Nádia Taquary (Salvador, 1967) is a Salvador-based sculptor and visual artist whose work explores African ancestry and Afro-Brazilian heritage through a contemporary lens. She incorporates materials such as reclaimed wood, gold, silver, beads, cowrie shells, and straw into sculptures, installations, and video works, creating pieces that embody ancestral wisdom, ritual, and empowerment.

Her series Oríki pays homage to Yoruba culture, transforming sculptural hairstyles into symbols of reverence and strength, while Dinkas Orixás and Yabás evoke sacred traditions and warrior spirits, bridging past and present. Taquary’s work also challenges Eurocentric and patriarchal narratives, reclaiming space for Black women’s knowledge and cultural memory.

She has exhibited internationally, including solo shows such as ÔOnã Irin: Caminho de Ferro (MAR, Rio de Janeiro, 2023; Museu Nacional da Cultura Afro-Brasileira, Salvador), and group exhibitions at Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, and El Museo del Barrio, New York. She participated in the 24th Sydney Biennale (2024), the 15th Bienal de La Habana (2025), and is  featured in the 36th São Paulo Bienal (2025). Other notable exhibitions include Red Atlantic (Geneva, 2024), Dos Brasis (São Paulo, Petrópolis, 2023–2024), and The Precious Life of a Liquid Heart (New York, 2023).

Public collections

Museum of Modern Art of Bahia, MAM-BA (Salvador, Brazil)
Pinacoteca de São Paulo (São Paulo, Brazil)
Pérez Art Museum Miami – PAAM (Miami, USA)
Rio Art Museum – MAR (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Musem of Arts and Design – MAD (New York, USA)
Institute for Studies on Latin American Art – ISLAA (New York, USA)
Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum.

Major Past Exhibitions

2023 - The Precious Life of a Liquid Heart, Institute for Studies on Latin American Art, Nova Iorque, EUA
2023/24 - Dos Brasis, Sesc Belenzinho, São Paulo, SP and Sesc Quitandinha, Petrópolis, RJ, Brasil
2023/24 - Um Defeito de Cor”, Museu de Arte do Rio (MAR), Rio de Janeiro, RJ; and Sesc Pinheiros, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
2024 - 24th Sydney Biennial, in Australia
2024 - “Ònà Irin: caminho de ferro” at Rio Art Museum (MAR)
2024 - Formas das Águas Museu de Arte Moderna (MAM) - Rio de Janeiro
2024 - 15ª Bienal de La Habana, em Cuba
2024 - Musafiri, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), em Berlim (Alemanha)
2024 - Spiritual Form, El Museo del Barrio em Nova York, EUA
2024 - Red Atlantic”, Palais des Nations, Genebra, Suíça
2025 - 36th Biennial of Sao Paulo