Portuguese visual artist, lives and works in Brussels
Honors Degree in Fine Arts – Painting and Tapestry - Faculty of Fine Art of the University of Lisbon, Portugal.
Received a scholarship to participate in the program of Socrates/Erasmus at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels (2000). Moved to Brussels and kept studio and galleries in Lisbon. Was a resident artist of the Pianofabriek Cultural Center during the first year. Frequented at the same time the seminaries of the post-graduate of the academy of Fine Arts of Brussels. Received the official aggregation as a teacher of Fine Arts in 2005. Free student at the interuniversitary master in actual art of ULB, in 2006. Worked in the scenography ateliers of “La Monnaie” the Royal Opera House of Brussels, between 2000 and 2006. In 2007 she received a nomination for the Prémios Talento in Visual arts (prize organised by the Ministery of foreing affairs from Portugal). She teaches in an art school since 2006. Gives art workshops for children with the international organisation Mus-e.
Her artistic career is developed to collaborations with different galleries in Belgium, Spain France, Portugal, Germany, Great Britain, Ukrania and USA.
Solo exhibitions
2023
Obras de capa – I.P. Instituto Camões. Lisbon
2023
La Peau du Monde – Galeria Espaço Exibicionista – Lisbon (P)
2022
Territoire é.Mouvants – Galerie Martine Ehmer,Brussels(B)
2020
Peles rebeldes – Galeria Trindade, Porto (P)
2019
Peaux Rebelles - Galerie Martine Ehmer (B)
Werwoben – Duo exhibition with Sebastian Wien - Wertheim Castle - Art Isotope Gallery (D)
2018
Dédalo - Galeria da Trindade - Porto (P)
Dédales - Melting Art Galery - Lille (F)
Terra - Duo exhibition with Ingrid Simons - Huub Hanen Gallery - Maastricht (NL)
2017
Sous tension, Galerie Martine Ehmer (B)
2016
Entre-Tecidos, Galeria da Trindade - Porto (P)
Entre-Tecidos Entre-Tecidos, Galeria da Biblioteca Municipal de Barcelos - Barcelos (P)
2015
Contaminations textiles, Galerie Martine Ehmer (B)
2014
FI l I, Huis Happaert – solo exibition - Anvers (B)
Décade - Group exhibition - Galerie Martne Ehmer - Bruxelles (B)
(In)tensão têxtil, Galeria da Trindade - solo exibition - Porto (P)
2013
Textiel (in)tension, Galerie Down to art - Gent (B)
2012
Unusual discoveries, Art Isotope Gallery, Dortmund (D)
Os fios de Penélope, Galeria da Trindade - Porto (P)
Le coeur cousu, Galerie Libre Cours - Bruxelles (B)
2011
De fil en souvenir, Melting art gallery - Lille (F)
Texturised reality , Galerie Down to art - Gent (B)
2010
LINEART, Belgium Calling, Contemporary art fair - Gent (B)
Transgressions du fil 2, De oude barrier Galerij - Hasselt (B)
“Octember” - Painting and installation, Nuth,
2009
Transgressions du fil, Galerie Libre Cours - Bruxelles (B)
2008
Histoires de famille - Galeria Novo Século. Lisbonne (P)
2007
Marionettiste, Galerie Espace Blanche - Bruxelles (B)
Uma ausência preenchida, Galeria Novo Século - Lisbon (P)
2006
Une absence très peuplée, Ambassade du Portugal à Bruxelles (B)
2005
Um mapa para chegar aqui - Galeria do Indeg - Lisbonne (P)
Projet Tartare - Théâtre de la Balsamine - Bruxelles (B)
2003
Archive II, Galerie Arte Konstante - Lisbonne (P)
2002
Archive - résidence au Centre culturel De Pianofabriek, Bruxelles (B)
2001
Archive, Théâtre de la Place des Martyrs - Bruxelles (B)
Fossilizações, Galeria Gymnasio - Lisbonne (P)
1999
Tramas - Installation textile - Jardins du Palais National de Queluz, Lisbonne (P)
Selected Group exhibitions, Art Fairs, Institutions, Prizes
2023
In Her Hands, Ukkelberrifun and AHWNN Gallery – Ostende (B)
2023
In Her Hands, Remy Wezenbeek galerie, Ukkelberrifun – Antuerpen (B)
2023
“Natural impressions”; International group virtual exhibition curated by “Rogrigo Frazāo ”. Museu Têxtil. https://museutextil.com/
2023
"Cruzar fronteiras: diálogo de coleções - Ispa & Lusofonias » –Curated by Carlos Cabral Nunes. Ispa - Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida. Lisbon
2022
“The Female Thread”; International group virtual exhibition curated by “Emerge/converge”. https://www.emergeconverge.com/exhibitions 2022 - Library – Galeria Espaço Exibicionista – Lisbon (P) 2022 - Art Fair Rotary, Brussels (B) 2021 - Apocriphu – Galeria Espaço Exibicionista – Lisbon (P)
2021
Toile du pouvoir - Installation in situ et projet évolutif + performance - Maison du Peuple de St Gilles - Bruxelles (B)
2020
CONTEXTILE
