Aislan Pankararu
Aislan Pankararu
Aislan Pankararu,
O encontro da terra seca, água doce e água salgada, Fresh Water and Salt Water], 2024
acrylic and permanent marker on raw linen
70 x 90 cm
Courtesy of the artist
Foto: Ricardo Prado
O encontro da terra seca, água doce e água salgada, Fresh Water and Salt Water], 2024
acrylic and permanent marker on raw linen
70 x 90 cm
Courtesy of the artist
Foto: Ricardo Prado


Aislan Pankararu (Petrolândia, 1990. Lives in Salvador) combines cultural heritage and healing practices in his paintings through abstractions inspired by the cosmology of Toré—a ritual dance central to the Pankararu people, connecting the earthly and spiritual realms through music, movement, and body painting. He has participated in exhibitions such as Histórias Indígenas (MASP, São Paulo, Brazil, 2022; Kode Bergen Art Museum, 2024), as well as shows at Instituto Inhotim (Brumadinho, Brazil), Museu Nacional da República (Brasília), and Itaú Cultural (São Paulo). His works are part of collections like MASP, J.P. Morgan (New York), and the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.