Catarina Pinto Leite

Biographical Note

Maria Catarina Vieira Pinto Leite de Castro was born in March 1963 in Lisbon.

Shee began her studies in painting, in 1990, a course in decorative painting with Prof. Joana Valdez; 1991 to 1994 he studied drawing at the National Society of Fine Arts of Lisbon and, from 1992 to 1993, History of Art, also in SNBA. From around 1995 to 1999 to study painting, now with Painter Filipe Rocha da Silva. In 2000 performs an artistic retreat at the Convent of Tomar.

In parallel, since 1991 Catarina Pinto Leite operates as a painting restorer, and between 2000 and 2005 taught painting and drawing in college in Lisbon.

Solo Exhibitions:

1999: "Atmospheres" - Vertex Gallery, Lisbon; 2001: Interior Realities "- Cultural Office of the IADE - Pombal Palace, Lisbon; 2004: "Exercises of the Night" - Galeria São Mamede, Lisbon; 2006: "Travel in Time" - Galeria São Mamede, Porto; 2007: "A so soft light, silver ..." - Galeria São Mamede, Lisbon; 2008: Watercolors Douro - Douro Museum, Ruler; 2009: "The place in question," Galeria São Mamede, Porto; 2010: "Forces of Nature", Galeria São Mamede, Lisbon; 2013: "The world needs more ...", Galeria São Mamede, Lisbon

Group Exhibitions:

1996: Collective at Atelier - Unlimited Art, Lisbon; Art Unlimited in Cold Gases, Lisbon; 1997: Art Unlimited in National Cordage I; 1998: Art Unlimited in National Cordage II; 2000: Art Unlimited in National Cordage III; 2001: Art Unlimited in National Cordage IV; Art Fair 2001-Independence Palace, Lisbon; 2002: Award-Vespeira 7th Biennial of Plastic Arts of Montijo; Angels Palace - Oeiras Municipality; 2002: Art Fair Estoril; 2004: "The Port is the port, or not?", Group exhibition, Gallery São Mamede, Porto; 2007-08: Art Madrid Contemporary Art Fair of Madrid (GSM); 2003-2010: Contemporary Art Fair of Lisbon (Galeria São Mamede)