I believe art is a way to narrate time, discover myself, overcome myself and connect with the world through a universal language. Every work I do is an opportunity to interact with people and show how I am influenced by things that touch me visually or sensitively. I seek to create images conveying lightness and reflection, even when discussing heavy or delicate topics.

short bio

Dinho Bento is an artist born in Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and currently based in Canada. His work is deeply influenced by the Baroque tradition of Minas Gerais and the complex relationship between humanity and nature, exploring nuances that range from conflict to harmony. He holds a degree in Fine Arts from UEMG and a specialization in Scientific and Naturalist Illustration from UFMG. Through this background, he has developed a sensitivity that merges baroque drama with the precise observation of organic elements. Internationally recognized as a muralist, with projects in several countries, he also maintains a parallel studio practice, delving into material and technical research. This duality between public art and gallery work is essential to his practice, establishing an aesthetic and conceptual connection that enriches his visual narratives.

academic curriculum

2015 – Extension Course of Scientific and Naturalistic Illustration – UFMG (Federal University of Minas Gerais)

2014 – Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drawing and Painting) Guignard UEMG School (Minas Gerais State University) – Belo Horizonte

2007 – Visual Communication Technician – INAP (Institute of Art and Design) – Belo Horizonte

2005 – Engraving and Drawing – FAOP (Ouro Preto Art Foundation) – 2005

festivals / exhibitions / other

2025
Collective Exhibition – Nostra Natura – Clermont-Ferrand, France
Collective Exhibition – Disrupt Round Table – Wallacks Gallery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Mural – Up Here Festival, Sudbury, ON, Canada
Mural – Latino Graff, Toulouse, France
Live Painting – Uncommon Space, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Collective Exhibition – OAG Shop (Ottawa Art Gallery), Ottawa, ON, Canada

2024
Mural – Vivid Art Festival, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada
Collective Exhibition – OAG Shop (Ottawa Art Gallery), Ottawa, ON, Canada
Illustrations for street furniture – Vancouver Mural Festival, Vancouver, BC, Canada

2023
Mural – BUMP Festival, Calgary, AB, Canada
Mural – House of Paint Festival, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Collective Exhibition – Disrupt Street Art Fest, Urban Art Collective, Ottawa, ON, Canada

2022
Mural – Municipal Secretariat of Culture, Gonçalves, Brazil
Mural – VI Festival Ecologia dos Saberes do Paraúna, Capão Quilombola Community, Paraúna-MG, Brazil

2021
Solo Exhibition – Alternatív Közösségek, Debrecen, Hungary
Interior Decoration – Jo & Joe Hotel, Vienna, Austria
Mural – Alternatív Közösségek, Debrecen, Hungary
Mural – I Art Madonie Festival, Sicily, Italy
Artist Residency – Arte Pubblica, Ascoli Piceno, Italy

2019
Painting – Trogir Art Festival, Trogir, Croatia
Mural – Mostar Street Art Festival, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Painting – Colors Talk Project, Bucharest, Romania
Mural – Art Aero Rap, La Bañeza, Spain
Mural – Camprovinarte, Camprovín, Spain
Mural – BOON Street Art Festival, Hamilton, New Zealand
Mural – Érd Live Street Art, Budapest, Hungary

2018
Mural – Street Art for Human Rights Project, Tbilisi, Georgia
Mural – Sibiu International Street Art Festival, Sibiu, Romania
Mural – Loures Arte Pública Festival, Loures, Portugal
Mural – Upfest, Bristol, England

2017
Live Painting – Paris Plages Event, Paris, France
Mural – L’Aérosol, Paris, France
Artist Residency – Hotel 128 Project, Street Art City, Lurcy-Lévy, France
Live Painting – Europa Vox Festival, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Mural – Latino Graff Festival, Toulouse, France
Murals – El Gordo Restaurant, Lisbon, Portugal

2016
Painting a wagon on the tourist train of the Vale Train Project.
Mural painting at Telas Urbanas Festival – Belo Horizonte.
Mural painting at Concreto Festival – Fortaleza-CE.
Mural painting in the Revitalization Project of the Historic Center in Ponte Nova – MG.
Mural painting in the Revitalization Project of the Historic Center in Ponte Nova – MG.
Live painting at Rock Generator – Ouro Preto.

2015
Mural painting at the Center of Popular Art, CEMIG – Belo Horizonte.
Mural painting in the “Murs lliures” Project. Barcelona – Spain.

2014
Speaker no Et Alia: Territories of Experience of Art – Museology UFOP – Ouro Preto
Speaker at the 5th Communication Week (Secom) – ICSA – UFOP.
Art Teacher at ARO Project – FAOP – Ouro Preto.