Gustavo Fernandes

London, Oeiras, United Kingdom

About Gustavo Fernandes

Gustavo Fernandes- Photorealistic Artist About the Artist: Born in 1964 Gustavo Fernandes is creative and bold, in his work stand out objects, landscapes, peoples and details that give to his work a real hyper realistic touch. Gustavo Fernandes constantly seeking the freedom that the artist wants and does it consistently. For this, works through paint, brushes and bronzes, moving with great dexterity in painting and drawing as in sculpture and photography. His color palette is varied and ranges in hew that with rigorous technical and utilizes trace strong and steady. About his work, says: “When I start a work, I live for it and only rest when I reach perfection, as much realism as possible. I like to create works that involve people’s lives, their routine, the essential in their lives “. Awards received: 2008- Honorable Mention in the Wine Museum – Portugal 2004- Prize Mathew Fernandes - Museum Monastery Santa Maria da Vitória - Batalha 2001- Audience Award for Painting, Gallery D'Art Vincent INDEG (ISCTE Business School)- Lisbon 1992-Electroliber Award - Sintra 1990- I Prize "Fidelity" Young Painters - Lisbon Solo Exhibitions: 2014: Plus One Gallery, London 2014- Portugal Consulate in Paris 2013 - Casino Estoril Art Gallery 2012 - Cultural Center Egypt Palace  2012 - Epic Sana Luanda, Angola  2011 - Water Museum, Lisbon  2011- Ap’Arte Gallery, Porto  2009 - Wine Museum, Portugal 2008 - Peinture Anglaise Contemporaine XXIe à la Veille du siècle -Brussels, Belgium  2007 - Gallery San Francisco, Lisbon  2006 - Gallery LM, Sintra  2005 - Arte Periférica Gallery, Lisbon  2004 - Gallery LM , Sintra 2004 - Gallery Moq - Art Now “Wher The Light Bends” invited by Edgar W. Froese (Tangerine Dreams), Berlin, Germany 2003 -Gallery S. Francisco, Lisbon 2003- Gallery Lapa Gallery, Lisbon 2000 - ArtHouse Gallery, Cascais 1999 – Water Museum, Lisbon 1999 -Gallery Anagma, Valência, Spain 1998 - Gallery LM, Sintra 1998- Conference :50 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Nations Park, Lisbon 1998- Music Colors - Penta Hotel Art Gallery, Lisbon 1994 - “Divina Tragédia|Os insectões”- Natural History Museum, Lisbon 1994 - Periférica Art Gallery, Lisbon 1992- Arcada Art Gallery Estoril 1991- Quinta de Sta. Theresa Gallery Sintra 1991- Marinotel Gallery– Vilamoura, Algarve 1986 - Sayde Bronfman Center Montréal, Canada 1985 - Gal. Le Permanent Montréal, Canada 1985 - Le Châteaux d'Aujourd'hui – Montréal, Québec e Laval, Canada  Group Exhibitions: 2014 - Microarte Contemporary Gallery 2014- Plus One Gallery, London, UK 2013 - Níenes Martin Gallery, Évora 2013 – Casino Estoril Art gallery- Autumn 2010 – Fifa World Cup in South Africa, Cape Town 2010 - Biennale Art Fair and Industrial Design 2010- Oikos, Bolsa Palace, Porto 2009 –Winter Show, LM Gallery, Sintra 2007 – Martin Cerdó Gallery- Majorca, Spain 2006 - Artforum at Astana’s Presidential Palace in Kazakhstan 2004- “Under Different Skies” ART+DESIGN Fair – Berlin, Germany 2004 – Inauguration of Gigai Art Space (Ministry of Interior), Lisbon 2003 - Casino Estoril Art Gallery, Estoril 2003 - “Ocean of Cultures”: Fair Import by Living Art, Berlin, Germany 2002-Porto Arte 2003 (Contemporary Art Fair 2002 -Padrão dos Descobrimentos, Belém, Lisbon 2002- Beloura Arte Gallery, Sintra 2002 - Art and Antique Fair and Collections in the Beato’s Monastery, Lisbon 2002 - Art and Antique Fair, Congress Center, Lisbon 2001- Art House Gallery - Cascais 2001- Villa Art Gallery, Cascais 2001 -Artes & Artes, Lisbon 2001 - Lapa Gallery, Lisbon 2001- Galveias Gallery, Lisbon

Education:

Education:-‐Attended the Montreal School of Fine Arts
Mission Renaissance.
-‐Attended the program and Graphic Arts of Dawson College.
-‐Expertise in the techniques and methods and Betty Edwards' Drawing from the Artist Within "and" The
Natural Way to Draw "from Nicolides.
-‐Training under the guidance of the Master
Francisco de Oliveira.

Events:

2016 - Plus One Gallery - Summer Show
2015- Plus One Gallery, London2015-‐Winter Show
2014-Microarte Contemporary Gallery
2014-‐ Plus One Gallery,London,UK
2013 Níenes Martin Gallery, Évora
2013
–Casino Estoril ArtGallery-‐ Autumn Show
2010
–Fifa World Cup in South Africa,Cape Town
2010‐Biennale Art Fair and Industrial Design
2010-‐Oikos,Bolsa Palace, Porto
2009–Winter Show, LM Gallery, Sintra
2007–Martin Cerdó Gallery-‐Majorca,Spain

Exhibitions:

Solo Exhibitions:
2014-‐Portugal Consulate in Paris
2013- Casino Do Estoril Art Gallery
2012-Cultural Center Egypt Palace, Portugal
2012- Epic Sana Luanda, Angola
2011- Water Museum, Lisbon
2011- Ap’Arte Gallery, Porto
2009- Wine Museum, Portugal
2008- Peinture Anglaise Contemporaine XXIe à la Veille
du siècle - Brussels, Belgium
2007- San Francisco Gallery, Lisbon
2006- Gallery LM, Sintra
2005- Arte Periférica Gallery, Lisbon
2004- Gallery LM
2004 -Gallery Moq, Berlin, Germany
Art Now “Wher The Light Bends” invited by Edgar W.
Froese (Tangerine Dreams), Berlin, Germany
2003-‐Gallery S. Francisco, Lisbon
2003-‐ Gallery Lapa Gallery, Lisbon
2000 ‐ ArtHouse Gallery, Cascais
1999–Water Museum, Lisbon
1999-‐Gallery Anagma, Valência, Spain
1998-Gallery LM, Sintra
1998-‐Conference:50 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights -‐ Nations Park, Lisbon
1998-‐Music Colors- Penta Hotel Art Gallery, Lisbon
1994 -Escada Quatro Art Gallery, Cascais
1994 -‐ “Divina Tragédia|Os Insectões”-‐ Natural
History Museum, Lisbon
1994‐ Periférica Art Gallery, Lisbon
1992- Arcada Art Gallery-‐ Estoril
1991- Quinta de Sta. Theresa Gallery-‐Sintra
1991-‐Marinotel Gallery– Vilamoura, Algarve
1986- Sayde Bronfman Center, Montréal,Canada