May 2026 :: Doing :: Bruno Cançado and Sophia Starling :: IV_Gallery :: a r t o p e n i n g

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IV Gallery @ Cortright Electric
653 Elmira Road Ithaca, between the graveyard and grayhaven motel, rt. 13

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Doing
Bruno Cançado and Sophia Starling

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Friday May 1st 6:00-8:30pm

l o g i s t i c s    
parking at cemetery preferred
front house by the road
enter in the back
toilet at grayhaven
respect resident privacy
art machines kill fascists

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The exhibition brings into dialogue recent works by Sophia Starling and Bruno Cançado. It unfolds through intersections and affinities in their respective practices, grounded in a shared interest in “doing” as language. The artists present paintings, sculptures, and installations that engage the gallery’s architecture and history.

Bruno Cançado
Bruno Cançado is a Brazilian artist based in Ithaca, New York. Cançado holds a BFA from Escola Guignard UEMG (Brazil) and an MFA from Cornell University. He has exhibited in the United States and internationally, and has participated in residencies at Lighthouse Works, the Fine Arts Work Center, and the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts. He is the recipient of the 2014 SP-Arte Residency Grant and was nominated for the 2017 PIPA Prize. His work is held in the collections Niterói Contemporary Art Museum and the Museu de Arte do Rio (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).

Sophia Starling
Sophia Starling is a British artist based in Ithaca, New York. She received her MFA from Cornell University in 2019 and her BA from Camberwell College of Arts in 2011. Her work has been exhibited both in the United States and internationally, including at Peep Projects (Philadelphia), JGM Gallery (London, UK), APT Gallery (London), Saatchi Gallery (London), and Safe Gallery (Brooklyn), among others. She has participated in artist residencies at Casa Poli – Pezo Von Ellrichshausen (Coliumo, Chile), Ox-Bow School of Art (Michigan), Byrdcliffe (Woodstock, New York), and Vermont Studio Center (Vermont).