Patrícia Herédia
Academic education
12th grade (1995/1996)
English, Literature, Mathemathics, Science, Social Studies. Piper High School, Broward College, Florida, USA
Education in Painting
Life Model Drawing, with Professor Paulo Robalo Chapitô Art School in Lisbon, in 2002/2003 (480 hours);
Drawing and Art Theory course, with teachers Jorge Nesbitt and Manuel Castro Caldas, the School of Fine Arts ArCo, Lisbon 2001/2002 (1600 hours);
Painting and History of Art course, the School of Fine Arts ArCo, Lisbon - 1997/1998 (2681 hours);
Watercolor Painting with Professor Michael Wieben, Sintra 1996/1997 (1200 hours).
Education in Yoga
Teacher Trainer Courses Yoga: with Yoga Alliance RYS, UK (2012), Nataraja Yoga School, Lisbon (2004/2006) and in APPSY, Lisbon (2004);
Course "Healing Yoga, Massage and Vegetarian Nutrition” by Life Foundation, North Wales, England and Byron Bay, Australia (2002).
Professional Experience
Painter, Set Designer and Assistant Artistic Production Scenario for performence of various shows in the Festival "Lisboa Mistura 2011" an Urban Intercultural Intervention project by Associação Sons Lusofonia, Lisbon and production assistant at the same Festival (2009-2011)
Teacher Trainer in Fine Arts and Art Expressions
Since 2006, provided training courses in different educational and cultural institutions (schools, cultural centers, etc) combining painting and yoga, to provide a connection from the body to creativity and free expression in painting.
Painter and Restorer (2000-2004)
Was responsible for the recovery of the “Grupo Entreposto” Paintings, Lisbon (2004) and assistant at Atelier Painting and Restoration Studio with the Professor Sebastião José de Carvalho, Lisbon.
Architectural Drawing (1998-2002)
Architectural drawing and model maker, responsible for the drawing of various projects and models for architecture and interior design at the Studio of the Architect Luis Alçada Baptista, Lisbon. Artistic Residency
2015 - Artistic Residency at Fyr Boligen in Sula, Norway.
2013 - A highlight of my training was the “Yoga em Dupla” course with the teacher Marco Peralta and the “Plastic Sound and Movement” teachers training course with the “Junta de Freguesia de Benfica” in Lisbon (80 hours).
2009 - Fourth International Symposium of Painting, Stary Sacz, Poland
2008 - Artistic Residency at São miguel, Azores.
Solo Exhibitions
2018, June/September - “ As Duas Realidades” - AP'ARTE Gallery, Porto; 2017, October/ November - “ As Minhas Paredes” - presentation of 14 works in mixed media on canvas and on paper - PT Foundation Art Exhibit Space, Lisbon 2016, September to 2017, January - “Forget Me Not”, comprising more than 40 works of mixed media on canvas and on paper - Atelier Art Exhibit Space, New York; 2016, May - “Small Steps”, comprising more than 30 works of mixed media on paper - Pousada de Lisboa - Grupo Pestana, Pg do Comércio, Lisbon;
2015, March - “Sounds Like Paintings”, Flores do Cabo Gallery, Sintra;
2014, November to 2015, January - “Paisagens”, Center of Arts and Culture of Ponte de Sor, Ponte de Sor;
2014, April to June - "How Things Neither Begin Nor End", comprising 16 works of mixed media on canvas and on paper in the “Corrente D'Arte Gallery”, Lisbon; 20183, July - "Find Me", comprising 17 works of mixed media on canvas in partnership with the Farol Hotel and sponsored by “Terra d'Alter”, Cascais; 2012, July - "Light on Earth", comprising 12 works of mixed media on canvas, at the invitation of the “Grupo MSF” in Marina de Lagos, Lagos, Algarve;
2009, November - "Ilhas 9 Mágicas", comprising 19 works of mixed media on canvas and on paper at the invitation of the “Centro Municipal de Cultura”,
São Miguel, Açores;
2008, October - "Alma da Vela" in “Reitoria da Universidade da Madeira”, invited and sponsored by "Funchal 500 Anos" as part of the celebrations of the 500th anniversary of Funchal, Madeira;
2008 - "Alma da Vela" at the Naval Museum, in a partnership with “Federação Portuguesa de Vela”, coinciding with the presentation of the Olympic Portuguese sailors event, Lisbon.
Group Exhibitions
2018, June/July - “Sim Sou Eu/ Yes | Am” - Integrated in the project “Eu não sou uma ilha/ | am not an Island” by the curator Genoveva de Oliveira - Espaço Europa, Largo Jean Monet;
2017, January/ March - “Portfolios” - AP'ARTE Gallery - Oporto
2015, October - “Vera World Fine Art Festival 2015”, Cordoaria Nacional, Lisbon 2012, July to August - "Mar e Motivos Marítimos", Maritime Academy of the Navy Museum, Lisbon;
2009, July - Invited to exhibit at the “Fourth International Symposium of Painting”, Stary Sacz, Poland by the Artistic Director, Painter and Professor Marian Nowinski and sponsored by “Instituto Camões” presenting about 30 works in mixed media on canvas and on paper;
1997 - “Young Artists Exhibition” - presenting a series of works in watercolor on paper and oil on canvas under the invitation of the Pedro Falcão Foundation, Cascais. Public Commissions
January 2009 - Several works of oil on canvas, entitled “Casas da Cidade”, were commissioned by Architect Filipa Lacerda for “Grupo BES Saúde”, Lisbon;
2001 - 21 works of oil on canvas were commissioned by Architect Filipa Lacerda for Hotel York House Lisbon.
Private and Public Collections
Some of my works are displayed in public collections of the Municipality of Funchal in Madeira; Municipality of Ponta Delgada in the Azores; Municipality of Stary Sacz in Poland, “Casas da Cidade, BES Group in Lisbon, York House Hotel in Lisbon, MSF Group in the Algarve and also in private collections in Portugal, France, England, Australia, USA and Poland.