Frieze London 2026

For Frieze London 2026, Lisson is pleased to present a solo booth by Dalton Paula, the acclaimed Brazilian artist, researcher and educator known for his powerful engagement with Afro-Brazilian traditions. Working across painting, photography, film, collage, ceramics and textiles, Paula brings visibility to individuals and communities that have been overlooked or excluded from official narratives, reclaiming and re-centring Black histories as spaces of joy, memory, resilience and cultural continuity. The presentation includes both portraiture – typically vivid, narrative-filled compositions that depict moments of play, ritual, celebration and communal life – as well as still lifes that honour ancestral ways of living and resisting. Education is at the core of Dalton’s practice: in 2021, he founded Sertão Negro in Goiás, a multi-disciplinary centre for artistic education, residency programmes, environmental care and collective learning. This emancipatory project is modeled after the tradition of quilombos – communities formed by escaped enslaved peoples – and rooted in Afro-Brazilian knowledge systems, ecological stewardship and intergenerational learning. Alongside the 2026 Frieze presentation, the artist’s work is also the subject of a major, ongoing solo exhibition at Inhotim, Brazil.