Renata Lucas (born 1971) is a Brazilian artist. She was born in

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. Lucas received a BFA and MFA from the

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and a

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from the

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. In 2001, in partnership with a group of artists, she opened a gallery "10.20 x 3.60" where she held her first solo exhibition. She lives and works in

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. Her work has been exhibited at the

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, at the 2006

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, at the

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, at the 2008

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and at the

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in 2009. In 2009, she received the art award from the Ernst Schering Foundation in cooperation with the Kunst-Werke Institute for Contemporary Art. Also in 2009, she received The_Dena_Foundation_Art_Award. Lucas received the

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in 2010. In 2011, she was given a residency at the Gasworks Gallery in London. Her work is included in the collections of the

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, the , the , the Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro, the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lucas, Renata 1971 births Living people 21st-century Brazilian women artists 21st-century Brazilian artists Brazilian contemporary artists Brazilian installation artists Conceptual artists Women conceptual artists University of São Paulo alumni