José Augusto Castro
Degree in Plastic Arts / Painting from School of Fine Arts – ESAP PORTO
Lithography and Etching Workshop with École de Beaux Arts, Liége – Belgium
Arts teacher and tutor.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
15 one man exhibitions between - 1990 and 2013
2014 – “If you see something draw something” – Galeria Artes Solar St. António Porto
2015 – “Another Domestic Day” – Miguel Justino Contemporary Art – Lisboa
“Peace of Cake” – Project Room – Miguel Justino Contemporary Art- Lisboa
2017 - «Los Cohibas Se Han Ido» (assemblages) - Galeria Cinco – Pousada de Cascais – Cidadela Art District
2019- “ I put the sky elsewhere” – Galeria SBN – Porto
2020 - «As far as forever is» - Centro Cultural de Cascais – Fundação D. Luís
2023 – “ We leave and return our whole lives” – Biblioteca Municipal Santa Maria da Feira
GROUP SHOWS
More than 25 in Portugal and abroad –from 1990 to 2013
2014 – Copenhagen Art Fair – Miguel Justino Contemporary Art
2015 - Fundação José Rodrigues- Homenagem José Rodrigues/Eugénio de Andrade
2015- I Bienal Internacional de V.N.Gaia- Guest Artist
2016 – PÉRIPLOS/ARTE PORTUGUÉS DE HOY- CAC Málaga
2016 - IMAGO-MUNDI– Foundation Benetton
2017 - II Bienal Internacional de V.N. Gaia – Guest Artist
2019 – Call for Papers – Zet Gallery - Braga
2019- III Bienal Internacional de V.N. Gaia
2019- Ciclo de Artes Plásticas – Museu dos Lóios – Santa Maria da Feira
2022 – I Bienal Internacional de Trás – os -Montes – Guest Artist
2023 – VII Bienal Internacional de Espinho – Guest Artist
PUBLIC WORKS- Represented in PORTUGAL and ABROAD
Colecção do BES (Banco Espírito Santo).
Fundação da Juventude – Casa da Companhia – Porto
Biblioteca Municipal da Vila da Feira.
Câmara Municipal de Gaia.
Câmara Municipal da Maia.
Câmara Municipal de Matosinhos.
Câmara Municipal de Santa Maria da Feira.
MEDIGRULA – Seguros.
J.P. Sá Couto, Lda
CAC – Centro de Arte Contemporânea Málaga – Imago Mundi Collection
Fundação Benetton- Luciano Benetton Collecttion
CoARTco- Serviço de Investimento- Porto
The NYU Langone Art Program and Collection – New York
Centro Cultural de Cascais – Fundação D. Luís