Heading into its third year of activities, HOA Galeria inaugurates a new exhibition space in the center of São Paulo.

Founded in 2020 by the artist Igi Lola Ayedun, HOA - the first black-owned gallery in the history of Brazilian art, opens to the public the doors of its new exhibition space in the central region of São Paulo in February. Located between the neighborhoods of Santa Cecília and Barra Funda, with 940m2 divided between two floors, the new gallery headquarters intends to host several contemporary art programs such as exhibitions, performances, meetings, courses, seminars, publication launches and cultural activities focused on the production of artists from the global majority and/or part of LGBTQIA+ communities through a decolonial perspective.

“Since the foundation of HOA, I feel that we are building a new step each year with a lot of international visibility, but being able to consolidate a structure in Brazil capable of relating directly with the public in an independent…