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Born in Porto, Portugal 1954. Living in Denmark since 1979.
Graduated painter & sculptor at Faculdade de Belas-Artes do Porto 1979.
Memberships: Cooperativa Árvore - BKF - Kunstnerforeningen 18. November.
The Republic of Portugal's medal of honour 'Ordem do Infante D. Henrique' 2002.

Selected Exhibitions:
1979 Galeria Alvarez (Portugal)
1986 Museu Soares dos Reis (Portugal)
1986+87 Danske Bank (Denmark)
1988 Oslo Townhall (Norway)
1990+92+95+97 Sadolin Akzo Nobel (Denmark)
1991 Bienale deVila Nova deCerveira (Portugal)
1991 Ishoej Townhall (Denmark)
1991 Forum Picoas & Galeria Almada Negreiros (Portugal)
1992 Lundbeck Medico (Denmark)
1993 Galeria daCooperativa Árvore (Portugal)
1993 Dentists Association (Denmark)
1995 Foreign Ministry (Denmark)
1995 The Royal Library (Denmark)
1995+96+99+01 Copenhagen Central Library (Denmark)
1996 Hvidovre Townhall (Denmark)
1997-99 Louis Poulsen (Denmark)
1998 Copenhagen Townhall (Denmark)
1999 Galeria Alvarez: '20 anos' (Portugal)
2000 Tryg-Baltica (Denmark)
2000 Drammen Museum (Norway)
2001 Galeria do Palácio (Portugal)
2001 Museu Casa Oficina António Carneiro (Portugal)
2001 Museum Center Års (Denmark)
2001 Sala Damião de Goes Brussels (Belgien)
2001+02 DRTV (Denmark)
2002 Radiometer (Denmark)
2002 S.A.S. (Denmark)
2002 Morgenavisen Jyllands Postens galleri (Denmark)
2002 Centro Cultural Português, Instituto Camões (Luxembourg)
2002 Sadolin Akzo Nobel (Sverige+Denmark)
2003 Skovbo Townhall (Denmark)
2003 Galeria Municipal de Albufeira (Portugal)
2003 Illums Bolighus (Denmark)
2004 Arthouse (Denmark)
2004 Galeria Simbolo (Portugal)
2005 Morgenavisen Jyllands-Postens galleri: "Cloned Sheep" (Denmark)
2005 Hvidovre Hospital (Denmark)
2005 Gallery Copenhagen (Denmark)
2005 Deloitte & Touche (Denmark)
2005 Galeria do Casino de Estoril (Portugal)
2006 Galeria São Mamede (Portugal)
2006 Gallerie Bunch (Denmark)
2006 Birkeroed Kunstforening (Denmark)
2006 Ministry of Consumer Affairs Kunstforening (Denmark)
2006 Galleri Artshare (Denmark)
2006 Frederikssund Kunstforening (Denmark)
2006 São Mamede Galeria de Arte, Lisbon: ”Topologia Cromatica” (Portugal)
2007 Art Madrid, Salón de Arte Moderno y Contemporáneo (Spain) - representing São Mamede
2007 Gallerihuset (Denmark)
2007 São Mamede Galeria de Arte, O'Porto: ”Sincronismo do Olhar” (Portugal)
2008 Galleri Saltum (Denmark)
2008 National Board of Energy (Denmark)
2009 Gallery Shorashim: "Mind's Eye" (Israel)
2009 Centro Cultural Português, Instituto Camões: “Flutuações” (Luxembourg)
2010 Galleri Nybro: "Danish Portraits" (Denmark)
2010 São Mamede Galeria de Arte, Lisbon: ”Paisagens Da Mente” (Portugal)
2010 Lyngby Central Library (Denmark)
2010 Gallery Copenhagen (Denmark)
2011 Borup House of Culture (Denmark)

Scholarships/grants: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Nithona Fonden, Otto Baches Legat.

Represented in the collection of The Nithona Foundation, Roennebaeksholm Museum • Electricians Association of Denmark • Embassy of Portugal in Copenhagen • Birkeroed Gymnasium • Instituto Camões, Brussels and Luxembourg - and in private collections in Portugal, U.S.A., Spain, Luxembourg, France, Belgium, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and United Kingdom.

Other art activities, e.g.: Teacher of deaf-mute childrens self-expression (1975-78) • Consultant, Vejle Art Museum, “Welcome Europe” (1992) • Book cover, W.H.O. (1993) • “The More We say - The Less We See” art film, dir. Lars Brok (1994) • Guest-teacher at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (1995) • Artist of The Year, I.C.L. Data (1995) • Installation of silk paintings, The Central Library of Copenhagen, ‘Copenhagen Cultural Capitol’ (1996) • Mural decoration, Baunegaarden (1997) • Dir. Galleri Fonseca (1997-2005) • Production design “Exit Non Stop” dir. Lars Brok (1998) • Book cover, The Counsil of Ethnic Equality (1999) • Annual litography, Louis Poulsen (1999) • Painting performances: ’Copenhagen Cultural Capitol’ (1996), SAS (2002), The National Museum of Denmark (2002), Dyrup (2008).

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Represented in Portugal by
SÃO MAMEDE GALERIA DE ARTE
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