A painting

Other painting

An original silkscreen print

Other original silkscreen print

My Artistic Curriculum

I was born in Arronches /Portugal in 1952 and I am living in Lisbon.
I learnt print skills at GRAVURA , I studied at Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes and practiced painting at sculptor Matos Simões’ studio, in Lisbon.
I have developed my activity in the fields of painting, collage and original silkscreen printing.

Painting - One-Man Shows:
SNBA in Lisbon ( 1985 ) ; Arronches Town Hall Gallery (1986 ) ; Portuguese PTT Art Gallery at Forum Picoas in Lisbon ( 1989 ) ; S. Mamede District Art Gallery in Portalegre ( 1991 ) – all in Portugal.

Painting - Group Shows (distinction ):
The 1st Sintra Biennial of Art ( 1987 ) ; The 4th Lagos Biennial of Art ( 1988 ); ‘ Arte 89 ‘at SNBA in Lisbon ( 1989 ) ; ‘Viragem’ at Estoril Casino, in Estoril ( 1991 ); ‘ Portarte’ in Portimão ( 1992 ) ; The 7th Cerveira Biennial of Art in Vila Nova de Cerveira ( 1992 ) ; ‘ FIAP 92 ’at Galeria 245, Oporto ( 1992 ); ‘ Africamiga ‘ at CGD Bank headquarters, in Lisbon ( 1994 ) ; The 2nd AMI Forum at FIL, in Lisbon, ( 1997 ) ); ‘Dia Mundial da Sida’ at Cordoaria Nacional, Lisboa ( 2001 ); ); “ Pintura em Portugal 2001” from Universitária Press at Palácio Foz in Lisboa (2001); The 8th Fine Arts International Exhibition in Vendas Novas ( 2002 ) – all in Portugal.

Engraving - Group Shows:The 1st, 2nd ,3rd, 4th, 6th and 7th Amadora Engraving Biennial, Portugal ( 1987 - 2000 ) ; ‘Print Miniature 6’at Galleri Gamlebyen, Norway (1991 ); The 1st Maastricht Print Biennial, Holand ( 1993 ) ; The 2nd “Art Addiction” Miniature Art Exhibition in Stockholm, Sweeden ( 1994 ) ; The 9th Latin American Art Biennial in Ciudad del Mexico, Mexico ( 1994 ) ; The 18th International Independent Exhibition of Prints in Kanagawa, Japan ( 1995 ) ; The 2nd and 3rd Internationale Biennale Racibórz’98, at Zyhdi Gallery, Poland ( 1998 - 2000 ); Muestra Internacional de Minigrabado ‘MIG - 98’, in Terrassa, Spain ( 1998 ); The 2nd Contemporary Engraving Show in Guimarães, Portugal ; ‘La Trastienda del Emperador‘Acuarela Room in Badajoz , Spain ( 2001) ; and The 2nd , The 3rd , The 4th , The 5th Évora Engraving International Festival, Portugal ( 1999 – 2007 ).

Referencies in Books:
‘Aspectos das Artes Plásticas em Portugal’ Vol I, 1992 edited by Fernando Infante do Carmo ; ‘Artes Plásticas‘Review nº 19, 1992 ; ‘Artes Plásticas Portugal - o artista seu mercado‘ 1993, by Narcizo Martins; ‘Pintura em Portugal 2001’ edited by Universitária Editora ; ‘O Livro de Ouro da Arte Contemporânea em Portugal’ Vol I 2006 and ‘Arte Europa’ 2012, edited by Fernando Infante do Carmo.

My contact : ibigares@sapo.pt