Paula Nascimento is an Angolan architect and curator[1] who along with Stefano Rabolli Pansera curated the Angolan pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia which won the Golden Lion for "best national participation".
[2] In 2011, Nascimento and Pansera founded Beyond Entropy Africa, a limited company registered in Angola.
Beyond Entropy Africa focuses on Luanda as the paradigm of the urban condition of the African Sub-Saharan region, a type of city that is defined by a lack of basic infrastructures and a high density of population.
[4] In 2013, Beyond Entropy Africa curated the Angola Pavilion at the 55th Art Biennale in Venice entitled ‘Luanda, Encyclopedic City’ featuring the work of photographer Edson Chagas.
[5][6] In 2023, Nascimento was a member of the visual arts jury for the annual DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program.