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Nuno Sousa Vieira (Leiria, 1971) lives and works between Leiria
and Lisbon. He holds a Ph.D. in Painting from the Faculty of Fine
Arts at the University of Lisbon, with a thesis titled: The Studio
– From the World to the Place. Exhibition Room (1971/2015).
Some of his notable exhibitions include: Inhabitants ou imitar o
andar, 3+1 Contemporary Art, Lisbon (2023); Linha Funda, Carmona
e Costa Foundation, Lisbon (2020); Constellations: a Choreography
of Minimal Gestures, curated by Ana Rito & Hugo Barata, Berardo
Collection Museum, CCB, Lisbon (2019); Portugal Portugueses,
curated by Emanuel Araújo, Afro Brasil Museum, São Paulo (2016);
Um ateliê, uma fábrica e uma sala de exposição, nem sempre por
esta ordem, CAPC, Coimbra (2013); Somos nós que mudamos quando
tomamos efetivamente conhecimento do outro, Pavilhão Branco,
Lisbon (2011); Don’t Underestimate the Impact of the Workplace
(curated by MA Curatorial Practice, University College Falmouth),
Newlyn Art Gallery, Newlyn (2010); Let’s Talk About Houses: When
Art Speaks Architecture [BUILDING, UNBUILDING, INHABIT], curated
by Delfim Sardo, Chiado Museum, Lisbon (2010)
His works are included in national and international collections
such as: PINTA – Latin America, Miami, USA; Museum of Modern Art
(MAM), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Colección Navacerrada, Madrid,
Spain; Teixeira de Freitas, Portugal; António Cachola Collection,
Elvas, Portugal; Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Collection,
Lisbon, Portugal; and the State Contemporary Art Collection,
Portugal.

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Tamara Arroyo (Madrid, 1972) Graduated in Fine Arts from the
Complutense University of Madrid, she is currently pursuing her
doctorate in artistic research at the same university.
She has held solo and group exhibitions at the Centro de Arte Dos
de Mayo, La Casa Encendida, Matadero, CentroCentro, Real Academia
de Bellas Artes, all in Madrid; Es Baluard Museu d’Art Modern i
Contamporani, Casa de Cultura de Felanixt, and Addaya Centre d ́Art
Contemporary in Mallorca; ArtistaxArtista in Havana; CAC and MAC
Genalguacil in Málaga; Fundación Bilbao Arte in Bilbao; Fundación
Cajamurcia in Cartagena; Real Academia de España in Rome; IVAM in
Valencia and at the X Pamplona Biennial.
Her work can be appreciated in the collections of the Museo
Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo
(CA2M), the DKV Collection, Fundación Banco Sabadell, Colección
Universidad de Nebrija, AECID/Real Academia de España en Roma,
Colección ABC, Ayuntamiento de Palma de Mallorca, Ayuntamiento
de Pamplona, Colección Unicaja, Museo de Pollença, Diputación
de Orense, UNED, INJUVE - Ministerio de Fomento and Junta de
Extremadura.

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Sérgio Fazenda Rodrigues (Lisbon, 1973) is an architect, curator,
and editor. He was a professor at the University of the Azores
(2005-2012), at Vasco da Gama University School (2013/14), and at
the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon (2019/20), and is
currently dedicating himself to the dissemination, critique, and
curation of the visual arts. He is a member of the International
Association of Art Critics (IAAC), having participated in its
Portuguese administration in 2015.
He is the founder and curator of the independent exhibition
space Kindred Spirit, in Lisbon. Jointly with Celina Brás, he is
a partner in the company Making Art Happen, which consolidates
the Contemporânea art magazine and the APP Portugal Art Guide.
He was a permanent cultural advisor to the Regional Government
of the Azores / Regional Directorate of Culture, having been
responsible for the management of the Contemporary Art Collection
of the Regional Government of the Azores and the programming of
exhibitions at the Archipelago - Contemporary Arts Center between
2010 and 2012. He has served on various consultation juries for
the Portuguese Government / Directorate-General for the Arts,
the Regional Government of the Azores / Regional Directorate of
Culture, Ágora - Culture and Sports / Porto City Council, EGEAC
- Municipal Galleries of Lisbon (Julio Pomar Atelier-Museum), and
the Luso-American Development Foundation.
His body of work has developed autonomously, in collaboration with
institutions, galleries, collectors, and independent spaces in
Portugal, Spain, Belgium, and England.

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Virginia Torrente (Bilbao, 1963) é comissária independente.
Entre 1986 a 1992, trabalhou como diretora da galeria e editora de livros de arte Estampa. De 1993 a 1999, foi chefe de colecção e exposições da Colecção Arte Contemporânea, Madrid. Entre 2000 e 2003, foi comissária chefe do Museu Patio Herreriano de Valladolid. De 2004 a 2006, foi responsável pela Direcção Artística da Casa da América em Madrid, desenvolvendo um intenso programa de exposições individuais de artistas espanhóis, portugueses e latino-americanos, a maioria concebida e produzida especificamente para os espaços expositivos da Casa da América. Desde 1999 até 2008, foi co-curadora do projecto independente Doméstico, juntamente com Giulietta Speranza, Andrés Mengs, Teodora Diamantopoulos e Joaquín García, organizando exposições em espaços não convencionais para arte contemporânea em Madrid. Desde 2007, trabalha como comissária independente para museus e centros de arte em Espanha, Portugal e América Latina: Patricia Gadea no MNCARS, Gilda Mantilla e Raimond Chaves no CentroCentro, Guillermo Mora e Miquel Mont na Tabacalera, Jacobo Castellano e Noé Sendas na Appleton Square, e uma extensa série de exposições individuais e colectivas onde predominam as ideias de produção e construção site-specific, o uso do desenho como matriz da obra e a colaboração como base de trabalho incentivada entre os artistas expostos.