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A visual practice rooted in colour, memory and everyday narrative.

Born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, Luciana is the third generation of naïve painters in her family. Until the age of 38, shy about her childlike style, everything she painted was immediately destroyed. In 2008 this excess became her first exhibition. In 2018 she moved to Finland and became a Finnish citizen in 2023.

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Born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, Luciana is the third generation of naïve painters in her family. She has drawn and painted intensely since childhood, but never thought it could become a profession; in fact, it was an activity discouraged in her family. Until the age of 38, shy about her childlike style, everything she painted was immediately destroyed. In 2008, after a period of intense stress, she produced more than she could discard, and this excess became her first exhibition. From that moment on, she understood that painting could no longer be a secret hobby, and her career as a painter began.

In 2018, she moved to Finland and became a Finnish citizen in 2023. Restarting her career in Finland allowed her to reinvent herself and revise her priorities. Now she wants to pursue new horizons in a more international career that will allow her to build a legacy in the arts. After nearly two decades of relentless production with no signs of slowing down, she feels that new ventures are necessary and the next inevitable step must be taken. And this may only be the beginning of what she believes she really needs to do.

2026 – Dreams, Secrets and Treasures – Maksla XO Gallery – Riga / Latvia

2025 – Luciana Mariano Maalauksia – Porvoon Kultuuripalvelut – Porvoo / Finland

2025 – Tea Time – Serlachius Residency – Mänttä-Vilppula / Finland

2024 – Women at work – Werstas Työväenmuseo – Tampere / Finland

2024 – Finding Home – Maksla XO Gallery – Riga / Latvia

2024 – Foreign Colors – Jakobi Galleri – Tartu / Estonia

2023 – Finding Home – Serlachius Residenssi – Mänttä-Vilppula / Finland

2022 – Tea Time – Maksla XO – Riga / Latvia

2022 – Luciana Mariano at Museu do Sol – Penápolis / Brazil

2019 – Vitriini Näyttely Jyväskylän Setlementti – Jyväskylä / Finland

2018 – Tea time – Rakvere Gallerii – Rakvere / Estonia

2018 – Women’s life – Kondase Keskus Naïf Art Museum – Viljandi / Estonia

2015 – Mariano’s art at Solange Vianna Gallery – Cotia / Brazil

2015 – 20 years Celebration at The Anchor Project – Cotia / Brazil

2015 – Colors and Cats – Gallery Café Uno Più – Munich / Germany

2013 – Luciana Mariano at MIDAN – Vicq / France

2012 – Performing Arts Forum – Saint-Erme-Outre-et-Ramecourt / France

2011 – A arte de Luciana Mariano – Jequitimar Sofitel Resort – Guarujá / Brazil

2010 – Brazilian Naif Art – Broward Regional Library – Plantation, Florida / USA

2009 – Luciana Mariano – Jacques Ardies Gallery – São Paulo / Brazil

2026 – Kotiinpaluu – Naivistit Iittalassa – Iittala / Finland

2026 – Taidemaalariliitto Teosvälitys – Kaapelitehdas – Helsinki / Finland

2025 – Galleria Halmetoja – Mänttä / Finland

2025 – Vegetable Sublimé International Exhibition – St. Pierre-sur-Dives / France

2025 – Happy Art – Finnish Naives at Kondase Keskus – Viljandi / Estonia

2025 – Finnish Art at Jakobi Galleri – Tartu / Estonia

2025 – Naivistit Pinsiössä – Kivisavun Galleria – Nokia / Finland

2025 – Naivistit Iittalassa Summer Exhibition – Iittala / Finland

2024/25 – Naiva Bratislava 2025 – Primaciálny Palace – Bratislava / Slovakia

2024 – The Naked Gallerist – 25th Jubilee Exhibition at Maksla XO – Riga / Latvia

2024 – Destination / Määränpää – Lahti Museum of Visual Arts Malva – Lahti / Finland

