Nuno Baptista

Being born in Lisbon in 1959, to a family with strong ties to the arts - painters, illustrators, designers, sculptors, etc... - he grew surrounded by creativity & was encouraged to follow his own

he has specialised over the years in producing pieces by commission sometimes even using & recycling objects/materials his clients have that they no longer use or wish to transform :

a broken ivory billiard ball or bracelet, a turtleshell, rings as centrepieces for pendants or necklaces - most everything can be transformed into a highly personal object or jewel, the sky is the limit !..

started as a child helping his mother in her atelier restoring & recreating antiques, revealing early on an inclination for drawing, sculpting, etc..
a conventional academic path was not being mandatory or enforced, before finishing high-school i enrolled in Escola Secundária Artística António Arroio since i wanted to proceed to Escola Superior de Belas Artes

this happened right after the 25th of April Revolution & as fun as it was, fact is the schooling system went into total disarray, so i soon realised i would be wasting my time & decided to drop out - after all i had some of the best teachers right at home...

eager to set out on my ow...

3 exhibitions in Clube dos Empresários in Lisboa
3 exhibitions in Casa de Arte Ana Maria Botelho