Paula Nascimento is an Angolan architect and curator [1] who along with Stefano Rabolli Pansera curated the Angolan pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia which won the Golden Lion for "best national participation". [2]
In 2011, Nascimento and Pansera founded Beyond Entropy Africa, a limited company registered in Angola. Beyond Entropy Africa focuses on Luanda as the paradigm of the urban condition of the African Sub-Saharan region, a type of city that is defined by a lack of basic infrastructures and a high density of population. In 2012, Beyond Entropy Africa curated the Angola Pavilion at the 13th Architecture Biennale in Venice [3] with the title of their partnership ‘Beyond Entropy’. [4] In 2013, Beyond Entropy Africa curated the Angola Pavilion at the 55th Art Biennale in Venice entitled ‘Luanda, Encyclopedic City’ featuring the work of photographer Edson Chagas. [5] [6]
She has been announced in July 2025 to be one of the two curators of the Sharjah Biennal in United Arab Emirates alongside with Angela Harutyunyan. [7]
In 2023, Nascimento was a member of the visual arts jury for the annual DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program. [8]