Artist profile
Joana Vasconcelos
Joana Vasconcelos is a contemporary Portuguese visual artist renowned for her large-scale sculptures and immersive installations that incorporate everyday domestic objects, textiles, and traditional craft techniques such as crochet and azulejos. She gained international prominence in 2005 at the 51st Venice Biennale with 'A Noiva' (The Bride) and became the youngest artist and first woman to exhibit at the Palace of Versailles in 2012. Her work critiques consumer society, domesticity, and gender roles with humor and monumental grandeur.
Ranking metrics
Cofactor
95.35
Credential score
1529.0
Reference 80×100cm
$118,250
Credentials
- Nationality
- Portuguese
- Museum exhibitions
- 85
- Solo exhibitions
- 45
- Group exhibitions
- 160
- Museum collections
- Palace of Versailles, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Centre Pompidou, MAAT - Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, Museu Coleção Berardo
- Gallery representation
- Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Gagosian
- Private collections
- 60
- Press
- 450
- Scholarly articles
- 35
- Books
- 15
- Auction record
- $285,000
Last updated 2026-08-08.
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Identity
Nationality
Portuguese
Birth / death years
1971
Mediums
sculpture, installation, textile art
Prices
Auction record
$285,000
Representation
Gallery representation
Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Gagosian
Museum collections
Palace of Versailles, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Centre Pompidou, MAAT - Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, Museu Coleção Berardo
Private collections
60
Exhibitions
Museum exhibitions
85
Solo exhibitions
45
Group exhibitions
160
Bibliography
Books
15
Press
450
Scholarly articles
35