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Thiago Cirino is an artist from São Paulo, Brazil and has been based in Dublin, Ireland since late 2010.

Already involved in visual art as a young teenager, he worked as a photographer's assistant at 2.8 Photography Studio from 2000-2004, working at six seasons of São Paulo Fashion Week. During this time, he attended Fujifilm Photography in São Paulo and was awarded a certificate in photography and studio lighting.

Hailing from the urban culture Mecca of Grajaú, Thiago became involved in street art alongside top São Paulo artists. He collaborated with world-renowned artist Mauro as part of community outreach project Imargem http://imagemdamargem.blogspot.ie/ and engaged in numerous other social projects for disadvantaged children from the community, including an 18-month period as part of the award-winning Dulcineia Catadora collective with Brazilian artist Lúcia Rosa.

He was offered a scholarship at Faculdade Santa Marcelina, São Paulo, Brazil to study fine art, and worked professionally as a fine artist for art studio Adriana e Carlota Atelier de Pinturas, São Paulo from January 2009 to October 2010.

Since moving to Dublin in 2010, he has become involved in the Irish art scene, exhibiting at the Urban Art Festival and the Little Green Gallery, working from a studio in Block T from 2012-2013 and painting as an invited street artist at the Temple Bar Night Market, Cabra Park Urban Gallery, Evolve Thomas 'Street Fest' Regeneration Project, Bodytonic's Beatyard and Create Counter Art. He has continued to work in commercial art in Dublin, producing commissioned artworks and decorating private homes and businesses around the country. He is currently engaged as a volunteer at Abbey Gallery, planning a programme of exhibitions for 2014 and working from his new studio in Abbey Gallery.