Personal
1957: 15/05 Born in Portugal
1960: Went to Angola – Africa – Angola
1975: Flew back to Portugal as a refugee from the civil war in Angola
1985: 16th October, arrived in Australia
1985/Present: Leave and work in Australia, Travelling regularly overseas
1987: Obtained Australian citizenship
Education
2000/02 Master Degree of Fine Arts, Monash University, Gippsland Campus, Australia.
1998/99 Post Graduate / Painting, Monash University, Gippsland Campus, Australia.
1988/1989 Post Graduate / Diploma in Education at Deakin University, Melbourne. Australia
1981/1984 Degree in Art and Design, IADE, Institute of Art and Design, . . Lisbon. Portugal
Teaching positions
1980/81 Art & Design Teacher at Campos de Melo Technical College, . Covilha Portugal
1984/85 Art & Design Teacher at Secondary School, Sebastiao e Silva, . . Oeiras, Portugal
1988/91 Lecturer at Western Institute of TAFE, Melbourne, Australia
1991/94 Lecturer in the Art Dept. of RMIT – Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
1995/99 Senior Lecturer – Art and Design Department – Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE, Yallourn, Australia
1999/01 Art Teacher – Presentation College, Moe, Australia
2001/on going Art &Technology Teacher, Lavalla College, Traralgon, Australia
Guest Artist and Artist in residence at various Universities, Institutes and Colleges.
Bibliography
The Encyclopedia of Australia Art, page No. 284. 1994 by Alan McCulloch / Susan McCuloch
Perspectives on Visual Arts, page No. 14 by Belinda Vaughan, 1986
Australian Artists, Directory, by Anne Verbeeck, Pages No. 37 and 141, 1988 Print Council
Maribyrnong River Edge Art Movement, Studio Guide 89/90, page No. 13.
Artists and Galleries of Australia, by Max Germaine, page no. 246, 1991
Who’s Who of Australian Visual Artists, by THORPE NAVA, pages no. 70 and 79, 1991. Second edition, page 108, 1995
Australian International Art Fair, page no. 10, 1988
Artforce magazine, no. 54 page no. 3, 1986
We Are Australia, page 45, 2001
Alliance Francaise Magazine, Melbourne. June 1990 page no. 22 & 23. June edition 1993.
THE AGE – page 8, 16.2.1990
The Australian Jewish News, page no. 27, 29/9/1989. Page 39, 13/5/2003. Page 1 and 3, Lifestyle supplement 25/6/1993
Sydney Morning Herald, good living page no14,15 04/03/03
A Buyers Guide to Australian Art, page No. 123 by Graham Ryle, 1992
Portugal
50 YEARS OF painting And Sculpture in Portugal, November 1999, page 90 and 248 by Universitaria Editora
Contemporary Art, Caixa Geral de Depositos, page, 232
Art 98, page 331-332, by Fernando Infante do Carmo
200 Potuguese Artists, June 1992, page no. 356 & 357 by Fernando Infante do Carmo
Jornal de Letras, January 1992 by Cristina Azevedo Tavares
Holmes Place magazine, page 02/out/inv/02
Expresso Revista, page 28 01/06/02
Casa e Decoracao, April 1985 and Marco 1992
Casa e Jardim, page no. 16, February, 1993
Jornal do Exercito, March 1981, pages no. 2 & 51
Jornal – Correio da Manha, 8-1-92. 6-1-93. 5-1-94. 12-1-94
Artes Plasticas Magazine, Feb./Mar. page no. 47, 1992 by Rosita Gouveia
Correio da Manha-Magazine, 5-92 p.36-7; 17-1-93 p.42,43. 21-1-94 p. 44, 45
Marie Claire, No. 40 Page 116 – Feb 1992
TV Appearances
SIC-TV, July 2004
RTP-TV, June 2003
TVI, June 2003
RTP-TV, 2003-7-09 Domingo e Domingo
ABC, TV , 2000, Melbourne, Australia
SIC-TV, 1999- Anabela …news bulletin Portugal
TV,I Paulo Dentinho
RTP-TV, 1992 Fatima Medina, Portugal
RTP-TV, 1993 Acontece, Arts programme
RTP 1, 1980, News bulletin
Various interviews both in Portugal and Australia
Publications
1998 Art Business and Practice, National Curriculum for the visual Arts, OTS, TAFE, Melbourne, Australia
1999 Western Visions of the Spiritual in Art, Monash University, Melbourne, . Australia
