Maria Luz

Maria  Luz  was  born  on  January  27,  1999,  in  Lisbon.  Last  year  she finished  her bachelor’s degree  in  Painting  at  the  Faculty  of  Fine  Arts  of  the  University  of  Lisbon, afterleavingthe bachelor’sofIndustrial Design at ESAD.CR. Between February and June 2020, she studied at the  University  of  Ljubljana  Faculty  of  Arts,  Slovenia,  underthe  Erasmus  programme.She currently lives and works in Lisbon, combining the visual arts with different collective projects, giving  special  priority  tothe  feminist  collective  MANAS  (Lisbon,  2018)whichshe  co-founded.She has been exhibiting her artwork regularly since  2017, collaborating with other artists on different projects. Highlights:Arte Jovem Award, Carpe Diem Arte e Pesquisa, Lisbon, 2022;“São ou Não”, São MamedeGallery, Lisbon, 2022;Vila Verde International Art Biennial, Vila Verde, 2022;“Havemos de ir ao futuro!”, Zet Gallery, Braga, 2022;“Floating Paths” exhibition, Campo Pequeno Art Gallery, Lisbon, 2022;Honorable Mention in Painting, XVII edition D.Fernando II Painting and Sculpture Award, MU.SA, Sintra, 2022;Finalist in Painting, MOSTRA 2021, Fundação da Juventude, Vila Nova de Gaia; Tree of Virtues Award, Porto, 2021;Small Formats, Monumental Gallery, Lisbon 2021;P’LA ARTE Market, Prata Riverside Village, Lisbon, 2021;Breaking Borders Through Art, HOM -Humanity on the Move, 2021;XVI edition D.Fernando II Painting and Sculpture Award, MU.SA, Sintra 2021,“ArteAmália Um Olhar Contemporâneo”Award, António Prates Gallery, Lisbon 2020;“QuantosA4 cabem no Á-Quatro”, Sul e Sueste & Tarimba Coletivo, Barreiro, 2020;Ateliers Abertosde Lisboa (open house project), Associação Castelo D’if, Lisbon 2019 and 2018;“GABA -Open Galleries of Fine Arts”, Lisbon 2019;“Devo-vos a verdade”Exhibition, Lisbon, 2018;RÉSVÉS Artist Residency, Castelo de Vide 2018;Solo drawing exhibition, CaldasLate Night, Caldas da Rainha 2018; Performance “Happy Meal”, Caldas Late Night, Caldas da Rainha 2017.