Gonçalo Ivo was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1958, and lives and works between Brazil and France. A painter, draftsman, printmaker, and writer, he is known for his exploration of color, light, and poetic abstraction. Since the 1980s, his practice has focused on chromatic relationships, transparency, gesture, and the materiality of painting, establishing connections between landscape, memory, architecture, literature, and music.

His work has been exhibited at major institutions in Brazil and internationally, including Paço Imperial, MAM Rio, Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Pinacoteca de São Paulo, Museu Oscar Niemeyer, and the Grand Palais in Paris. His works are held in collections including MAC USP, Pinacoteca de São Paulo, Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Museu Oscar Niemeyer, MOLAA in Long Beach, and the Deutsche Bank Collection.