Janina McQuoid graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Visual and Critical Studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She participated in the exhibitions: “On Going, FB Gallery (New York, 20120; “Arte Londrina” 1 and 2, Universidade Estadual de Londrina – Casa de Cultura (Paraná, 2013), and was given an Honorable Mention award for the former; “III Concurso Itamaraty de arte Contemporânea”, Palácio Itamaraty (Brasília, 2014), receiving the acquisition-prize and becoming part of the collection of the Ministry of Public Relations in Brazil; “La Usurpadora”, Abrazo Interno Gallery (New York, 2014); “Correspondências: Janina McQuoid e Leonardo Stroka”, Epicentro Cultural (São Paulo, 2014); “desdobras”, Casa do Cactus (São Paulo, 2014); “Programa de Exposições”, MARP – Museu de Arte de Ribeirão Preto (São Paulo, 2015). In 2015 she participated in the group exhibition “SMASH” at Boatos Fine Art Gallery.