Marco Santos

Marco Santos is a self-taught figurative artist based in Portugal, born in 1981. His passion for drawing and pop culture began early, sketching his surroundings, family, and favorite fictional characters from movies, TV, and comics. This love for visual arts propelled him into a career in painting.

Marco's work draws inspiration from everyday life, pop culture, and art history. He admires the great masters and incorporates their influence into his unique style. His recent paintings fuse reality and fiction, creating alternate realities and symbiotic relationships. By blending characters from various universes and juxtaposing them in classical art contexts, Marco creates surprising new worlds on his canvases.

Marco's artworks have been showcased in galleries across Spain, Portugal, the UK, and the US. He was recently featured in Beautiful Bizarre Magazine's artist directory. His pieces invite viewers to recognize familiar characters in unexpected environments, bringing the multiverse into figurative art.

Self-taught

Latest exhibitions

6ª Bienal Internacional de Arte de Gaia
Polo de Valença
Valença do Minho (Portugal)
2025

Anthology Gallery
Every Creature's Story
Online (Idaho, USA)
2025

Galería Léucade
110 Rex
Murcia (Spain)
2024

Modern Eden Gallery
The Portrait Show 12: Myth
San Francisco, CA (USA)
2024

Casa das Artes
Arcoz'Arte
Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal
2024

Sede Afundación
IV Exposición Colectiva a beneficio de "Tierra de Hombres"
Vigo, Spain
2024

Galería Léucade
Aquelarre
Murcia, Spain
2024

Galería Léucade
Ciclamen
Murcia, Spain
2024

Revolution Gallery
Something Wicked
Buffalo, NY (USA)
2023

Modern Eden Gallery
Beyond Original: The Portrait Show 11
San Francisco (USA)
2023

Galería Léucade
Poder
Murcia, Spain
2023

Centro de Arte Carcel Vieja
Héroes y Villanos
Murcia, Spain
2022

Galería Léucade
#Hashtag4
Murcia, Spain
2022

A Filantrópica
#Begentle
Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
2022

Galería Léucade
Efecto Matilda
Murcia, Spain
2022

Galería El Punto Rojo
Freckles
Murcia, Spain
2022

4 Bienal Internacional de Arte de Gaia
Coronavírus não destroi a criatividade
Gaia, Portugal
2021

A Filantrópica
Eça - 26 anos depois
Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
2021

Casa das Artes
Arcoz'Arte
Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal
2021

Galería Léucade
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