Bio
Renato França (Rio de Janeiro, 1991) is a Brazilian-Spanish visual artist and photographer based in Barcelona.
His practice explores perception, sensory experience and the ways we construct meaning through unstable visual experiences.
He is currently developing Afterlight, a project that explores how we build trust in what we see when visual stability can no longer be taken for granted.
Alongside his artistic practice, he is Co-Founder of Planet Nomad, an international digital company specializing in digital marketing.
info@renatofranca.com
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Education
2025–2026 — Documentary Photography Program, El Observatorio, Barcelona.
2015-2016 — Master’s Degree in Marketing, University of Coimbra, Portugal.
2013-2014 — Postgraduate Degree in Marketing, IBMEC, Brazil.
2009-2012 — Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Gama Filho University, Brazil.
Selected Courses & Workshops
2026 — Looking and Thinking — David Jiménez, Sacra Experience, Galicia.
2026 — Visual Narrative and Photobook Making — Alex Llovet.
2026 — Image, Territory and Critical Thinking — Antonio Guerra, Art Photo BCN, Barcelona.
2025 — Lessons from Things: Photography That Reveals, Rebels — Joan Fontcuberta, Talleres Aislados.
2025 — Anti-Colonial Gazes — ContraNarrativas.
2024 — Artistic Mentorship and Project Development Program — Uiler Costa.
2024 — Photojournalism — Patilimona.
2024 — Photographic Projects — Patilimona.
2024 — Black-and-White Analog Darkroom — Patilimona.
2024 — The Eye of the Hurricane — Oleñka Carrasco, Art Photo BCN, Barcelona.
2024 — Woman Mountain, photography workshop — Ainhoa Valle.