2003 Power of the Esoteric in Art, Science and Spirit, Monash University, . . Melbourne, Australia
Collections
National Museum of Modern Art, Haifa – Israel
Modern Art Museum, Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal
Caixa Geral de Depositos (Art Bank), Lisbon – Portugal
Chiado Museum, Lisbon – Portugal
Secretaria Regional da Regiao Autonoma da Madeira, Tecnopolo, Madeira
Museum Francisco Tavares Proenca Junior, Castelo Branco – Portugal
National Museum of Art, Luanda – Angola
Potuguese Museum, Sydney – Australia
Ministry of Justice, 24 sq. meters mural, Felgueiras e Mondim de Basto – Portugal
Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell, Australia
City of Petersham, 3 meters x 30 meters long, street ceramic mural, Sydney, Australia
Western Metropolitan Institute of Technology
City of Covilha, Portugal
CAE, Melbourne, Australia
City of Marrickville, NSW, Australia
Wideform – Group of Companies, Sydney, Australia
Vila Sol, 4 meters high sculpture, golf course tie 16, Algarve, Portugal
ERA Imobiliaria, Lisbon, Portugal,
Danoni, Portugal
Novo Design, Nova Publicidade – BRANDIA
JABA, Linbon, Portugal
FOC, Lisbon, Portugal
Wallis Group, Melbourne, Australia
Also works in Japan, Singapore, Israel, Germany, France, Canada, England and Spain
Group Exhibitions
Haifa Museum of Modern Art, Haifa, Israel
S. Mamede Art Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
Dario Ramos Gallery, Porto, Portugal
Salao Primavera, Paco de Arcos, Portugal
Del Bello Art Gallery – Toronto – Canada
ADOGI Taller Galeria Fort, Barcelona – Spain
Nations Salon of Paris – France
International Art Fair Sydney – Australia
Metro Toronto Convention Centre – Canada
Museu de Catalunya – Spain
Volvo Galley, Sydney – Australia
Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide – Australia
Canberra Museum & Art Gallery, Canberra – Australia
George Adams Gallery, Melbourne – Australia
Bienal Domingos Sequeira, Bairro Alto Gallery, Lisbon – Portugal
Tasmania Museum & Art Gallery, Hobart – Australia
New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale – Australia
Sale Regional Gallery, Sale – Australia
Monash University, Switchback Gallery Gippsland – Australia
Monash University, Caulfield Gallery – Australia
Francisco Tavares Proenca Junior Museum – Portugal
Arena Art Space, Amesterdam – Holland
Glen Eira Arts Complex, Caulfield, Australia
Gabriel Art Gallery, FCAC, Melbourne, Australia
Roar Studios, Melbourne, Australia
Gretz Art Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Jumbuk Fine Art, Gippsland, Australia
Arque Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
One Man Exhibitions
Latrobe Regional Gallery Morwell, Australia
Sale Regional Gallery, Sale, Australia
Glen Eira Arts Complex, Melbourne, Australia
Roar Studios, Melbourne, Australia
Gretz Art Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Gabriel Art Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Monash University, Switchback Gallery Gippsland – Australia
Alliance Francaise, Sidney/Melbourne, Australia
Doncaster Art Gallery, Doncaster, Australia
Jumbuk Fine Art, Gippsland, Australia
Artist Space, Melbourne, Australia
CAE, Moore Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Steps Art Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Footscray College of TAFE, Melbourne, Australia
Arque Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
S. Francisco Art Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
Ana Isabel Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
Fine Arts National Society, Lisbon, Portugal
Pottoff Art Gallery , Lisbon, Portugal
Francisco Tavares Proenca Junior Museum, Portugal
Domus Varius Art Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
Marca Madeira 2000, Art Fair, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Lidia Cruz Gallery, Leiria, Portugal