Academic Education:
2007
Artsplan -Middlesex University
Youth arts qualification: " Young people, the arts and social inclusion"
2006
Camberwell College of Arts - London
Professional certificate in Facilitating Learning -Level 3
2000-1996
Fine Arts University- FBAUP - Porto Portugal
•BA in Sculpture (4 years) > with Video Art; Ceramic
1994-1991
Fine Arts Secondary School Soares dos Reis Porto Portugal
• Professional certificate in Goldsmith and metal work
Other courses:
2008
Trinity Guildhall - London
Certified Arts Awards Adviser
(bronze and silver)
2007
ENGAGE seminars for Gallery Educators:
Orleans House Gallery
National Portrait Gallery
Lambeth Arts training:
Charities and the Law
Mentoring Skills
Writing fundraising applications
Cor Blimey Arts- Deptford Studios
Webdesign: Dreamweaver8 and HTML
2006
"Magic me" -Bethnal Green _ London
Intergenerational art projects
BAAT (British Ass. of Art Therapy) London
Art Therapy Foundation course
2006-2005
Arts Express-London
Stone Carving
1995
CINFU Foundry Centre - Porto- Portugal
Certificate in foundry through lost wax process
Cultural Centre Geoceu- Porto- Portugal
Photography -Black & White
Darkroom techniques
Exhibitions
Collective(selected):
2010
Museums at Night - London Canal Museum
Athens Video Art Festival - Greece
Holding Time - Bhavan Art Centre - London UK
That Gallery - Tokyo
2009
Old Police Station – Deptford – London
Stockwell Studios – London
APW Gallery – NY – U.S.
Museums at Night – video showcase
London Canal Museum - London
2008
' Made08 '- Morley Gallery - London Transitory States - Artery Arts - London
2007
Arts Unwrapped - Stockwell Studios - London UK
'DestiNation Peckham' - A10 project space - London UK
2006
Itzat Gallery: Centre for Mayan Art and Culture - Chichicastenango - Guatemala
'The Streets are our canvas' - OT301: Netherlands - Amsterdam
International street art exhibition and street interventions
2004
Auroville community- Pondicherry - India
'Drawing on paths' - Drawing interventions
2000
'Cycles'-performance multimedia - The Gallery- Hackney -London -
Cascade - Collective installation focusing on urbanism and cityscape - Facade of Porto Council - Porto- Portugal
'The role of play'-two people exhibition of mixed media /sculpture- ESMAE Gallery - Porto- Portugal
'Pink Lotion' - Mixed media sculpture works - Caldeira Gallery- Porto- Portugal
1994 'Visions' Goldsmith and metal work - Perspectives on goldsmith contemporary art - Labirintho Gallery-Porto- Portugal
Goldsmith, jewellery and metal work - Main hall- Fine Arts School of Soares dos Reis - Porto Portugal
Solo:
2008
'Transitory states'
Sculpture ,video art , installation
Artery arts - Stockwell Studios
2006
Vauxhall City Farm
'Remains of the day': stone carving, mixed media
2000
Gardens of FBAUP
'Earth and away': sculpture / installation
Red Gallery
-FBAUP Porto - Portugal
'Circulation' : animated sculptures/video-installation
Public and participatory arts:(selected)
2010 Transient realms - Photographic public intervention on public hordals - In collaboration with young people from Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea - Earls Court Tube Station & Ifield Road (upcoming)
2009
Big Draw 09 – Sense of place - Film animation project with young people from and around Stockwell area , funded by Capital Community Foundation
Public Graffiti Mural for ECYC – RBKC - London - In collaboration with local young people , funded by YOP
Lost Zoo of Walworth –large scale animal sculptures for community event , in collaboration
with the Cuming Museum and commissioned by Southwark Council
In transition – Mediascapes – funded by Awards for all, New media project in collaboration with the Foundling Museum - London
Regeneration Art Project with local residents from Heygate Council State - Commissioned by Southwark Council-London
Mural for primary school –inspired by Kantha imagery - Tower Hamlets -Commissioned by East Side Educational Trust - London - UK
2008
'A sense of place' - Ivydale Primary School -London
Site- specific mosaic panels and sign for Ivydale Primary School, in collaboration with school pupils and focusing on local heritage and site history.
'Emotional Map' -Masbro Centre - London
Masbro Centre mural developed with young people attending the Summer Play Scheme and depicting a emotional map of the local area.
'Land at Peckham' - I love Peckham Festival
Commissioned by Southwark Council
Suitcases interventions developed with local primary schools and culminating in a installation during festival days at Peckham Square
'Youthmarks' -Earls Court Youth Club - London
Funded by Youth Opportunities Fund
Site specific mosaic mural developed with young people at risk
Artist in residence- Foundling Museum- London
'Transformations' -video art/performance project in collaboration with local young people
'Gosthly Portraits'-project with young people in collaboration with photographer Douglas Nicholson
'Speaking chairs' -cross disciplinary project in collaboration with the artist Eleni Zagkali and poet/writer Aoiffe Manix
2007
'All-grain Windmill 'Flavas Food Festival-Peckham London
pulses and beans sculpture
'X : you are here!' -Camden Green Festival-London
Penetrable structures (landmark) with willow weaving and recycled plastic materials in collaboration with local community
'Puzzle Portraits' -Peckham Academy -London
International Women Day
Participatory puzzle portraits focused on cultural diversity.
London International Gallery of Children Art - London
Gallery Educator: Several art projects about transformation , cultural symbols and identity
2006
Itzat Gallery: Centre for Mayan Art and Culture
Chichicastenango; Guatemala
Artist in residence leading art projects for local children in collaboration with local artists
'The streets where we live' -Masbro Centre -London
-Artist in residence, in collaboration with local young people to create site specific temporary sculptures;
-Project for 4 outdoor banners for display at the W12 shopping centre -
'Sense this'- Parish Church Junior School - Croydon
Sculpture project for year 4 and 5 pupils
Riverside Lambeth Community Festival
Vauxhall City Farm - London
Site-specific recycled mosaic sculptures
'Paths'-Vauxhall City Farm - London
Commissioned by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Public art project,(mosaic) based on the tradition of Portuguese Pavement.
2005
Earls Court Youth Club - London
Site specific banners project with local children
Thames Festival, London
Life sized puppet workshop, based on the tradition processional puppets from Olinda, Northeast of Brazil .
Peckham Festival, London
'Generational Trees' banner project with the local community.
Masbro Centre- London
Artist in residence at Masbro Centre summer play-scheme
'Trees of life' sculptures for street decoration
'Personal mandalas': outdoor stained glass interventions
Fair Trade and Cooperative Day - South Bank - London
'Trading Trilogy' Giant puppets workshop for street parade
Earls Court Festival, London
'If these streets could speak…'
Street intervention in the form of bunting art ,drawn from visual elements of local cityscape
'Transmutations of a rooster' - Sure Start Vauxhall- London
Paper sculpture workshop for children and families, based on Portuguese folk image of the rooster.
Carnaval del Pueblo , Burgess Park - London
Production of giant puppets for the procession
Plan and deliver of art workshops for children towards the construction of Snake sculpture for carnival float .
2004
"'Rainbow snake ' -Thames Festival , London
Penetrable sculpture: willow and fabric weaving