João Figueiredo

João Figueiredo
Biography

João Figueiredo was born in Lisbon in 1970. In his academic life there are several years studying History of Art and a animation cinema course at Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. He graduated in Design in 1993 at IADE and later frequented the design and arts at .
He worked for several years on publicity and design. Several very successful publicity campaigns had his touch on them and he was responsible for the arts direction of several publications and was the author of several Book covers for several famous authors such as Vasco Graça Moura, Leonor Xavier and Margarida Rebelo Pinto. He received praise for his proposal for a logo for Expo98 and the 1st prize in direct marketing, for Martini. He founded two design companies, AB21 and Design Partners.
In 2000 his first paintings came to light in the exhibit “Mortas por Natureza” (“Dead by Nature”) which was followed within a year by the exhibition “Frutos Proibidos” (“Forbidden Fruits”) in partnership with Jacinto Luis.
In 2004 he received the “Prize Nadir Afonso” at the Estoril Contemporary Art Fair, his work having been chosen by Architect Nadir Afonso himself. In that same year he finished the phase of still lives with “Liliput Chamber”.
In 2005, with t...

SOLO EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION):

2014 • “REMIND ME WHY I STARTED” • Santa Catarina Gallery • Lisbon, Portugal
2013 • “THE GARDEN OF HIDDEN” • Arts no solar st Antonio Gallery • Oporto, Portugal
2013 • “SMALL IS GREAT” • Allarts Gallery • Lisbon, Portugal
2011 • “STOLEN BEAUTY” • Schloss Korb Gallery • Bolzano, Italy
2011 • “BROKEN PROMISE” • Espaço Cultural Príncipe Real • Lisbon, Portugal
2011 • “LOOK INTO ME” • The Bridge Gallery • Lisbon, Portugal
2010 • “IMATGES DE LA MEMORIA” • Art el Set Gallery • Principality of Andorra
• “DON´T TELL ME THE TRUTH” • Camara dos Azuis Gallery • Lisbon, Portugal
2009 • “PORTUGAL LOVERS” • Artin Gallery • Lisbon, Portugal
• “BACK TO THE PALACE” • Pombal Palace • Lisbon, Portugal
2008 • “ONCE UPON A TIME IN… 1808 1908” • Finances Ministry • Lisbon, Portugal
2007 • “D-TALES” • Solar de St. António Gallery • Oporto, Portugal
• “RECENT WORKS” • Schloss Korb Gallery • Bolzano, Italy
• “SE7EN - FROM PAST TO POP” • City Museum • Lisbon, Portugal
2006 • “LESS IS MORE” • Zizi Gallery • London, UK
• “AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME” • Finances Ministry • Lisbon, Portugal
2005 • “RINASCIMENTO D’IL RITRATO” • Hotel Tivoli • Oporto, Portugal
• “MEMORY PORTRAITS” • Grémio Literário • Lisb...