Mario Pires Cordeiro

Portuguese-American artist Mário Pires Cordeiro experiments with media and color as he explores the interaction between art and design, with a larger intention to comment on the interwoven relationship between visual art and functional objects. His practice is deeply rooted in the theme of color— unpacking the symbolic and cultural meanings imposed on it in contemporary society by sourcing colors from trends and design forecasts as well as from particular environments or publications.
He received his MFA at the University of London and completed three years of a PhD researching color trends
in fine arts. He has been commissioned by the Olympic and Paralympic Games Committee and has put on several solo and group exhibitions. He is currently a resident artist of the Minnesota Street Project Studio Program, San Francisco, California.

Education
2012-2015
• Mphil/Phd (former PhD candidate), Chelsea College of Art and Design, University of the Arts London, UK 2006
• M.F.A. Fine Arts, Chelsea College of Art and Design, University of the Arts London, UK
2004
• B.A. (Hons) Fine Art Painting, Faculdade de Belas Artes de Lisboa (FBAUL), Lisboa, PT
1998
• B.A. (Hons) Set Design, College of Theatre and Cinema (ESTC), Lisboa, PT

Solo Exhibitions (selection)
2022
• Castro Country Club, San Francisco, US
• SF No. 63, Echoes, ATA Window Gallery, San Francisco, US
2013
• Forecast Museum, Enclave Gallery, booklet (English edition), London, UK
• Higher Everyday & From, Arch Collective, booklet (English edition), London, UK
2012
• Forecasting Colour 2010-2013, Galeria Presença, Porto, PT
2011
• Flags, St Catherine’s Church, Telegraph Hill, London, UK
• 50FT, Agency Gallery, London, UK
2008
• No Future, Galeria Presença, Porto, PT
2007
• Future Prospectus, Galeria Presença, booklet (Portuguese/English-bilingual edition), Lisboa, PT • Future Prospectus, Galeria Presença, booklet (Portuguese/English-bilingual edition), Porto, PT
2005
• Bauen, Carmona and Costa Foundation, catalogue (Portuguese/English-bilingual edition), Lisboa, PT
• The Presence-A Double Installation by Mário Cordeiro, Margaret Harvey Gallery, University of Hertfordshire, booklet, St. Albans, UK
2003
• Inês Botelho/Mário Cordeiro, Museu Nacional de História Natural, catalogue (Portuguese edition), Lisboa, PT
Public Art Interventions
2022
• SF No. 62, Livelihood, exterior paint on 20 planters, San Jose Guerrero Park, San Francisco, US

Collaborative projects (selecti...