Marco Paulo Rolla, born in São Domingos do Prata, Minas Gerais, in 1967. He lives and works in Belo Horizonte.

He earned a Master's degree in Arts from the School of Fine Arts at UFMG in 2006 and completed a residency at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 1998 and 1999. He is the creator, coordinator, and editor of CEIA - Centro de Experimentação e Informação de Arte in Belo Horizonte. He has held solo exhibitions in Brazil, Germany, Argentina, and the Netherlands. He has participated in group exhibitions at renowned institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, Museum of Modern Art in São Paulo, Rohrbach Zement in Dotternhausen, Germany, Muu Gallery in Helsinki, Finland, and Foundazione Pistoletto in Italy. He participated in the Performance program of the 29th São Paulo Biennial in 2010. He is the recipient of the Acquisition Award from the National Salon of FUNARTE in Rio de Janeiro and the Edgard Gunther Painting Prize from the Museum of Contemporary Art of São Paulo. His works are included in collections such as those of the Museum of Modern Art in São Paulo, ITAU Cultural Institute in São Paulo, Museum of Art of Pampulha in Belo Horizonte, Inhotim Cultural Center in Brumadinho, and FUNARTE in Rio de Janeiro. As a performer, he has stood out by participating in festivals in Brazil and abroad. He is the founder and coordinator of CEIA – Centro de Experimentação e Informação de Arte, where he served, among other events, as curator of the MIP – Manifestação Internacional de Performance [International Performance Manifestation], in 2003 and 2009.