2020 – International Biennial of Fiber Art, Guimarães (P)
Artistic residency with “Espirito Mundo”, Project : “Tant de Mer”, Brussels (B)
"DIALOGOS 2.0" - Galeria Perve - Group exhibition , Lisbon (P)
Transversus - Résidence et création collective pour le projet : Tant de mer (Espirito Mundo” – SeeU) à Bruxelles (B)
2019
Collection « Lusofonias » - Istanbul / Ankara (Tr)
3th International biennial of Gaia, Porto. (P)
Art Karlsruhe, Modern And Contemporary Art Fair, Art Isotope Gallery, (D)
The Deal (Maison du Peuple de St Gilles) - Group exhibition curated by Helen Becker (B)
2018
Arte De Bolso - Galeria Sete - Coimbra (P)
Contemporary Istanbul - Galeria Perve (Tr)
Extension of Contextile 2018 at Edificio da Alfandega, in partenership with MODtissimo ant ATP - Textile and Clothing Association of Portugal and Selectiva Moda Association. Porto (P)
Scope Basel 2018 - Galeria Perve (CH)
JusxtLX -Lisboa contemporary art fair- Galeria Perve (P)
Art Karlsruhe, modern and contemporary art fair,Art Isotope Gallery, (D)
London Art Fair - Galeria Perve (UK)
Labyrinthe - Group exhibition curated by Mieille Lienard - Galerie Martine Ehmer (B)
2017
St-art - Contemporary art fair, Strasbourg, Galerie Martine Ehmer - France (F)
All at sea, group exhibition with C.A.P.S. (Ostende - July/ August) (B)
Contemporary art biennial of Mountados (Grèce -July/ August) (G)
Art Karlsruhe, modern and contemporary art fair,Art Isotope Gallery, (D)
Arte de Bolso (group exhibition) - Galeria sete- Coimbra (P)
MetaMoi II, Center for Theoretical Physics, Columbia University - New York (US)
2016
Entre-Tecidos, Galeria da Trindade - Porto (P)
Entre-Tecidos Entre-Tecidos, Galeria da Biblioteca Municipal de Barcelos - Barcelos (P)
MetaMoi I, Center for Theoretical Physics, Columbia University - New York (US)
AAF Brussels, Galerie Martine Ehmer - Bruxelas (B)
Art Karlsruhe, modern and contemporary art fair, Art Isotope Gallery,(D)
«Carte de visite /ArtopenKunst» - Bruxelas , (B)
Textile contaminations - Kleppart (Raüme fîr textile und kultur) (D)
2015
«Chic and Cheap» - contemporary art event - Liège (Belgium)
Art Karlsruhe - modern and contemporary art fair,Art Isotope Gallery,(D)
Art Up Contemporary art fair Lille, Galerie Martine Ehmer (F)
2013
Art Gent - Contemporary art fair, Galerie Down to art - Gent (B)
ART-Spanner - C.A.R. Contemporary Art Ruhr - Essen (D)
(Spécial price - « technic and créativity »
St-art - Contemporary art fair, Strasbourg, Galerie Martine Ehmer - France (F)
Scythia 2013 - The sixth international exhibition on mini contemporary textile art - (Ukranie)
SLICK- contemporary art fair, Galerie Martine Ehmer - Bruxelles (B)
La nuit des femmes - Group exhibition. Centre Culturel de Schaerbeek - Bruxelles (B)
Truc Troc / Bozar - Bruxelles (B)
2012
St'art - Contemporary art fair, Strasbourg. France (F)
Art Gent - Contemporary art fair, Galerie Down to art - Gent (B)
C.A.R. Contemporary Art Ruhr - Essen (D)
Contextile, Contemporary Textile Art Triennial - Guimarães (P)
Puls’Art Le Mans (Manifestation international d’art contemporain) (F)
Trekvogels/ Oiseaux voyageurs, A collaborative story - Croxhapox, Gent (B)
Canvas /RTBF collectie - Bozar, Palais des Beaux Arts de Bruxelles - Bruxelles (B)
SLICK- contemporary art fair, Galerie Libre Cours - Bruxelles (B)
2011
Arte Lisboa (International Contemporary art fair), Galeria Trindade ) - Lisbonne (P)
LINEART Contemporary art , Galerie Down to art - Gent (B)
2010
(NL)Trekvogels/ Oiseaux voyageurs - Installation et scénographie de l’exposition au Musée de la photographie à Charleroi et Fotomuseum, Provincie Antwerpen (B)
O amor é cego, Galeria Novo Século, Lisbonne (P)
Truc Troc / Bozar - Bruxelles (B)
2009
St-art - Contemporary art fair, Strasbourg. France (F)
Prix Hamesse - Hôtel de Ville de St. Gilles - Bruxelles (B)
SIAC de Carla-Bayle, Contemporary art fair - Toulouse, France
AAF Brussels, galerie 138 – Bruxelles (B)
Truc Troc / Bozar - Bruxelles (B)
2008
Os 5 magníficos - Group exhibition in Galeria Novo Seculo, Lisbonne (P)
Regards de femme - Maison Pelgrims, Bruxelles (B)
2007
Nomination pour “Prémios Talento 2007” dans la catégorie Arts Visuels (Prix organise par le Ministère des affaires étrangères du Portugal)
2004
Création du dispositif scénographique du spectacle «Gradiva» de Louise Vanneste et Delphine Bertrand.
Théâtre de la Vie, Bruxelles.
2002
Parcours d’artistes de St. Gilles - Bruxelles (B)