José Fonte

PRIZES

2009 Mention of Honor - IV Bienal de Coruche
2009 1st Prize in Painting - Pintura Abel Manta
2008 2nd Prize in Painting - Pintura Abel Manta
2008 1st Prize in Painting - I Bienal de Ansião
2007 3rd Prize in Painting - Pintura Abel Manta
2007 Mention of Honour - Prémio de Pintura Thomaz de Mello
2005 3rd Prize in Painting - 1º Concurso de Pintura da Galeria Santa Clara
2005 Mention of Honour - II Bienal de Mafra
2005 Mention of Honour - II Bienal Prémio Joaquim Afonso Madeira
2001 3rd Prize in Ceramics – Artes Plásticas do IPL /Mention of Honour in Arts- Artes Plásticas do IPL
2000 Mention of Honour - Prémio Cofarbel
1999 Acquisition Prize- Escola Secundária de Penacova
1992 2nd Prize in Painting- Prémio Nacional Pintores

José Fonte
2007 Contemporary Artistic Practices: DERIVAS, Universidade de Coimbra
2003 History of Modern and Contemporary Art Course, coordinated by the professor and Critic of Art Dr. Fernando Pernes
2001 Degree in Arts (Painting)

Organizations of events
1997 1st Art Meeting – Penacova – “1º Encontro de Arte em Penacova”


Private collections in Portugal
Xenax / Dr. Santos Rocha Museum / Town Hall of Albufeira / Town Hall of Penacova / School - Escola Secundária de Penacova / The Portuguese Chemist Association / - Tecnichal College - Instituto Politécnico de Leiria / Municipal House of Culture in Coimbra / Chiado Museum – Coimbra / Bissaya Barreto Foundation/ Medical Clinic - Instituto Médico de Coimbra / Abel Manta Museum / School - Ecole Jeanne D´Arc–Nancy Díli Portuguese School / Cultural Centre in Penacova

Private collections abroad
United States of America / Switzerland / Israel / Belgium / Macau / Spain / France / Timor / England / Brazil / Angola

(selection)2020 2020 “ Arte de Bolso mod. Galeria Sete - Coimbra "O meu lado feminino" Fundação Dionísio Pinheiro/ Alice Pinheiro - Águeda Collective exhibitions / "COLLECTIVE ART SHOW" Van Gogh Art Galerie - Madrid - Spain / 2019 “ Arte de Bolso mod. Galeria Sete - Coimbra / “ José FONTE” Galerie Sonia Monti - Paris - França
“ARTBOX PROJECT MIAMI 2.0” ARTBOX-GALLERY” - Switzerland / “4 Édition art3f ” BRUXELLES - Bruxelas - Belgium / “PERFEITA LIBAÇÃO” Wine Museum - Anadia / “ ARTBOX PROJECT” Swissartexpo - Zurich - Switzerland
2018 “Arte de Bolso mod. 2018” Art Gallery Sete - Coimbra
2017 “Arte de Bolso mod. 2017” Art Gallery Sete - Coimbra / “Coimbra 17. 17” House of Coimbra - Coimbra
2016 “Arte de Bolso mod. 2016” Art Gallery Sete - Coimbra
2015 “Arte de Bolso mod. 2015” Art Gallery Sete - Coimbra
2014 “Arte de Bolso mod. 2014” Art Gallery Sete - Coimbra
2013 “Arte de Bolso mod. 2013” Art Gallery Sete - Coimbra
2013 “ Paisagens Contemporâneas” Mun. Museum / Edifício Chiado - Coimbra
2012 “ Arte de Bolso mod. 2012”- Art Gallery Sete - Coimbra
“14-44 / José FONTE” Tubo de Ensaio - Fig. da Foz
2011 “ Percursos Prémios bienal de Coruche” - Coruche
2009 “Coletiva” Art Gallery Pedra do Guilhim - Nazaré
“A Arte não se mede aos palmos” Art Gallery Sacramento - Aveiro
“Novarte” Abel Manta Museum - Gouveia
2008 “Colectiva” Art Gallery Sacramento - Aveiro
2007 “Prémio de Pintura” Abel Manta Museum - Gouveia
2006 “Espiritualidade” Cordoaria Nacional - Lisboa
2005 “5ªEdição Prémio Amadeo Souza Cardoso” Amadeo Sousa Cardoso / Museum - Amarante
“Miguel Torga” Chiado Museum - Coimbra
“D.Catarina de Bragança imagens contemporâneas” Academia Militar - Lisboa
“Rota das Artes” - Mun. House of Culture in Coimbra
2004 III Prize in Arts- Baviera Sec. XXI - Vila Nova de Cerveira / “AAA#2” Guadalquivir Room in Sevilha - Spain
2003 San Francisco monastery - “Sentidos Grátis” - Coimbra Capital of Culture
2002 House of Coimbra - “Intercâmbio Coimbra /Salamanca
2001 Municipal Concert Hall of Gondomar Porto 2001 / Mun. House of Culture in Coimbra - “Sinais” V. N. de Gaia - Real Companhia Velha, “EUROARTE”
2000 Art Gallery Grão Vasco - Viseu, “Comemorações do Dia de Portugal e das Comunidades Portuguesas”
Congress Center “Fórum Aveiro Cidade Digital” - Aveiro / Art Gallery O.M. “Bienal de Penafiel” - Penafiel
1999 Foundation Cuperino de Miranda - “O Adeus ao escudo; os Portugueses em Portugal na Europa e com o Euro” - Vila Real
1997 Mun. Art Gallery Dr. Santos Rocha “100 anos de Cinema” - Fig. da Foz / Cultural Cooperative of Artists of Gaia - “Abstracções ou talvez não…”
1996 Braga - Art Gallery Belo-Belo
1995 Caldas da Rainha - Municipal Art Gallery
1994 Culturgest “Prémio Nacional Pintura” - Lisboa / Youth Foundation “Prémio Nac. Pintura” - Porto
1993 Evaristo Nogueira School - S. Romão / Art Gallery Barata – Lisboa
1992 San Francisco monastery “Prémio Nac. Pintura” - Coimbra / Art Gallery D.N “Prémio Nacional Pintura” - Lisboa

Individual exhibitions (selection)
2019 “…até parece não ser nada” P.O.R.O.S Museum - Condeixa
2018 "100 (cem) passos/ sem passos" - La Corunha - Spain
2017 "100 (cem) passos/ sem passos" - La Corunha - Spain
2016 “ In my house” Casa Museu Bissaya Barreto - Coimbra
2015 “ 25 + 1” Museu Chiado - Coimbra / “Next to the water” Água Museum - Coimbra
2013 “ Not in my house” Casa Museu Bissaya Barreto - Coimbra
2012 “Pequenas grandes abordagens” Portugal dos Pequenitos - Coimbra
2011 “In the box” Bissaya Barreto Museum House - Coimbra
2010 “Not in the box I” Art Gallery BricaBrac - Coimbra
2009 “Metamorfoses V” Art Gallery Pedra do Guilhim - Nazaré
2008 “Metamorfoses” Art Gallery Edifício - Ourém
2004 “The last and the first” Art gallery O.M – Penafiel / “JoséFonte” Art Gallery Minerva - Coimbra
2003 “The Last” - Municipal Library - Penacova
2002 “Poesias Deambulantes” Art Gallery Ofícios do Tempo - Lisboa / “Registos desde 97” Municipal House of Culture - Coimbra / “Sem título” Art Gallery Almedina - Coimbra
2001 “Encontro com o infinito" - Albufeira