Catarina Garcia

Catarina Garcia is an young artist from Lisbon, Portugal. Born in 1986, she lives and works in Lisbon.
From the beginning, her work has always featured figure drawing as a starting point. Her interest in drawing is a focus in her portrait work and paintings, where composition is of singular importance. Her most recent paintings belong to a universe where dreams and imagination meet, creating stories from imagery. Catarina continues to draw daily in her sketchbook, seeking new and expressive ways to advance her drawing.

Academic resume / curriculum vitae (cv) :
Currently finishing a Masters in Drawing at the Fine Arts Faculty of Lisbon, where she was also presented in 2008 a degree in Fine Arts Painting in a 5 year program. Her studies took a specialization in Printmaking. In 2007/08, she was awarded a Erasmus scholarship at the Accademia Albertina delle Belle Arti, in Turin, Italy. Catarina was also involved in multiple workshops in drawing.

Solo Exhibitions: "Living" - Novo Século Galley, Lisbon - 2010; "Imagined Dream" - Novo Século Gallery, Lisbon - 2011.

Group Exhibitions (selection): Painting Finallists Exhibition - 2007/08; Galveias Palace Gallery (Lisbon) - 2009; "Engraved House" - Anastácio G...

Degree in Painting, Fine Arts Faculty of Lisbon, 2008