ABOUT
Antwerp based artist Giovana Tows is exploring the connection between her personal memories and perception to create mainly deep atmospheric paintings rich in details and meaning.
Raised in Curitiba, Brazil, she graduated in graphic design in 2018 and has background experience as a graphic and digital product designer.
In 2023 Giovana moved to Belgium to keep her painting studies at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts.
Open for commissions.
giovana.tows@gmail.com
CURRICULUM
2026 — Group Exhibition 卌卌卌 (3rd Year Bachelor in Painting)
Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp, Belgium
Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp, Belgium
2025 — Solo Exhibition Transitional Spaces
De Lange Zaal, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp, Belgium
De Lange Zaal, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp, Belgium
2025 — Workshop Instructor — Introduction to Model Drawing
Braempaviljoen, Middelheim Museum, Antwerp, Belgium
Braempaviljoen, Middelheim Museum, Antwerp, Belgium
2023 – 2026 — Bachelor’s Degree in Painting
Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp, Belgium
Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp, Belgium
2022 — Live Painting Session — Warung Day Festival
Ópera de Arame (Wire Opera), Curitiba, Brazil
Ópera de Arame (Wire Opera), Curitiba, Brazil
2021 – 2022 — Group Exhibition
Âmbar, Curitiba, Brazil
Âmbar, Curitiba, Brazil
2020 – 2023 — Painting Studies with Felipe Scandelari
Studio Scandelari, Curitiba, Brazil
Studio Scandelari, Curitiba, Brazil
2020 — Online Exhibition — Hansford & Sons Emerging Artists Platform, London, United Kingdom
2020 — Workshop Instructor — Acrylic Painting (Online)
Academic Department of Industrial Design (DADIN),
Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPR), Curitiba, Brazil
Academic Department of Industrial Design (DADIN),
Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPR), Curitiba, Brazil
2020 — Featured Artist — Gogo Magazine (17th Online Edition)
2015 — Honourable Mention — Mostra UTFPR Faz Design
Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPR), Curitiba, Brazil
Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPR), Curitiba, Brazil
Giovana Tows working on a charcoal drawing in the painting studio of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp - Belgium, 2025.