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Tomás Cajueiro holds a PhD with Laude in Communication and Journalism from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and a Master’s degree with merits in International Politics from the University of Manchester. His career combines cultural production with academic research, focusing on visual narratives and the representation of marginalised cultures. He publishes internationally in photography and communication journals, discussing topics like the digitalisation of art and the role of decolonial imagery.
As an independent producer since 2013, Tomás has created and managed dozens of cultural projects for artists and photographers across Brazil and Europe, working within both Brazilian and international funding frameworks. He also produces for the collective Ocupe.Arte: Valinhos, dedicated to democratising access to art.
Tomás has exhibited, both as a photographer and a producer, his work in notable museums and galleries, including MIS Campinas and the Braz Cubas Gallery in Santos, as well as spaces in Italy and Spain. His work connects academic research with artistic production, establishing him as a reference in visual culture and decolonial practices across diverse cultural contexts.
CURRICULUM
EDUCATION
• Ph.D. WITH LAUDE in Communication and Journalism (October/2020 – June/2024) Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
• MBA in Cultural goods: culture, economy, and management (March/2015 – October/2017) Getúlio Vargas Foundation, São Paulo, Brazil
• Master’s degree with Merits in International Politics (September/2011 – September/2012) University of Manchester – Manchester, UK
• Bachelor's in Communication Sciences (September/2007 – July /2010) - University for Foreigners of Perugia – Perugia, Italy.
2009 (Erasmus, 4 months) Department of Middle Eastern History and Political Science, Fatih University, Istanbul, Turkey.
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
PUBLICATIONS
2024 – Photographic Collectives: In Search of a Definition for a Possible Vector of Decolonial Photography. Brazilian Journalism Research, 20(2).
2019 – Terún: uma reflexão sobre o colonialismo epistemológico. Revista Ciências da Sociedade, 3(6).
2017 – Retratos Brasileiros: São Paulo. Proac
EDITORIAL PUBLICATIONS
2023 – Trajetórias Vol. 2: Andanças por terras estranhas. Proac
2022 – Trajetórias Vol. 1: A imensidão dos sonhos. Proac
Conferences and Seminars
2024 – HGGS Summer Forum, Heidelberg University, Germany
Photographic Collectives: In Search of a Definition for a Possible Vector of a Decolonial Photography.
Photographic Collectives: In Search of a Definition for a Possible Vector of a Decolonial Photography.
2023 – VI Latin American Studies Conference by CELAB, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
Photographic Collectives: A Decolonial Photography?
Photographic Collectives: A Decolonial Photography?
2023 – Seminar on Ecosophy by Ubiminor, University of Bologna, Italy
Photographic Collectives and Decolonial Imagery
Photographic Collectives and Decolonial Imagery
2022 – GEPPFOR Seminar, Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil
Photojournalism and Epistemic Disobedience
Photojournalism and Epistemic Disobedience
GRANTS AnD Funding
2023 - Grant by the State of São Paulo Culture department (BRA). Photographic collectives: an overview of a contemporary phenomenon.
2020 - Grant by CRT Foundation (ITA) Printed catalog ‘Racconto Plurale – ‘Canta Oltre’
2019 - Grant by the Virada Sustentável Institute (BRA) Terùn: stories from the Movimento Sem Terra
2019 - Grant by the Virada Sustentável Institute (BRA) Scavengers of Hope
2017 - Grant by the State of São Paulo Culture department (BRA) Retratos Brasileiros: São Paulo
2015 - Grant by the Campinas Culture department (BRA) Retratos Campineiros
ARTISTIC PRODUCTION
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 - Terùn, Espacio de exposición Facultad de Filosofía UAB – Barcelona
2020 - Dal vuolto al Volto, Palazzo Lascaris – Turim (ITA)
2019 - Terùn, L'Arteficio: Show Room & Art Factory – Turim (ITA)
2019 - Terùn, Virada Sustentável de Campinas – Campinas (BRA)
2019 - Scavenger of Hope, Virada Sustentável de Valinhos – Valinhos/SP
2017 - Brazilian Portraits: São Paulo, Galeria Braz Cubas – Santos/SP
2017 - Brazilian Portraits: São Paulo, Museu Araçatubense de Artes Plásticas – Araçatuba/SP
2017 - Brazilian Portraits: São Paulo, Museu Histórico Sorocabano - Sorocaba/SP
2016 - Brazilian Portraits, Cavallerizza Irreale, Turin, Italy
2016 - Brazilian Portraits, Università per stranieri di Perugia – Perugia, Italy
2016 - The beauty and the pain: an experience in Nigeria, Centro de Exposições da Unicamp - Piracicaba and Campinas/SP
2015 - Portraits from Campinas, Museu da Imagem e Som (MIS) – Campinas/SP
2014 - The beauty and the pain: an experience in Nigeria, Ponto de Cultura Ibaô – Campinas/SP
2012 - The beauty and the pain: an experience in Nigeria, CIS Guanabara (UNICAMP) – Campinas/SP
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 - Castellers e San RoC, Concurs de fotografia Festa Major de Gracia Barcelona – Barcelona
2021 - Tra le speranze, Vinhedo Visual Arts Festival – Vinhedo/SP
2018 - Almada, Ubatuba Arts Festival – Ubatuba/SP
2017 - OCupe.Arte: Valinhos, Espaço Cutural Aguazul Piscinas,Valinhos/SP
2014 - Brazilian Portraits, 1o Fórum da Juventude – Valinhos/SP
2014 - Nigerian Faces, Novo Panorama das Artes – Valinhos/SP
2011 - The beauty and the pain: an experience in Nigeria, 8th Salão Nacional de fotografia Pérsio Galembeck – Araras/SP