Paula Rindborg is a visual artist from Rio de Janeiro, based in Stockholm. With over 27 years of experience, she works across painting and different techniques, combining her background in art and design. She has always been engaged in various artistic expressions and has studied art, literature, and design at institutions, studios, and universities in Brazil, Sweden, Ecuador, and France. Paula studied at the Parque Lage Visual Art School in Brazil and pursued literature, languages, and art theory at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and Stockholm University. She has exhibited widely in different countries and has also served as a jury member at juried exhibitions in Sweden, including Romele Konsthall and Solna Konsthall. She is a member of KRO (Swedish Artists’ National Organization), SINAP-ESP (The Union of Brazilian Artists), and KHVC (Swedish Crafts Centre).

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Education:

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1992-1997 Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - BA, Literature and Language - Rio de Janeiro

2001 Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - COPPEAD - MBA in Marketing - Rio de Janeiro

2003 Parque Lage School of Visual Arts - Art Course - Rio de Janeiro

2010-2012 Stockholm University - Master in Literature (incomplete) - Stockholm

2012 University of Borås - Design Courses - Borås

2014 Stockholm University - Art Theory Courses - Stockholm

1999 Medborgarskolan - Course: Painting, Stockholm
1999 Folkuniversitetet - Course: Sculpture - Stockholm
2004 Folkuniversitetet - Course: Shape and color – Stockholm
2005 Studiefrämjandet - Graphic Design – Stockholm
2009 Medborgarskolan - Interior Design – Stockholm
2019 Fotografiska Museum - Course: Photography 1 - Stockholm​

2025 Parque Lage School of Visual Arts - Course: Visual Arts Exhibition Production: From Concept to Realization - Rio de Janeiro

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Apprentice in the studio of:

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Luiz Mancheno (Quito, Ecuador - 1998-1999)  

Angela Oliveira (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 2003)

Ricardo Frazão (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 2004 / 2007)

Micht Waite (La Colle sur Loup, France - 2006)

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Artist in Residence:

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Cité Internationale des Arts - Paris (Atelier Carina Ari - KRO) - 2016

Kunstnerhuset Lofoten - Svolvær, Norway - 2018

Atelier Austmarka - Austmarka, Norway - 2020 and 2023​

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Scholarship:

Britt Paus Foundation - 2017 

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Book: IV Brazilian Annual of Arts - Roma Internacional Editora - 2005/2006

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