Adriane de Souza is a Brazilian photographer, designer, and curator whose practice moves between photography, material experimentation, and collaborative art. Shaped by a life lived across the Gulf and Latin America, her work is driven by a genuine curiosity about people, places, and the stories that connect them.
With a background in Social Sciences from UFRJ and an MFA in Interdisciplinary Design from VCUarts Qatar, she works across photography, curation, and design, creating spaces for dialogue and shared experience. She is the founder of 1720 Lab, an artistic initiative that connects artists with galleries and institutions through exhibitions, publications, and ongoing dialogue.
Exhibitions, Awards & Residencies
Awards
2022 — Sheikh Saoud Al Thani Single Image Award
2020 — Lens Culture Journeys, Third Place Winner, Single Image
2020 — Where do you find your colors in Arabia?, Second Place
2019 — Adobe Rising Star
Residencies
2025 — ISCP Residency, New York
2023 — Tropical Lab, Singapore
Group Exhibitions
2024 — VCUQ Graduate MFA Exhibition, Doha, Qatar
2023 — Tropical Lab, Singapore
2022 — Ajyal INTAJ, Doha, Qatar
2020 — Ajyal Outbreak, Doha, Qatar
2020 — Journeys, Lens Culture, New York
2020 — Memories in Prints, Al Hosh Gallery, Doha, Qatar
2020 — Where do you find your colors in Arabia?, Gulf Photo Plus, Dubai, UAE
2020 — Artists in the Time of COVID, Sheikh Faisal Museum, Doha, Qatar
2020 — A Tribute to Beirut: Charity Exhibition, Al Hosh Gallery, Doha, Qatar
2019 — Reconnecting Arts / Collision, P21 Gallery, London, UK
2018 — Qatar-Russia Contemporary Photo, Manege, St. Petersburg, Russia
2018 — I Expo Baixada, Casa Franca Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2017 — ECO Foto UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
E-mail: adriane.aghata@gmail.com