Benvindo de Carvalho
Born in Cabeceiras de Basto, 1947. Degree in Sculpture from the Fine Arts Faculty of the university of Porto. Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation scholarship holder 1966/ 68. Professor of the 5º group. Co-founder of the Barredo Gallery, Oporto and Domus Arte, Matosinhos. Exhibits his works since 1965 - Paintings, drawings and Sculpture. Has shown his work in over thirty solo exhibitions and many group shows.
1966 a 1969 ESBAP Magnas exhibition; IV, VIII e IX University of Porto Fine Arts Exhibition; winner of the sculpture prize in 1969.
1972 - Individual exhibition in Huambo (Angola).
1977 - Anual ESBAP.
1984 – Exhibition Encontro – ESBAP.
1985 Collective in Museum Teixeira Lopes, Gaia
1986 - Anual of Matosinhos; I Behavior therapy Iberic meeting, OPorto.
1987 – Collective show in Galeria do Barredo, Oporto; XX APGTRH National meeting, Espinho; Anual Exhibition of Cooperativa Árvore.
1988 - Painting and Sculpture individual exhibition in Galeria do Barredo, Oporto; Group Exhibition in Casa da Cultura, Valença ; Group Exhibition in Galeria Centauro, Porto.
1989 - II Small format national exhibition - Árvore, Porto; Sculpture exhibition, Espinho; National exhibition of tribute to “Soares dos Reis e Diogo de Macedo”, Gaia.
1990 - Tribute exhibition to Camilo Castelo Branco, Gondomar; 150 year exhibition, Montepio Geral, Gaia; Awarded the prize “Um Rio Duas Cidades”, Gaia; Painting solo exhibition in Galeria Meridien, Oporto.
1991 - Solo exhibition in Galeria Municipal Júlio Resende, Gondomar; I National Painting exhibition, Coimbra; Group Exhibition in Galeria BeloBelo, Braga; Exhibition “Prémio Nacional de Pintura Júlio Resende”, Gondomar;
1992 -Painting solo exhibition in Galeria BeloBelo, Braga; Triennial Latina Award in photography, Viana do Castelo; PALOP/ARTE, Rivoli, Porto; Group Exhibition in Galeria da Praça, Oporto.
1993 -Individual Project execution of 147 Paintings “Porta do Sol”, Caminha; Exposição de Grupo Galeria Coliseu, Oporto.
1994 - Participation in “Prémio Almada Negreiros” Fundação Cultural MAPFRE, Porto; Group Exhibition Fórum da Maia, Painting Project execution - Banco Totta Açores, Porto; Anual da Árvore, Oporto.
1995 - Exhibition in Centro Cultural de Lagos; Anual Árvore; Exhibition “AMI” Mercado Ferreira Borges, Porto; Group Exhibition “103º Aniversário da AICCOPN”, Oporto.
1996 - Solo exhibition in Galeria BeloBelo Braga; Painting solo exhibition in Galeria Municipal de Matosinhos ; Participation in “Prémio Júlio Resende”, Gondomar; Exhibition in ANAP Museu de Aveiro; Anual Árvore, Oporto.
1997 - Solo exhibition in Galeria Época Guarda; Participation in “Prémio Almada Negreiros”, Fundação Cultural MAPFRE, Oporto; Participation in IX Bienal Internacional de Arte de V.N. Cerveira; Anual Árvore, Oporto ; Exhibition da ANAP Museu de Aveiro; Solo exhibition Espaço d´Arte TELECOM, Porto; Group Exhibition Fundação Engenheiro António de Almeida, Oporto.
1998 - “Arte Portuguesa no Limiar do século XXI”, Porto; Group Exhibition Galeria Ao Quadrado, Feira; Fine Arts exhibition Luso-Galaico, Oporto.
