Ananda Nahu

Ananda Nahu was born in Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil, in 1985. She moved to Salvador in 2001, enrolled at The College of Design in 2003, and attended the School of Fine Arts at the Federal University of Bahia in 2004. During this period, she became interested in studying photography, fine arts, painting, and printmaking, inspired by her studies and research into lithography, screen printing, and metal engraving—and consequently, a deeper study of posters, the primary references for engraving techniques.

Ananda Nahu creates work that is human, sensitive, and delicate to behold, respecting the diverse facets of artistic events in human history, and incorporating vibrant colors and dynamic forms that lend warmth, life, strength, and energy to the composition of her works. Ananda currently lives in Rio de Janeiro. In 2015, she was selected by CNN Style as one of the most influential artists in Brazil, and in 2016, she broke the record in the United States for painting the longest mural in the state of Ohio.