EDUCATION:

2027 BFA Sculpture, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA (anticipated Spring 2027)

2023 International Baccalaureate Diploma, Escola Americana de Campinas, SP, Brazil

AWARDS:

2026 Full SAIC Travel Scholarship Fund, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

2023 - 2027 Premiere Merit Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

2023 Adriana Varejão Award, Fine Arts Gala, Escola Americana de Campinas, SP, Brazil

SELECT EXHIBITIONS:

2025 Cheek to Cheek, Comfort Station, Chicago, IL, USA

2025 Manifestations, Haz Room, Chicago, IL, USA

2025 Gyotaku with Dwight Hwang, Japanese Cultural Center, Chicago, IL, USA

2024 Art Bash Open Call, Site Gallery, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

2023 Expanded Surfaces, Display case, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

2023 IB Thesis Visual Arts Exhibition, Escola Americana de Campinas, SP, Brazil

2022 IB Visual Arts Exhibition, Escola Americana de Campinas, SP, Brazil

CURATORIAL PROJECTS:

2026 Head Curator, "iNSTAGRAM fACE", Chicago, IL, USA (forthcoming)

2025 Director and Co-curator, "Cheek to Cheek", Comfort Station, Chicago, IL.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2026 Studio Assistant, Nyeema Morgan, Chicago, IL, USA

2026 - present Shift Lead, Media Center, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

2025 Studio Intern, Marcius Galan, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

2024 Equipment Facilitator, Media Center, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

MARIANA ITO