J Hamrol

My name is Joana Hamrol and I develop projects that stretch from total abstraction to realism and naturalism.
I was born in Faro, Portugal, and I am the daughter of artists and musicians, with a vast multicultural heritage. I am a dedicated artist with an established career as a fashion model. At the age of 8, my grandmother served as the subject of my first significant portrait; establishing in my mind an unique and enduring love for portraiture. For me, this sparked a daily habit of drawing during which I found inspiration from the enchanting, unreachable places of geography books and encyclopedias.
I moved to Lisbon in 2004 to study a degree in Fine Arts and Painting. It was during my undergraduate experience that I started practicing oil on canvas portraiture in
depth. This would lead me to develop the concept of portraying faraway faces; faces of people who were distant before globalization and multiculturalism, something less
prevalent in Portugal at the time. However, some of the portraits represent a simple moment of joy that occurs in a fleeting instant yet is engrained in our memory.
After an 8-year career as a fashion model, I returned to academics to develop my skills and broaden her knowledge with an MFA in paintin...

MFA: Painting, Fine Arts Academy, Lisbon (1year)
BFA: Painting, Fine Arts Academy, Lisbon (4years, 2004-2008)

Solo Exhibitions
Color Field, Palácio do Chiado, 2020
Botijas, 100Arroios Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal 2017
Devaneio sobre Paisagens, IMARGEM Almada’s Plastic Artists Association , Almada, Portugal,
2015
Svetlina Central Room, Cherven Bryag, Bulgaria 2014
Tertúlia Bar, Private exhibition, Lisbon 2013
Centro Cultural Casapiano, Painting and Drawing Show, Lisbon, 2012
Group Exhibitions
3rd Edition Paula Rego Prize, Casa das Histórias, Cascais, 2019
Open Galleries 11th Edition Collecting Show, Galeria da Faculdade de Belas Artes , Lisbon, 2017
ARTIS 2015, Casino Estoril Art Gallery, Portugal
Vive-Arte 2011, Art Gallery Sala-Taller Maria Nieves Martin , III Exposición
Internacional de Arte Cotemporéneo, Vilafranca de Los Barros, Spain
XVII Open Gallery, Beja, Portugal, 2011
European Hall of Young Creators 2009/2011 – JCE Biennale, Jeune Creation
Européene Biennale d’Art Contemporain
XXIII Salão de Outono, Queen Isabel de Bragança Prize, Casino Estoril Art Gallery, Estoril
BOOMSHIRT Exhibition, Estoril FashionArt Festival, Estoril, 2010
16th Vendas Novas International Exhibition of Plastic Arts, Vendas Novas, Portugal, 2010
Honorable Mention at XXII Salão de Primavera, Queen Isabel de Bragança Prize, Casino Estoril Art ...