Visual artist and photographer
New York – Rio de Janeiro
contato@caique-cunha.com
@caique.cunha.photography
My artistic practice unfolds between documentary observation and narrative construction. Photography is both a tool for engaging with the world as it presents itself and a space for reimagining it. Rather than positioning document and fiction as opposing fields, my work explores the tension and coexistence between them.
Influenced by artists such as Duane Michals, Robert Frank, and Richard Sandler, I draw from the documentary tradition not as a pursuit of objectivity, but as a point of departure. Like Frank and Sandler, I am interested in the social fabric of everyday life and its political undercurrents; however, I do not treat the photographic image as neutral evidence. Reality, in my work, is always mediated, fragmented, and open to interpretation.
Alongside my documentary projects, I develop conceptual and abstract bodies of work in which photography operates as a speculative language. In these series, narrative is constructed rather than observed, and images function less as records than as propositions—spaces where meaning is unstable and perception is slowed.
Brazilian modern art plays a central role in shaping this approach. Elements such as rhythm, formal tension, abstraction, and fragmentation inform both my documentary and conceptual works, allowing photography to move beyond description and into the realm of visual thought.
Ultimately, my work is grounded in the belief that photography can simultaneously document and invent, reveal and question. By navigating between these territories, I seek to expand the possibilities of photographic language and to propose images that resist immediacy, certainty, and singular meaning.
About Caique Cunha
Caique Cunha is a Brazilian visual artist and photographer whose practice centers on narrative construction, abstraction, and visual ambiguity. Working primarily with photography, his work explores the boundaries between reality and fiction, engaging with social and political themes through invented narratives rather than documentary representation.
Cunha studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP) and the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City, as well as at Casa Foto e Arte in Rio de Janeiro. His professional trajectory includes exhibitions in Brazil and abroad, as well as participation in curatorial and jury processes for cultural and artistic programs.
Beyond his artistic production, he has extensive experience in cultural management and production. He served as Photo Operations Manager during the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games and is the founder and cultural manager of Studio Rico, an art production company based in Rio de Janeiro.
Through his work as an artist, producer, and educator, Caique Cunha continues to develop projects that intersect contemporary photography, critical thinking, and expanded forms of visual narrative.
| Exhibition review: “Getting great images requires a solid working practice and an eye for detail… Take a look at this Brazilian photographer’s work.” — Anetta G. Heller from Camerapixo Magazine (June, 6th 2013). | “So raw and brimming with reality” — Agora Gallery‘s director Angela Di Bello (December, 11th 2014). |
Resumé
Education:
2024-2025 | Postgraduate Specialization in Photography as a Medium for Imagination – f/508, Brasília
2020-2024 | Continuing education in Expanded photography – A CASA: Fotografia e Arte Contemporânea, Rio de Janeiro
2019 | Portfolio – A CASA: Fotografia e Arte Contemporânea, Rio de Janeiro
2014-2015 | Street Photography under instruction of Richard Sandler, New York
2014 | Continuing education in Theatre, Dance, Musicals – School of Visual Arts (Joe Sinnott), New York
2013 | Continuing education in Stage Photography – Escola de Artes Visuais Ateliê da Imagem, Rio de Janeiro
2013 | Continuing education in Black and White Process – International Center of Photography (Keisha Scarville), New York
2011 | Professional Photography – New York Institute of Photography, New York
2008 | Continuing education in Photography – Escola de Artes Visuais Ateliê da Imagem, Rio de Janeiro
2006 | Continuing education in Marketing – Instituto COPPEAD de Administração, Rio de Janeiro
2005 | B.A. Business Administration – Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Exhibitions:
Solo
“Complexo Lagunar de Jacarepaguá”
2025 | July 05th – July 20th // Cidade das Artes // Rio de Janeiro, RJ / Brazil
“Labirintos”
2024 | November 1st – November 15th // Galeria studio Rico // Rio de Janeiro, RJ / Brazil
2023 | May 6th – June 17th // Espaço Cultural Correios // Niterói, RJ / Brazil
2022 | December 01st – December 21th // Biblioteca Parque Estadual // Rio de Janeiro, RJ / Brazil
“Cicatrizes”
2022 | October 27th – December 27th // Galeria Carioca // Rio de Janeiro, RJ / Brazil
