Dalton Paula (born 1982) is a Brazilian artist.
Paula's work draws on Afro-Brazilian traditions, [1] and features portraits of contemporary subjects dressed in a historical style. [2] Andrea K. Scott, writing for The New Yorker, has likened the style to retratos pintados, hand-painted photographs from rural Brazil. [2]
The artists's work is included in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, [3] the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, [4] Art Institute of Chicago, [5] and the São Paulo Museum of Art. [6]