Ana Raylander Mártis dos Anjos (1995) lives and works in São Paulo and develops long-term, research-based projects. She seeks to establish a dialogue between collective history and her own biography, frequently drawing on knowledge from education and writing. Her works take the form of text, document, installation, video, performance, sculpture, photography, and objects. She has a particular interest in her Afro-Brazilian heritage, the modern-colonial project, and institutional critique.

She has participated in numerous residencies and research fellowships at institutions such as coleção moraes-barbosa (2024), Museu de Arte da Pampulha (2024), and Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro (2021). She received the Prêmio de Novos Artistas from Memorial Minas Gerais Vale (2024) and the Prêmio EDP de Residência from Instituto Tomie Ohtake (2018). She has carried out projects and commissions for Sculpture Center (2025), 36th São Paulo Biennial (2025), Museu Mineiro (2024), Paço das Artes (2023), Pivô – Arte e Pesquisa (2020), and Centro Cultural São Paulo (2018). Her writings have been published by MASP, Editora Fósforo, Jornal Nossa Voz, Centro Cultural São Paulo, Projeto Afro, MAM Rio, and Museu Paranaense.

Recently, her works have been incorporated into the collection of the Museu de Arte de São Paulo – MASP.

tobacco studies 11 (2024) is part of a long-term research project in which the artist investigates the manufacture of tobacco during the colonial period while delving into her own family history within this context.