Gustavo Tavares Barceloni

Ceramic Artist / Educator / Activist

Gustavo Tavares Barceloni (he/him) was born in Brazil and raised in Greater Boston. He creates illustrative tableware, installations, and community based projects that promote working class power and explore the complexities of living within the Brazilian diaspora. Gustavo holds a BFA in ceramics from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and a M.Ed from the University of Massachusetts Boston. He has taught middle school history, free community ceramics classes, and workshops on art activism. Currently, Gustavo organizes with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, a revolutionary organization by and for the working class, that seeks to collectively build the necessary power to secure a future free from capitalism.