2024 – Primer Festival Internacional d’Art Naïf de Montblanc – Tarragona / Spain

2024 – 2nd International Edition of Naive Art – Galeria de Arte Alemí – León / Spain

2024 – International Exhibition of Naive Art – Nijenkamp Gallery – Odense / Denmark

2024 – Spring Joy – Maa-Tila – Helsinki / Finland

2023 – Satuja, aarteita ja seikkailuja – Lepikon Torppa – Pielavesi / Finland

2022 – Insita Praha, Lapidarium – Prague / Czech Republic

2022 – 52. Mostra Naif Pierantonio Cavalli – Varenna / Italy

2022/23/24 – Naive art exhibition, The State Castle of Lysice – Lysice / Czech Republic

2022 – Biennale d’art Naïf et Singulier – Saint-Junien / France

2022 – Naivistit at Väinölä – Varkaus / Finland

2021 – Women in Literature – MiMan Paraty – Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

2021 – Joy to Life – Summer Exhibition of Naive Art – Kuusankoski / Finland

2020–25 – Naivistit Iittalassa Summer & Winter Exhibitions – Iittala / Finland

2020/21 – Musée de Magog – Naive art under COVID-19 influence – Magog / Canada

2019 – Crossing Borders Project, JYU – Ratamo Galleria – Jyväskylä / Finland

2019 – Danske Naivister – Knud Grothe Gallery – Charlottenlund / Denmark

2018 – FIAN – International Festival of Naïve Art – Guarabira / Brazil

2018 – Jabberwocky – Espacio Gallery – London / UK

2017/13 – Biennale d’Art Naïf – Musée d’Art Spontané – Evere / Belgium

2015 – Collective Exhibition at Maria Gallery – Helsinki / Finland

2013 – Exhibition Debora Gutman Gallery – Berlin / Germany

2012/14 – International Festival of Naïve Art – Katowice / Poland

2009 – Al Landsens Naivister – Strand Galeriet – Copenhagen / Denmark

2008/09/10 – Naïf Collective – Jacques Ardies Gallery – São Paulo / Brazil

2025 – Artistic Residency at The Serlachius Museum / Residency – Mänttä / Finland

2024 – Artistic Residency at The State Castle of Lysice – Lysice / Czech Republic

2023 – Artistic Residency at The Serlachius Museum / Residency – Mänttä / Finland

2023 – Artistic Residency at The State Castle of Lysice – Lysice / Czech Republic

2022 – Artistic Residency at The State Castle of Lysice – Lysice / Czech Republic

2015 – Artistic Residence at the Ancora Project – Cotia / Brazil

2012 – Artistic Residence in PA-f (Performing Arts Forum) – Saint-Erme-Outre-et-Ramecourt / France

GRANTS

2024 – Grantee at Taike – Arts Promotion Centre Finland

2022 – Grantee at Taike – Arts Promotion Centre Finland

ARTISTS ASSOCIATIONS

Finnish Painters Union

Tampereen Taiteilijaseura

HIAP Helsinki International Artists Association

Freelance-graafikot

Kopiosto

Catalysti Transcultural Artists – Finland

2024 – Malva – Lahti Museum of Visual Arts – Lahti / Finland

2024 – Story Award Winner at NAIVA BRATISLAVA – Bratislava / Slovakia

2024 – The State Castle of Lysice – Lysice / Czech Republic

2023 – Museu Histórico e Pedagógico Dr. Washington Luis – Batatais / Brazil

2022 – Museu do Sol – Penápolis / Brazil

2021 – Naif Art Museum in Paraty MiMan – Paraty, Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

2020 – The Bulgarian Naif Museum – Sofia / Bulgaria

2018 – Prefeitura Municipal de Guarabira – Paraíba / Brazil

2017 – Musée d’Art spontané – Schaerbeek / Belgium

2012 – MIAN Collection – Naïf International Museum of Art – Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

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