“Williamsburg”
2018-2019 | December 14th – January 13th // Celeiro Espaço Criativo Altiplano Cabo Branco // João Pessoa, PB / Brazil
2018 | February 02st – March 30rd // Espaço Cultural dos Correios // Juiz de fora, MG / Brazil
2017-2018 | November 11th – January 07th // Centro Cultural dos Correios // São Paulo, SP / Brazil
2017 | August 17th – September 22th // Casarão 34 // João Pessoa, PB / Brazil
2017 | July 22nd – July 29th // Casa Galeria Galpão // 27 Festival de Inverno de Garanhuns // Garanhuns, PE / Brazil
2016 | July 30th – September 10th // Espaço Cultural Correios // Niterói, RJ / Brazil
2016 | May 18th – July 24th // Centro Cultural Correios // Rio de Janeiro, RJ / Brazil
2016 | January 04th – January 29th // School of Visual Arts // New York, NY / USA
“Havana”
2015 | July 25th – August 15th // Glicerina Café & Galeria // Rio de Janeiro, RJ / Brazil
Group
2025-2026 | December 04th – March 31th – “Bela, Moderna, Contemporânea” // Museu Nacional de Belas Artes // Rio de Janeiro, RJ / Brazil
2025 | July 12th – September 21th – “Só onde tu estás nasce um lugar” // Casa Firjan // Rio de Janeiro, RJ / Brazil
2021 | September 15th – October 30th – “O Olhar da Cena” // Galeria Mário Quintana // Porto Alegre, RS / Brazil
2021 | September 15th – October 30th – “O Olhar da Cena” // Galeria Xico Stockinger // Porto Alegre, RS / Brazil
2021 | June 10th – September 30th – “Dadá-Surreal” // Galeria Carioca // Rio de Janeiro, RJ / Brazil
2021 | June 19th – July 31th – “Pequenos Formatos” // Espaço Cultural Correios // Niterói, RJ / Brazil
2018 | March 10th – April 10th – “Minissérie” // Fnac Morumbi // São Paulo, SP / Brazil
2016 | March 09th – March 13th – “Branco” // Festival de Fotografia de Tiradentes (Foto em Pauta) // Tiradentes, MG / Brazil
2015-2016 | December 12th – February 26th – “Branco” // Ateliê Oriente // Rio de Janeiro, RJ / Brazil
2015 | January 15th – February 04th – “Open call” // Coohaus Art Mora Gallery // New York, NY / USA
Projection
2020 | August 21th – “Mostra de videoarte” // A CASA – Fotografia e Arte Contemporânea // Rio de Janeiro, RJ / Brazil
2020 | August 22th – “Porvir” // A CASA – Fotografia e Arte Contemporânea // Rio de Janeiro, RJ / Brazil
2019 | December 20th – “Mostra Livre de Fotografia – 6ª edição” // A CASA – Fotografia e Arte Contemporânea // Rio de Janeiro, RJ / Brazil
2018 | November 17th – “#DemocraciaProjetada 2.0” // La Maison Mère // Lyon, LY / France
2018 | November 17th – “#DemocraciaProjetada 2.0” // Casarão Fotoativa // Belém, PA / Brazil
2018 | November 17th – “#DemocraciaProjetada 2.0” // Festival Co-Fluir + Ponto 554 // Belo Horizonte, MG / Brazil
2018 | November 17th – “#DemocraciaProjetada 2.0” // Palco da Arte // Uberlândia, MG / Brazil
2018 | November 17th – “#DemocraciaProjetada 2.0” // Centro Comercial do Cariru // Ipatinga, MG / Brazil
2018 | November 17th – “#DemocraciaProjetada 2.0” // Casarão da antiga Oleama // São Luiz, MA / Brazil
2018 | November 17th – “#DemocraciaProjetada 2.0” // Lapa // Rio de Janeiro, RJ / Brazil
2015 | September 24th – “No muro” // 11º Paraty em Foco // Paraty, RJ / Brazil
2015 | September 12th – “Foto na parede” // Ateliê Oriente // Rio de Janeiro, RJ / Brazil
Online
2014 | December 01st – December 31st – 4th Annual “Open” Online Art Competition // www.lightspacetime.com
2013 | June 5th – September 5th – “Loneliness in Black and White” // www.caique-cunha.com
Nomination/Awards:
2025 | Mosaico Rio – FIRJAN – SESI
2022 | Retomada Cultural 2 – Secretaria de Estado de Cultura e Economia Criativa do Rio de Janeiro
2019 | Mostra Livre de Fotografia – A casa – Fotografia e Arte
2016 | Nominee Award in City for “Williamsburg” series – By Photogrvphy Grant
2015 | Special Award on “Thaysa” – By Alumni Portal Deutschland contest “Mobility around the globe – How people and goods travel from A to B”
2014 | Special Award on “The Grand Central Terminal” – By Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
2013 | Special Award on “The Grand Central Terminal” (International Salon of Fine Art Photography) – By Indian Visual Arts Foundation
2012 | Special Award on “Thaysa” – By Lanxess Elastomers contest “Mobility”
Art Festival:
2015 | Latin American Art Festval // San Diego, CA / USA
2017 | 27 Festival de Inverno de Garanhuns // Garanhuns, PE / Brazil
Videos:
2015 | “Movimento”
Print Media:
A Casa em revista Vol. 05 – 2021
A Casa em revista Vol. 01 – 2021
A Casa em revista Vol. 11 – 2020
A Casa em revista – Special Edition – 2020
A Casa em revista Vol. 01 – 2020
Brasil Telecom magazine
Caixa Econômica Federal magazine
L’Officiel Brasil magazine
Lanxess Annual Report
Petroflex magazine
Zupi magazine
Others:
Debbie Gibson Official Website (www.debbiegibsonofficial.com)
São Paulo Escola de Teatro Website (www.spescoladeteatro.org.br)
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