Ana Holck (1977) lives and works in Rio de Janeiro. She began her artistic trajectory in the early 2000s with large-scale installations, including Elevados, at Paço Imperial (2005); Bastidor, at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (2010); and Splash, at SESC Pinheiros (2010).
She has held solo exhibitions such as Ensaios Lineares, at Pinakotheke Cultural, Rio de Janeiro (2024); Deslocamentos Orbitais, at Zipper Galeria, São Paulo (2024); Entroncados, Enroscados e Estirados, at Paço Imperial, Rio de Janeiro (2023); Perimetrais, at MdM Gallery, Paris (2013); Perimetrais, at Zipper Galeria, São Paulo (2012); Ensaios Não Destrutivos, at Anita Schwartz Galeria, Rio de Janeiro (2012); and Os Amigos da Gravura, at Museu da Chácara do Céu (2010), among others.
Among her main group exhibitions are Entre Elas, at Amelie Maison d’Art, Paris (2025); Elas, at MAC Niterói, Rio de Janeiro (2025); Monumental 2018: A Arte Delas (2018); Coleção Edson Queiroz, Fortaleza (2016); Edital Arte e Patrimônio, at Paço Imperial, Rio de Janeiro (2014); Mulheres nas coleções João Sattamini e MAC Niterói (2012); Lost in Lace, at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, England (2011); 1911–2011 Arte Brasileira e depois, Itaú Cultural Collection, at Paço Imperial, Rio de Janeiro (2011); AGORA simultâneo, instantâneo, at Santander Cultural, Porto Alegre (2011); Trilhas do Desejo, Rumos Artes Visuais 2008/2009, Itaú Cultural (2009); Borderless Generation: Contemporary Art in Latin America, at Korea Foundation, Seoul, South Korea (2009); and NOVA ARTE NOVA, at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo (2008/2009).
Her work is included in the collections of Itaú Cultural, Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro, Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, and MAC Niterói, among others.
Ana Holck studied Architecture and Urbanism at FAU-UFRJ (1995–2000), earned a Master’s degree in Social History of Culture at PUC-Rio (2001–2003), and completed a PhD in Visual Languages at EBA-UFRJ (2006–2011).