1999 Painting exhibition ANAP Porto; Solo exhibition in Galeria Ao Quadrado, Stª Maria da Feira; ”II Bienal GAIARTE 99”; Group Exhibition Delaunay Galeria D ´Arte, Vila do Conde; Solo exhibition in Galeria BeloBelo, Braga; Painting project execution “Porto Antigo”, Cinfães do Douro; Group Exhibition in Galeria Paços D´Arte, Paços de Ferreira.
2000 - Small Format exhibition FANTASPORTO, Porto; Group Exhibition Galeria in Ao Quadrado, Stª Maria da Feira; Group Exhibition Artistas de Gaia; Exhibition for Timor, Póvoa de Varzim; Group Exhibition in Galeria Horas Límpidas Oporto; Awarded with “Prémio Especial TALENS”, V. N. Gaia; Group Exhibition ANAP in Museu de Aveiro; Solo exhibition in Galeria Municipal de Matosinhos; Solo exhibition in Galeria Paços D´Arte, Paços de Ferreira.
2001 - Exhibition “Porto 2001” Galeria Restauração, Oporto; Solo exhibition in Galeria Ao Quadrado, Stª Maria da Feira; Group Exhibition “Casa Melo Alvim”, Viana do Castelo; Solo exhibition in Gaia.
2002 - Group Exhibition “Viagem Medieval” Galeria Ao Quadrado, Feira; Anual Árvore, Oporto ; Group Exhibition Ordem dos Médicos, Porto; Group Exhibition ANAP Paço da Cultura, Guarda.
2003 - Solo exhibition DOMUS ARTE, Matosinhos; Exhibition in “Capital Nacional da Cultura”- Coimbra; Solo exhibition “Rota do Vinho do Porto” Mateus, Vila Real; Group Exhibition Árvore, Oporto; Painting project execution for “Monte Prado”, Melgaço.
2004 Group Exhibition Árvore, Oporto; Exhibition “Homenagem Escritora Maria Lamas” Galeria do Palácio, Oporto.
2005 - Solo exhibition in Galeria Ao Quadrado, Stª Maria da Feira; Solo exhibition in Árvore, Porto; Group Exhibition “Colecção de Arte da Galeria Municipal de Matosinhos”.
2006 - Group Exhibition da Galeria Bobogi, Aveiro; Group Exhibition Galeria do Palácio, Oporto; Group Exhibition GAIANIMA; Solo exhibition in DOMUS ARTE, Matosinhos; Group Exhibition Galeria AVIS, Oporto; Bienal de Pinhel Galeria Municipal; Solo exhibition D´ARTE 46 Galeria, Oporto.
2007 - Solo exhibition DOMUS ARTE, Matosinhos; Group Exhibition Galeria Solar de Santo António, Oporto.
2008 - Group Exhibition in Casa da Cultura , Vila Pouca de Aguiar; Group Exhibition FOZARTE, Oporto; Group Exhibition Pintura Árvore, Oporto; Group Exhibition Galeria Solar Santo António, Oporto; Solo exhibition ´L FRESCO, Oporto.
2009 - Solo exhibition Mateus, Vila Real; Travelling exhibition “Cidades R” - Árvore , Oporto; Solo exhibition in Galeria Solar Stº António, Oporto; Solo exhibition in Casa da Cultura Trofa.
2010 - Group Exhibition in Galeria Solar Stº António, Porto; Solo exhibition in Árvore, Oporto; Group Exhibition in Palacete Visconde Balsemão, Oporto.
2011 – Group Exhibition in Galeria Solar Santo António, Oporto; Exhibition “8ª Edição do Prémio Amadeo Souza Cardoso”, Museu Municipal de Amarante; Group exhibition in Galeria A P´ART, Porto; Anual Árvore, Oporto; Group Exhibition Solar Stº António, Oporto.
2012 – Solo exhibition in Galeria Municipal de Arte, Barcelos; Solo exhibition in Sala de Exposições Temporárias no Museu Amadeo Souza Cardoso, Amarante; Group Exhibition Galeria Solar Santo António, Oporto and group exhibition in Árvore , Oporto.
2013 – Painting exhibition in Galeria Municipal Júlio Resende, Gondomar.