1962 | Born in Arapongas, Brazil, he lives and works in Rome, Italy.

Sidival Fila, a Franciscan friar, artist and the President of the philanthropic foundation that carries his name, roots his artistic research on disused materials, mostly fabrics, including linen, cotton, silk, hemp, brocade, and other used materials. His idea is to free the object from its “material” condition and give it the possibility to express itself. In short, starting from the fabric functionality.   In May 2018, Silvana Editoriale published the official monographic text by Elisa Coletta and from September to November numerous site-specific works were exhibited at the Palazzo Ducale in Sassuolo, part of the National Museum “ Gallerie Estensi”, in a solo exhibition entitled “Sidival Fila: Prospettive Relative”. Also in 2018, the works of Sidival Fila were exhibited in some of the most important international fairs, in the cities of Madrid, Bogotà, Mexico City and New York. Fila was present at the Venice Biennale 2019 with the polyptich “Golgotha”, a site-specific installation inside the Venice Pavilion, at Giardini della Biennale. Sidival Fila's work is included in several important private collections in France, in the Principaut de Monaco, in Switzerland, Brazil and New York. In Italy his work is part, among others, of the collection of the Fondazione Puglisi Cosentino in Catania and of the Collezione d’Arte Contemporanea at the Vatican Museums.