Biography

Brazilian-born writer/director Lucia Barata has delved deep into various areas of art throughout a number of years. After having graduated in architecture in Rio de Janeiro, Lucia continued her education with post-graduate courses in administration, drawing, painting, sculpture, art therapy, and hand-made paper production at a number of universities and museums in Brazil, Italy and the US.

Lucia first started working in the field of architecture, having designed panels, illustrations, and CD and record covers, among other things. Her extensive work in interior design has ultimately given her a keen eye for various locations and spaces and enabled her to quickly master her work as both an art director and set designer, most recently on the short film 'M'.

In 1983, Lucia had her first collective exhibition, which officially launched her prominent career in the art world. From there, she began passing on her knowledge and experience by teaching hand-made paper production and organizing art exhibitions internationally. Among her projects are her collaboration with the monthly revue "Desfile" (Brazil) as writer of the Architecture column in 1990/1991; her research and production of artwork for the Cursus Honorum of plastic surgeon Ivo Pitanguy in 1989/1990; her graphics and illustrations for Ita Liberman's children's book "O. Bichinho do Não" in 1986; and her presentation of an urban planning project by architect Fernando Robles (Portugal) in 1991.

Throughout her career, Lucia has been invited by several embassies with the opportunity to have her artwork featured in a number of non-profit institutions such as the Rijswijk Museum in Holland and the Museo della Cartapesta in Lecce. With that, Lucia has managed to elevate her distinct taste for the visual and artistic elements that would come to define her films.

In addition to her experience in the classical art forms, Lucia has also immersed herself into performance arts with several one-woman shows such as "The Big Mamas and The Twelve Caesars- a Contemplation on Power" in New York (2005) and "Big Mamas and Language" at the Candido Portinary Gallery in the Rome embassy (2002), giving her countless insights into the craft of acting that have inevitably allowed her to work and communicate effortlessly with her actors on set.

Ultimately, Lucia veered herself toward the art of filmmaking, where her main passion resides. After having moved to New York City, she studied both directing and cinematography at the New York Film Academy, demonstrating her versatility as director, writer, actor, cinematographer, set designer and editor, and enabling her to integrate into her movies her years of experience in the many artistic fields to which she's come to dedicate herself.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous