Pedro Figueiredo

 

Pedro Figueiredo was born in 1974, in Guarda (Portugal). Completed the professional course of Ceramics at the Art School of Coimbra - ARCA - E.A.C., a degree in Sculpture, a postgraduate degree in Aesthetic Communication and a Master's Degree in Plastic Arts at the University of Arts of Coimbra - ARCA - E.U.A.C.

 

 

Solo exhibitions: 2018 - "Pre-Occupied Space". Galeria São Mamede, Porto; "Incognitas of Visibility". Municipal Library of Santa Maria da Feira; Sculpture. Convent of San Francisco. Coimbatore | 2017 - Sculpture. Cinema Theater of Chamusca | 2016 - "Chain of Sculpture". Water Museum. Coimbra; "Against Expansion". Centro de Arte Tomás Y Valiente. Madrid. Spain; "No Limite da Forma", Centro Cultural de Cascais - Fundação D. Luís I, Curação São Mamede Gallery, Cascais | 2015 - "Between the Body and the Spirit", House of Arts, Miranda do Corvo; "Before the Sky", Pottery Museum, Chapel Hall, Barcelos | 2014 - "Forms of Saudade", Municipal House of Culture, Coimbra; Pharmacy Museum, Curatorship Gallery: “Galeria São Mamede”, Lisbon (Portugal) | 2013 - “Global Scale Gallery”, Galeria Nuno Sacramento, Ílhavo (Portugal); “Global Generation”, Galeria São Mamede, Lisboa (Portugal); Art Gallery of Vale do Lobo, Curatorship Gallery: “Galeria São Mamede”, Vale do Lobo (Portugal) | 2012 - Municipal Auditorium “Auditório Municipal de Olhão [AMO]”, Curatorship Gallery: “Galeria São Mamede”, Olhão (Portugal); “Hummingbird forms” -“Formas de Colibri”, National Museum of Decorative Arts, within the 11th Biennial in Havana, Curatorship Gallery: “Galeria Nuno Sacramento”, Havana (Cuba) | 2011 - “Limits of de-figuration” - “Limites da des-figuração”, Gallery: “Galeria São Mamede”, Oporto (Portugal) | 2008 - “One Other Place” - “Um Outro Lugar”, Gallery: “Galeria São Mamede”, Lisbon (Portugal); “A Different World” - “Um Mundo Outro”, Municipal Museum: “Museu Municipal Santos Rocha, Figueira da Foz, (Portugal) | 2007 - “Aveiro My Love” - “Aveiro Meu Amor”, Aveiro (Portugal); Installation –

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“Before Heaven” - “Antes do Céu”, Theater: “Teatro Municipal da Guarda” (TMG), Guarda (Portugal) | 2006 - Arts and Performance Centre (Centro de Artes e Espectáculos) (C.A.E.), Figueira da Foz (Portugal); Museum: “Casa Museu Bissaya Barreto”, Coimbra (Portugal); Theater: “Teatro Aveirense”, Aveiro (Portugal); Museum: “Museu de Zamora”, Zamora (Spain); Theater: “Teatro Municipal da Guarda” (TMG), Guarda (Portugal) | 2004 - “Lx Casa - Arte – Design”, Hotel Estoril Sol, Cascais (Portugal); Gallery: “Galeria Projecto”, Vila Nova de Cerveira (Portugal) | 2002 - Exhibition in a public place under the invitation of the newspaper “O Interior”, Guarda (Portugal) | 2000 - Culture Palace: “Paço da Cultura”, Guarda (Portugal).

 

 

Collective exhibitions: 2016 - "Reflection of the Light", Vale do Lobo Art Gallery, São Mamede Gallery Curator, Vale do Lobo; Sculpture, Painting, Poetry, Music and Performance with Vasco Pereira da Costa and Carlos Alberto Moniz, Casa da Escrita, Coimbra | 2015 - "RECALL", Walnut Contemporary Gallery, Toronto (Canada); "The Body and the Form", Vale do Lobo Art Gallery, São Mamede Gallery Curation, Vale do Lobo; "NEUR'ARTE, The Brain and the Art", curatorship Nuno Sacramento Gallery, Aveiro Museum, Aveiro; Collective summer exhibition, Galeria São Mamede, Lisbon; 18th Biennial of International Art by V. N. de Cerveira (Guest Artist), Vila Nova de Cerveira; Collective exhibition, Painting beyond Risks (Trissomia 21), Galeria São Mamede, Lisbon; Collective Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, São Mamede Gallery, Porto; Collective exhibition, The Body and the Form, curatorship São Mamede Gallery, Vale do Lobo Art Gallery, Vale do Lobo; Exhibition collective art & business, Porto Business School, Porto; VI International Exhibition of Contemporary Art of Extremadura, curated by Maria Nieves Martín Gallery, Villafranca de los Barros, (Spain) | 2014 - Collective Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, Seven Up, Library: ”Biblioteca de Santa Maria da Feira”, Santa Maria da Feira (Portugal); Collective Exhibition Art & Business, Porto Business School, Porto (Portugal); Exhibition The Sculpture in the Museum Bienal Colection (One Selection), Fórum: “Fórum - Culltural de Cerveira”, Vila Nova de Cerveira (Portugal); Collective Exhibition in the Chiado

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Factory Inauguration, Lisboa (Portugal) | 2013 - Art Lisbon, Gallery: “Galeria Nuno Sacramento”, Lisboa (Portugal); Collective Exhibition of Painting, Sculpture, Seven Up, Museum: “Museu Santos Rocha”, Figueira da Foz (Portugal); Summer Collective Exhibition, Gallery: “Galeria S. Mamede”, Lisboa (Portugal); JUSTMAD 4, Curatorship Gallery: “Galeria Nuno Sacramento”, Madrid, (Spain) | 2012 - Exhibition of Painting, Sculpture and Photography, Bakalhau, Curatorship Gallery: “Galeria Nuno Sacramento”, Culture Centres: “Centro Cultural de Ílhavo” and “Centro Cultural da Gafanha da Nazaré, Ílhavo (Portugal); Collective exhibition of December, Gallery: “Galeria São Mamede”, Lisbon (Portugal); “Contemporary Art Evenings” - “Noites de Arte Contemporânea”, Gallery: “Galeria São Mamede”, Lisbon (Portugal); Collective exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, Curatorship Gallery: “Galeria São Mamede”, Gallery: “Galeria de Arte de Vale do Lobo”, Vale do Lobo (Portugal); Collective exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, Curatorship Gallery: “Galeria São Mamede”, Culture Centre: “Centro Cultural São Lourenço”, Almancil (Portugal) ; Collective exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, Gallery: “Galeria São Mamede”, Lisbon (Portugal); Collective exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, Gallery: “Galeria São Mamede”, Oporto (Portugal); Art and Antiques Fair “Feira de Arte e Antiguidades” (APA), Gallery: “Galeria São Mamede”, Lisbon (Portugal); JUSTMAD 3, Curatorship Gallery: “Galeria Nuno Sacramento”, Madrid, (Spain) | 2011 - Mobile Collective Art - “Colectiva Arte Móvel”, Gallery: “Galeria João Pedro Rodrigues”, Oporto (Portugal); Lisbon Art - “Arte Lisboa”, Gallery: “Galeria São Mamede”, Lisbon (Portugal); Lisbon Art  - “Arte Lisboa”, Gallery: “Galeria Nuno Sacramento” (Aveiro), Lisbon (Portugal); 16th Biennial “16ª Bienal de Cerveira” (Guest Artist), Vila Nova de Cerveira (Portugal); Summer collective exhibition  -“Colectiva de Verão”, Gallery: “Galeria São Mamede”, Lisbon (Portugal); “Oiã starts with an O” - “Oiã começa por O”, Parish Council of Oiã, Curatorship Gallery: “Galeria Nuno Sacramento”, Oiã (Portugal); Summer collective exhibition -“Colectiva de Verão”, Gallery: “Galeria São Mamede”, Oporto (Portugal) | 2010 - “Lisbon Art” - “Arte Lisboa”, Gallery: “Galeria São Mamede”, Lisbon (Portugal); Summer collective exhibition - “Colectiva de Verão”, Gallery: “Galeria São Mamede”, Lisbon (Portugal); Collective exhibition “ Pigments and Rocks”, Art Gallery: “Galeria de Arte Mutualidade”, Curatorship

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Gallery: “Galeria Nuno Sacramento”, Coimbra (Portugal) | 2009 - “Lisbon Art” - “Arte Lisboa”, Gallery: “Galeria São Mamede”, Lisbon (Portugal); “Lisbon Art - “Arte Lisboa”, Gallery: “Galeria Nuno Sacramento” (Aveiro), Lisbon (Portugal); “Art Madrid”, Gallery: “Galeria São Mamede”, Madrid (Spain); Summer collective exhibition - “Colectiva de Verão”, Gallery: “Galeria São Mamede”, Lisbon (Portugal).; Collective exhibition of Sculpture, within the Art 15th Biennial “XV Bienal de Arte internacional de Cerveira”, Culture House: “Casa da Cultura de Melgaço”, Melgaço (Portugal) | 2008 - Collective exhibition of December, Gallery: Galeria Nuno Sacramento, Aveiro (Portugal); “Lisbon Art” - “Arte Lisboa”, Gallery: “Galeria São Mamede”, Lisbon (Portugal); “Lisbon Art” - “Arte Lisboa”, Gallery: “Galeria Nuno Sacramento” (Aveiro), Lisbon (Portugal); Collective exhibition “Your Majesty – the King” - “Sua Majestade – o Rei”, Wine Museum “Museu do Vinho”, Anadia (Portugal); Collective exhibition of the Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art - “Colectiva da Colecção Arte Moderna e Contemporânea António Piné”, National Association of Pharmacies, Lisbon (Portugal); Collective exhibition of the 30 years of the Cerveira Biennial - “30 anos da Bienal de Cerveira”, Museum: “Museu da Bienal da Cerveira”, V. N. Cerveira (Portugal) | 2007 - Christmas Collective Exhibition, Gallery: Galeria Nuno Sacramento, Aveiro (Portugal); “Lisbon Art” - “Arte Lisboa”, Gallery: “Galeria São Mamede”, Lisbon (Portugal); Summer collective exhibition - “Colectiva de Verão”, Gallery: “Galeria São Mamede”, Lisbon (Portugal); 14th International Biennial “XIV Bienal de Arte Internacional de Vila Nova de Cerveira” (Portugal); “Chicks, Guys & Co.” - “Fulanas, Beltranos e Companhia Lda”, Gallery: “Galeria Sacramento”, Aveiro (Portugal); “Writing the sun” - “Escrever o Sol”, Gallery: “Galeria E.U.A.C.”, Coimbra (Portugal); “Various Form(ula)s” - “Form(ul)as Diversas”, Gallery: “Galeria São Mamede”, Oporto (Portugal) | 2006 - “Covilhã Art” - “Arte Covilhã”, Covilhã (Portugal); “artistas.com”, Gallery: Galeria 9Arte, Lisbon (Portugal); Summer collective exhibition  - “Colectiva de Verão”, Gallery: “Galeria São Mamede”, Lisbon (Portugal); “Sidewalk Art” - “Arte na calçada”, Loulé (Portugal); Collective exhibition, Gallery: “Galeria Por Amor à Arte”, Oporto (Portugal) | 2005 - Students of the Masters’ Degree in Aesthetic Communication, Museum: “Casa Museu Bissaya Barreto, Coimbra (Portugal); National Sculpture Contest

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“Concurso Nacional de Escultura”, Parque das Nações, Lisbon (Portugal); 13th International Art Biennial “XIII Bienal de Arte Internacional de Vila Nova de Cerveira” (Portugal); Museum: “Casa Museu Bissaya Barreto”, Coimbra | 2004 - Plastic Arts, Pavilion: Pavilhão de Portugal, Coimbra (Portugal); Casa Ideal, Lisbon International Fair “Feira Internacional de Lisboa” (FIL), Lisbon (Portugal) | 2003 - 12th International Art Biennial “Bienal de Arte Internacional de Vila Nova de Cerveira” (Portugal); “Artistic Doing” - “Fazer Artístico", Arts and Performance Centre (Centro de Artes e Espectáculos) (C.A.E.), Figueira da Foz (Portugal); Sculpture and Painting, Guarda (Portugal); Resin Sculpure, Vila Praia de Âncora (Portugal);  Resin Sculpture, Gallery: “Galeria Por Amor à Arte”, Oporto (Portugal) | 2002 - Resin Sculpture, Valença (Portugal); Students from the University School of the Arts of Coimbra “Escola Universitária das Artes de Coimbra” – A.R.C.A. - E.U.A.C., Pombal (Portugal); Celebration of the 28th anniversary of the “25th April”, Culture Centre “Casa da Cultura”, Coimbra, Portugal; Sculpture and Painting, Exchange between the University School of the Arts of Coimbra “Escola Universitária das Artes de Coimbra” – A.R.C.A. – E.U.A.C and the School of Fine Arts of Salamanca “Escola de Belas Artes de Salamanca”, Coimbra (Portugal) | 2001 - University Campus “Polo II” of the University of Coimbra, Coimbra (Portugal).

 

 

Participations: 

 

Workshops and Symposiums 2012 - Sculpture in Direct Concrete in the Fine Arts Academy in San Alejandro, Havana, (Cuba) | 2007 -Sculpture and Painting, Fair “Expofacic”, Cantanhede (Portugal); Sculpture and Painting, Castanheira de Pêra (Portugal) | 2006 - Sculpture, Drawing and Painting, Ansião (Portugal) | 2005 - Resin Organ, Music House “Casa da Música”, Oporto (Portugal) | 2003 - Resin Sculpture, 12th Art Biennial “XII Bienal de Arte de Vila Nova de Cerveira” (Portugal) , with the sculptors Artur Moreira and Albano Martins; 1st Symposium of Granit “I Simpósio de Granito de Pinhel”, Pinhel (Portugal) | 2001 - Resin Sculpture, 11th Art Biennial “XI Bienal de Arte de Vila Nova de Cerveira” (Portugal) , with the

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sculptors Artur Moreira and Albano Martins; Entaglio, Court “Tribunal de Melgaço”, with the sculptor Humberto Mesquita, Melgaço (Portugal); “Communication of Knowledge and Imagination” - “Comunicação do Conhecimento e da Imaginação”, Transport and Communication Museum: “Museu dos Transportes e Comunicações” (Alfândega do Porto), Oporto (Portugal).

 

Set and Props 2007 - “Centenary Celebration of the Sanatorium Sousa Martins” - “Comemorações do Centenário do Sanatório Sousa Martins”, staging by Américo Rodrigues, Guarda (Portugal); “Who killed Romeo and Juliet” - “Quem matou Romeu e Julieta”, set by Eurico Lopes and staging by Marcantonio Del Carlo, Mealhada (Portugal) | 2006 - “Time to Live” - “Tempo de Viver” (TV series), by Rui Vilhena, Lisbon (Portugal) | 2005 - “No one like You” - “Ninguém como Tu” (TV series), by Rui Vilhena, Lisbon (Portugal) | 2001 - “The Hedgehog and the Skating Dragonfly” - “O Ouriço Caixeiro e a Libélula Patinadora”, staging by Américo Rodrigues, Guarda (Portugal).

 

 

Public collections - São Miguel Avenue, "Guardian Angel", Guarda. - Pottery Museum, Barcelos. - Municipal House of Culture, Coimbra - Ernesto Rancaño Collection, Havana (Cuba). - National Museum of Decorative Arts, Havana (Cuba). - Fine Arts Academy of San Alejandro, Havana (Cuba). - Historian Office of Havana – Eusébio Leal, Havana (Cuba). - Servando Cabrera Moreno Library and Museum, Havana (Cuba). - Portuguese Embassy, Havana (Cuba). - Board of the Culture Department for the Centre Region DRCC (Direcção Regional da Cultura do Centro), Coimbra (Portugal). - Hotel Jerónimo 8, Lisbon (Portugal). - Arts and Performance Centre (Centro de Artes e Espectáculos) (C.A.E.), Figueira

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da Foz (Portugal). - Foundation “Fundação Bissaya Barreto”, Coimbra (Portugal). - Theater “Teatro Aveirense”, Aveiro. - Lake Garden “Jardim do Lago”, Covilhã (Portugal). - Museum of the Biennial “Museu da Bienal de Vila Nova de Cerveira”, Vila Nova de Cerveira (Portugal). - City Hall of Guarda (Portugal). - University School of the Arts of Coimbra “Escola Universitária das Artes de Coimbra” – A.R.C.A. - E.U.A.C., Coimbra (Portugal). - Modern Art and Conteporary Art Collection “Colecção de Arte Moderna e Contemporânea António Piné”, ANF, Lisbon (Portugal).  

 

Awards - 1º Prémio Aquisição – NEUR´ARTE, o Cérebro e a Arte, Museu de Aveiro, Aveiro, 2015. - Revelation Award of the 12th International Art Biennial “XII Bienal de Arte Internacional de Vila Nova de Cerveira” (Portugal), 2003. - Honourable Mention in the Ideas contest to the sculptural – Dr. João Cordeiro – Pharmacy Museum – Lisboa, (Portugal) 2013.