Mario Lopes

I'm a Portuguese artist that has been develop work around the world. The last series of works were developed in Japan, inspired in the culture and society, and expressed trough different media as sculpture, painting and prints.

2012 Degree in Master Course - Sculpture, Tama Art University
2005 Degree in Sculpture at Academy of Fine Arts of Carrara, Italy
2000 School of Arts and Crafts of Batalha, Stone carving, Portugal

Scholarships

2009 Scholarship from the Monbukagakusho Japanese Government for a MA in the Tama Art University.

Solo Exhibitions
2017 "Forma concisa" Mute Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
2013 “Rock Gardens” Monastery of Batalha, Portugal
2013 “Made in Japan”, Bank of Portugal, Leiria, Portugal
2012 “Xilography”, Livraria Arquivo Gallery, Leiria, Portugal
2011 Selected Student from Tama Art University, Gallery K, Tokyo, Japan
2011 “Memories” B Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (supported by Instituto Camões)
2011 “Influences from Japan”, Tama Art University, Tokyo, Japan
2010 Prints Exhibition, Caffè Pace, Omori, Tokyo, Japan
2009 1st Solo Exhibition, Gallery Rodrigues Lobo, Leiria, Portugal

Group Exhibitions

2017 "Int. Sculpture Group Tokyo & Seoul" Seiho Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2012 Works on Paper Exhibition, Silpakor University, Bangkok, Thailand
2012 Graduation Works Exhibition, National Art Centre Museum, Tokyo, Japan
2011 “Expression x 2” Graphica Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
2011 Haiku Exhibition, Asia Fine Art Universities, Taipei, Taiwan
2011 Ome Art-Program, Tokyo, Japan
2010 Intl. Exhibition of Contemporary Sculpture at Miyazaki, Japan
2008 “3 On the Wall+1”, Stephen Pearce Gallery, Cork, Ireland