Wallace Dos Santos
Encountering mystical and domestic structures as spaces of ephemeral safety. Enchanted secret loot of sweetness and protection. The Fairy save point in Zelda A Link to the Past; the first night house in Minecraft; shopping for new power ups in the Toad Houses in New Super Mario Bros, the Ilex Forest mystery gift shrine in Pokémon Soul Silver.
A secret place
wallace dos santos (b.2000) is a Brazilian-American artist born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. They work in painting, papermaking, and sculpture to explore architectural and psychedelic realms. They received their BFA from The Cooper Union, and currently work in Queens, NY.
wallace has been a resident at the Ox-Bow Longform Residency, haul gallery Raised in Brooklyn Residency, and the Vermont Studio Center. wallace is a 2026 NYFA Queens Art Fund recipient.
Fallow Frames Biennial 2026
September 19 — 20 2026
Ridgewood, Queens NY
1pm — 6pm
20 Empty Tree Beds - 24 Participating Artists
Ridgewood's sidewalks contain more than 800 empty street tree beds, roughly one for every 90 residents. For one weekend, twenty of these overlooked spaces will be transformed into temporary, site-specific artworks by 23 participating artists.
Visitors are invited to explore the neighborhood on foot, discovering how contemporary art can temporarily transform familiar streets while reflecting on public space, urban ecology, and the hidden potential of the city's overlooked landscape.