PhD Candidate Co-Curates Landmark Brazilian Art Exhibition

Rodrigo D'Alcântara co-curated the landmark project Tropi-X: Brazilian Art in Canada, 1970s–Now at Museum London. This exhibition is the largest showcase of Brazilian art ever shown in Canada, bringing together more than 70 artworks by 44 artists to explore bold and evolving expressions of identity, culture, and the Brazilian-Canadian diaspora.

Co-curated by Dr. Alena Robin, Associate Professor of Art History at Western University and Rodrigo D'Alcântara, the exhibition will be on view from November 22, 2025, to April 16, 2026, with the vernissage event taking place on November 27, from 7:00 to 10:00 pm.

Rodrigo will be defending his thesis on Brazilian art Dissident Present: Tupi featherwork, radical imagination and other spectralities on December 9. Learn more about his research here.