SOBRE:
Mozambique, 1969.
Studied drawing and painting at AR. CO. – Centro de Arte e Comunicação, Lisbon in 1989 and 1990. Bachelor degree in Painting at Fine Arts University of Lisbon, in 1996. AIAS – International Association of Independent Art and Design Schools – Workshop: “Techno – Cultures in Art”, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, in 2005. Master dissertation in Visual Arts – Intermedia: “Landscape as operative concept and cultural paradigm”, Évora University, in 2007.
Solo exhibitions, (since 2002):
2015 “Ground”, MU.SA Lab Arte, Sintra; – “Sampling strata”, Bangbang Gallery, Lisbon
2014 “Strata”, Museu Geológico, Lisbon; – “Strata”, Carlos Carvalho Arte Contemporânea, Lisbon
2011 “Thresholding”, Pedro Serrenho Gallery, Lisbon
2008 “Strata: a geopictorial collection”, Pedro Serrenho Gallery, Lisbon
2006 “The narrow way and the broad way”, Pedro Serrenho Gallery, Lisbon
2004 “Sampling puzzle”, Pedro Serrenho Gallery, Lisbon; – “Jigsaw landscape”, Museu de Arqueologia e Etnografia do Distrito de Setúbal, Setúbal
2003 “Instantes encadeados”, Contemporarte Gallery, Leiria
2002 “Dias de sombra e luz”, Pedro Serrenho Gallery, Lisbon; – “Sem fim nem princípio”, Arte e Manifesto Gallery, Oporto
Group exhibitions, (since 2003):
2014 “Landscape”, Galeria Bangbang, Lisbon; – “8th Prize Arte Laguna”, Venice
2010 “In Transit”, Academia das Artes dos Açores, Pedro Serrenho Gallery, Ponta Delgada; – Arte Lisboa, Pedro Serrenho Gallery, Lisbon
2009 “Territorial pissings”, Centro Cultural Emmerico Nunes, Sines; – Arte Lisboa, Pedro Serrenho Gallery, Lisbon
2008 “Territorial pissings”, Plataforma Revólver, Lisbon; – Arte Lisboa, Pedro Serrenho Gallery, Lisbon
2006 “Perspectivas”, Institut Franco-Portugais, Lisbon; – Arte Lisboa, Pedro Serrenho Gallery, Lisbon
2005 “Territórios de Contaminação”, Pedro Serrenho Gallery, Lisbon; – “2005 AIAS Prize of Honor Exhibition”, Falvey Hall Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore; – Arte Lisboa, Pedro Serrenho Gallery, Lisboa
2004 “Dinâmicas a partir do inevitável”, Centro de Artes e Espectáculos, Pedro Serrenho Gallery, Figueira da Foz; – “Espaço Porto”, Pedro Serrenho Gallery, Oporto
2003 “Europe Art Languages”, Spazio – Laboratório del Liceo Artístico, Milan; – “Colectiva ao 8itavo mês”, Pedro Serrenho Gallery, Lisbon; – 4º Prémio Amadeo de Souza Cardoso, Museu Municipal Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso, Amarante
Awards:
2014 Special prize Artist in gallery at the 8th Arte Laguna Prize, Venice
2001 Honorable Mention Prémio Nacional de Pintura Júlio Resende, Câmara Municipal de Gondomar, Gondomar
2000 2º Prize Concurso Nacional de Pintura “Dia de Portugal, de Camões e das Comunidades portuguesas”, 57 Gallery, Viseu