Bio

Jorge Queiroz (Lisbon, Portugal, 1966) lives and works in Lisbon.
Jorge Queiroz develops his practice around drawing, painting, video, and installation. Inquiring the nature of perception, his work investigates the essence of looking, saturating and diluting the field of action and the vague insinuation of a narrative. In an unpredictable and enigmatic manner, his works take on the strangeness of an intrigue in motion.
Jorge Queiroz studied at Ar.Co. – Centre for Art and Visual Communication in Lisbon, at the Royal College of Arts in London, and in 1997 he enrolled at the School of Visual Arts in New York, where he lived for the following six years. In 2004 he established himself in Berlin and later in Lisbon.
His work has been showcased in prestigious institutions worldwide, such as the Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris, France), the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art (Porto), Palais de Tokyo (Paris, France), Walhof Museum (Bielefeld, Germany), Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum (Rotterdam, Netherlands), among others. In 2003 he was selected to exhibit at the Venice Biennale, in 2004 at the São Paulo Biennale, and in 2006 at the Berlin Biennale.
His work is included in various collections, such as the Museum of Modern Art / MoMA (New York, USA), Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris, France), Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Lisbon), Deutsche Bank (Frankfurt, Germany), Fundacíon “la Caixa” (Barcelona, Spain), CACE - State Contemporary Art Collection (Lisbon), among others.

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Pedro Gomes (Nampula, Mozambique, 1972) lives and works in Lisbon.
Pedro Gomes conceptualizes and refines his artistic vision, with a primary emphasis on drawing, as an expansive realm of visual representation and a means to map reality. Grounded in a meticulous analysis that delves into the selection and metamorphosis of images, he intricately weaves together diverse forms and materials through techniques like superimposition, densification, and subtraction. This results in a diverse body of work that transcends traditional boundaries, extending into the realms of sculpture and video art.
Pedro Gomes studied at Ar.Co. – Centre for Art and Visual Communication in Lisbon and at the Chelsea College of Art (MFA) in London.
His work has been showcased in prestigious institutions such as the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Lisbon), Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology MAAT/EDP (Lisbon), National Museum of Contemporary Art MNAC (Lisbon), Camden Arts Centre (London, UK), Extremadura and Ibero-American Museum of Contemporary Art (Badajoz, Spain), Arpad Szenes - Vieira da Silva Museum (Lisbon).
His work is included in various collections, such as the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Lisbon), CACE - State Contemporary Art Collection (Lisbon), António Cachola Collection (Elvas), MAAT/EDP Foundation (Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, Lisbon), MUDAS - Madeira Museum of Contemporary Art (Funchal), PLMJ Foundation (Lisbon), among others.

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Raquel Melgue (Porto, Portugal, 1985) lives and works in Lisbon.
Raquel Melgue is a mixed media visual artist who develops work in the areas of photography, video, performance, and installation. Immersed in a fictional universe that scrutinizes the contours of memory, her work blurs the boundaries between fact and fiction, exploring reality as an exercise in transgression. Her path is defined by interdisciplinary crossover with other artists and investigates the condition of authorship.
Raquel Melgue studied at the University of Évora (Master's in Visual Arts-Digital Intermedia and Bachelor's in Visual Arts – Painting).
She has exhibited in institutions such as the MIAA – Iberian Museum of Archaeology and Art (Abrantes), Military Museum of Elvas (Elvas), Cultural Centre of Ponte de Sôr (Ponte de Sôr), Abel Salazar House-Museum (São Mamede de Infesta), Geological Museum (Lisbon), Vila Franca de Xira Photography Biennale (Vila Franca de Xira).
Her work is included in various collections, such as the Luís Ferreira Collection (Lisbon) and the AIAS-Zurich (Zurich).

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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.