Renata Felinto is a visual artist and educator, whose research has centered around art produced by African women. “The art produced by women and men of black-African descent has been the main theme of her academic research with an emphasis on female making and the narratives about these creative people-creators. Academic research reverberates in many ways in its visual arts production.” Felinto's work has been exhibited throughout Brazil, as well as globally and her publications, paintings, performances, and design interventions continue to inspire new ways of thinking.