Cristina Valadas

I was born in Porto, Portugal where I live and work as a painter and illustrator

In 1992 I finished my degree in Painting at the Porto School of Fine Arts. In 1994 a got a post-graduation course in Textile Design.
My career as an Illustrator began in 2000 as I launched my first book named "The Herbarium".

Individual Exhibitions
1989-Café Português Suave. Porto
1990- DMI, Porto
1992- Hybrids Gallery EG&Associados, Porto
1994-Be or not beings Gallery Artésis, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto
Short Stories, Casa da Companhia, Youth foundation, Porto
Two Eyes Two Worlds,Portuguese library gallery, Macao
1995-Daily Dialogues , Cultural Center of Alto Minho, Viana do Castelo
1996- Dreams and Fables, Gallery Degrau Arte, Porto
1997- Meeting Point ,Amadeu De Souza Cardoso Gallery Museum, Amarante
1999- Blows, OM gallery, Penafiel
Circuits António Prates Gallery, Lisbon
2000-In And Out , Fernando Santos Gallery, Porto
Spring São Bento Gallery, Lisbon
2001- Behind The Rainbow, Project Gallery, Vila Nova de Cerveira
Behind The Rainbow , Paços do Concelho Gallery, Tomar
2002- Adjustments Arte Periférica Gallery, Lisbon
2011- The Girl Who Knew The Spring, Almeida Garrett Library, Porto
2015- Beyond The Physical look Julio Resende Foundation, Gondomar
Hand-Drawn Life, Viana do Castelo National Library
2016- In The Labyrinth Of Affection, Stories Factory, Torres Vedras
2017- All-Nothing, Always , Arte Periferica Gallery, Lisbon
2018- Where There Is Light, Casa Branca de Gramido, Gondomar
Voyage To The Dark Room, Casa de Portugal,...