Alexandre Marreiros

Alexandre Marreiros was born in Cascais, Portugal in 1984. He studied arts and graduated in architecture from the Faculty of Architecture and Arts of the Lisbon Lusíada University. In 2012, he studied the urban and architectural configuration of Morocco's main medinas and presented his master thesis. He lived in Rio de Janeiro, where he developed his artistic work and research on the slums as a cultural and architectural phenomenon.

Marreiros work has been developed based on drawing, building the idea of a territory that questions the relationship between man and the places where he lives, leading to the possibility of operating in different spaces and manipulating different times. Using a variety of techniques that in most of his work are connected, from drawing, collages, serigraphs, painting, from photography to installation - where these techniques emerged and are presented together. With this blend and improbable concoction of techniques Marreiros builds a peculiar vocabulary and creates his narratives.

The artist showcased his work in solo and group exhibitions in Lisbon and Macau, and has also participated, as an invited artist, in the Lisbon Silent Festival - Words Festival and in the Macau Literary Festival - The Sc...

B.Arch. Lusíada University of Lisbon, School of Architecture and Arts.
M.Arch. Lusíada University of Lisbon, School of Architecture and Arts.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2020 . The Whispering Rooms - Alexandre Marreiros, representing Macau at the 12th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese speaking Countries, Macau Forum building, Macau, China (catalog)

2019 . Alexandre Marreiros - Occupying the imaginary, AFA Art Garden, Macau, China (catalog)

2017 . Alexandre Marreiros - Tropicalia Club, Macau Creative, G/F Macau Cultural Centre, China

2016 . Alexandre Marreiros - Cnidoscolus Quercifolius, Macau Museum of Art (MAM), China
. The place of the in Between, The Script Road - Macau Literary Festival 2016, Macau, China (catalog)

2015 . The Screaming Silence|O grito do Silêncio - Silence Festival, Lisbon, Portugal
. Flora and Fauna, Giv Lowe Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal

2013 . LUZBOA A PRETO E BRANCO, Casa Lusitana, Lisbon, Portugal
GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2020 . 2020 Autumn Salon, Casa Garden, Fundação Oriente, Macau, China (catalog)
. Macau Military Club's 150th anniversary, Military Club’s Ho Yin Gallery, Macau, China
. UNLOCK THAT DOOR | 創意空間會員聯展, Macau Creative, G/F Macau Cultural Centre, China

2019 . Espaço e Lugar, Casa Garden, Fundação Oriente, Macau, China
. Red Market | Mercado Vermelho, Albergue SCM, Gallery A2...