Maluda
Maluda
1934
Maria de Lourdes Ribeiro, Maluda, Born in Goa.
1948
Moves with her family to Mozambique where she starts to paint.
1961
First paintings she signs, mainly portraits, in Mozambique. She starts with 4 other paintings a group called “Os Independentes”, that exhibits mostly her portraits in 1961, 1962 and 1963
1963
She gets a Calouste Gulbenkian Scholarship and travels to Portugal where she works with the master Roberto de Araújo in Lisbon.
1964-67
She Lives in Paris, thanks to her Gulbenkian Scholarship. She is a student in the “Académie de la Grande Chaumière” with the masters Jean Aujame and Michel Rodde. She keeps in touch with the artists Arpad Szènes, Vieira da Silva, Sotto, Piaubert, Pillet, António Dacosta and Cargaleiro and with the critics Galy-Carles, Guy Weelen, Jean Louis Ferrier, Ringstrom and José-Augusto França.
She travels to Mozambique to paint three big panels commissioned by a bank.
1967
She settles in Lisbon, permanently.
1968
Maluda channels all her attention to the urban landscape. Paints her first oil on Lisbon.
1969
Holds her first solo exhibition at Galeria do Diário de Notícias, in Lisbon.
1973
Big solo exhibition at Calouste Gulbenkian foundation, in Lisbon.
1974
Paints one of her best portraits, Ana Zanatti.
1975
Travels and works in Brasil. Museu da Manchete buys 5 of her works for their permanent collection.
Paints “Baleizão”, one of her more poetic works.
1976-77
Receives a investigation scholarship of Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
1977-78
Travels and works in London and Switzerland.
1978
Begins her famous series of 39 windows, starting with “Janela I” in Évora.
Solo Exhibition in Galeria Dinastia, Lisbon and Oporto.
1978-1979
Group exhibition “Panorama das Galerias”, at Galeria Nacional de Arte Moderna, Lisbon.
1979
She receives the “Prémio de pintura da Academia Nacional de Belas Artes de Lisboa”. Solo exhibition at Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Paris. O M.N.E. acquires a painting that the President of the Republic offers to Bulgaria.
1980
Participates at the Contemporary art collective Tempo 80, Galeria do Casino Estoril and at “Salão de reabertura da Galeria do Diário de Notícias”, Lisbon.
Tapestry edition. Two commissioned portraits for the Galeria dos Reitores da Universidade de Coimbra
1981
First edition of the book “Maluda” (Editions du Manoir, Lausanne, Switzerland) prefaced by Vieira da Silva and text by Simone Frigerio. Solo exhibition and book lauch at Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon.
1982
Solo exhibition in Guimarães and etching group exhibition at Galeria São Mamede.
1983
Contemporary painting group exhibition, Oficina da Cultura, Almada, Estoril-Décor (tapestries) at Casino Estoril portuguese etching travelling exhibition of the collection of M.N.E.
1984
Paints “Romã”, the first of four fruits (with “Anona”, 1986, “Kiwis” 1988 and “Ananás” 1993), that would forever be in Maluda’s private collection.
Solo exhibitions in New York, Washington and Dallas.
1986
Paints “Portel”, probably one of her most important pieces, José-Augusto França chooses it as one of his “100 Quadros Portugueses do Século XX” (Quetzal, 2001).
1987
A stamp she created (“Quiosque Tivoli”) wins, at World Government Stamp Printers Conference, in Washington, the world prize for best stamp.
Solo exhibition at Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Paris.
1989
She draws the tennis “Estoril Open” logo and three years later the golf “Portugal Open”.
1994
Wins the Bordalo Pinheiro Fine arts Prize, given by Casa da Imprensa.
Because of the initiative “Lisboa Capital da Cultura”, she hold a big solo exhibition at Centro Cultural de Belém in Lisbon, inaugurated by the prime ministre, Cavaco Silva.
1996
Edition of the book “Um Outro Olhar Sobre Portugal”, with images of her work, text by Agustina Bessa-Luís and photography by Pierre Rossolin (Ed. Asa).
1997
Paints the portrait of Professor Victor Crespo for the Public Assembly Presidents Gallery. 1998
Draws 56 cards for a deck edited by Kem.
The Public Assembly President Jorge Sampaio awards her with the Ordem do Infante D. Henrique.
Her ultimate exhibition “Os selos de Maluda” is held, sponsored by the CTT.
1999
Maluda dies in Lisbon at the age of 64.