Antonio Tarsis (Salvador, 1995. Lives and works between Salvador and London) is the son of a domestic worker, grandson of street market vendors, and has no known father. He grew up in the Arraial do Retiro favela, in Salvador, and began his artistic practice at the age of fourteen. A self-taught artist, his trajectory engages with urban materiality and collective memory. His work was shown at the 38th Panorama of Brazilian Art (Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo), Instituto Inhotim (Brumadinho), and the 13th Bienal do Mercosul (Porto Alegre). He was awarded the EDP nas Artes Prize (2016) and the Via Arts Prize (Embassy of Brazil in London, 2019), and took part in the Biennale College Arte at the 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia (2022).