ANA CLÁUDIA ALMEIDA
Ana Cláudia Almeida (b. 1993, Rio de Janeiro) is an artist living and working in New Haven, CT. She received her MFA in Painting and Printmaking from the Yale School of Art and holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design from Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Her work has been presented at institutions including the Nevada Museum of Art, Instituto Inhotim, Museu de Arte do Rio, and Instituto Tomie Ohtake, and is included in the 2026 Panorama da Arte Brasileira at MAM São Paulo. She has participated in residencies including the Joyner/Giuffrida Residency Program, Sertão Negro, Ateliê Mondial, and Pivô Pesquisa, and has been recognized by New American Paintings, the Cultured Magazine Young Artists Prize, the PIPA Prize, and the EDP das Artes Prize. Her work is held in the collections of Instituto Inhotim, Museu de Arte do Rio, Nevada Museum of Art, and Sesc Rio de Janeiro.