Bicho Print

Maria João Damas (Coimbra, Portugal 1971) is a self-taught painter and installation artist, graduated in Social Service from Instituto Superior Miguel Torga and postgraduate in Social Economy by the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra. ​ Through her lived experiences she captured glances in the lives of others. This perspective, on the lives of many, provoked her uneasiness that would guide her to an artistic practice of painting and other art forms that she explores through personal, creative and social struggles. Her work is a constant exploration of the media, materials, and techniques. In her paintings she predominantly works in acrylic, mixed media and the base is typically canvas or paper but her artwork also often takes the form of installations, sculpture with social engagement thematics such as domestic violence.