.
2004- SRV 2004- Participation at Symposium on Virtual Reality at Senac University, São Paulo, Brazil.
2003- 35º Anual de arte FAAP, São Paulo, Brazil.
2002- 34º Anual de arte FAAP. Prize 1° place. One year scholarship at FAAP, São Paulo, Brazil.
Detailed Awards/grants
2008- 3 months Residence in Tapei Artist Village, Taipei, Taiwan. Starts July 2009.
2007- Scholarship from Mecad-ESDi, Barcelona to develop the project CONNECTED MEMORIES on the Proyecto Expansion Digital during a residence of 4 months.
2007- Alban Scholarship to do MA Digital Art and Technology at University of Plymouth, UK.
2005- Received award “honorable mention” of the project of research “Spiderrrbot” at 6° Prêmio Sergio Motta de Arte e Tecnologia in São Paulo, Brazil.
2002- 34º Anual de arte FAAP. Prize 1° place. One year scholarship at FAAP, São Paulo, Brazil.