Tania Botelho

Tania Botelho is a Brazilian visual artist based in Houston whose imaginative work moves between collage, drawing, painting, and mixed media.

Rooted in an early background in performance, dance, and theater, her visual language carries a distinctive sense of movement and character. Her celebrated Magic Birds transform imaginary creatures into richly patterned personalities—playful, mysterious, and unmistakably her own.

Botelho studied at Parque Lage Art School in Rio de Janeiro and received a scholarship to study at the Glassell School of Art in Houston. She has participated in artist residencies at the Vermont Studio Center and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and her work has been exhibited in the United States, Europe, and South America.

Through color, intricate line work, pattern, and fantasy, Botelho creates a world where observation and imagination meet.

Artist statement

The “Magic Birds” were born in 2015 in a nest filled with golden eggs and happiness.It was not long before I understood why I called them “Magic Birds”. The feedback I get from watching the audience becomes a super important step, because through it, I feel that the “Magic Birds” interact with people, provoking good feelings. All these leads me to write new things, feel and create so many other images.

The flow of precise lines and details full of colors form a unique piece to touch eachheart in a special and different way. Smiles and good vibrations are some of the reactions caused by the “Magic Birds”.

Take time with them and enjoy the “Magic”.

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