Art was born in Minas Gerais, Brazil and immigrated to the United States at the age of four. Having navigated marginalization from a young age both as an immigrant and a gay man, Art has a heart for community-building across cultural divides. After earning a BS in Youth Ministry from Nyack College, Art spent the last ten years working in youth ministry, growing his own heart for discipleship and pastoral care.

With a unique voice on the themes of sexuality, friendship, celibacy, and Christian faithfulness, Art has spoken on numerous platforms, including the Exiles in Babylon Conference and for the Journeys of Faith curriculum by the Center for Faith Gender and Sexuality. In addition to Christian platforms, his story has been featured in secular resources including Time Magazine, the national bestselling book The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center by Rhaina Cohen, and the popular podcast “This Is Actually Happening” which has over 300,000 regular listeners. At Revoice, Art’s passion is to build transformative communities and develop Kingdom leaders. Under his leadership, the Revoice Conference has achieved new heights in terms of both conference attendance and conference diversity. Art is also the chief architect of Reach, Revoice’s pioneering leadership development program for emerging LGBTQ+/SSA leaders who uphold the historic sexual ethic, an initiative that has trained 34 leaders and counting. Art has a BS in Youth Ministry from Nyack College and is currently working on his Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.

Art has spoken at Revoice conferences and several podcasts on the topics of sexuality, faith, and community. He lives in Northern New Jersey, where he shares daily life with his chosen family and community.