João Galrão
Works With:
António Prates Gallery and Squareone Art Agency Lisbon
Soulgold Agency Berlin
Lives and works in Sintra, Lisbon . From 1996 to 2001 he studied at Ar.Co, Lisbon, where he completed the Advanced Course in Visual Arts in 2001. He has exhibited individually in galleries such as: Graça Brandão, Porto (2003), Hammer Sidi, London (2003), Vera Cortes Art Agency, Lisbon (2005), the Casa Triangulo, Sao Paulo (2005) and Chemistry at The Gallery in Prague (2008)
Since 1996 he has participated in several collective exhibitions, including the Exhibition of Students of Ar.Co (1999, 2000 and 2001) in The Collector's Room, Galeria Canvas, Porto (2002), in 48ème Salon de Montrouge (European Young Creators Salon) Montrouge, Barcelona and Amarante (2003); V Jóvenes Call for Artists, Gallery Luis Adelentado, Valencia (2003) and now as commissioner and one of the intervening artists in the "Afrontamentos" project.
His work lies at the border between painting and sculpture, gives canvases a three-dimensional value obtained though the use of elevations and depressions caused by, previously shaped wood supports, or closer to the present, through the creation geometrical volumes in synthetic material in which multicolored plastic semi spheres are dug into the pieces.
C.V
Born in Sintra, Portugal in 1975
Education
1993/1996
- Degree in Preservation and Restoration of Edified Patrimony at EPRP of Sintra, Portugal
1996/2001
- Advanced Fine Arts Degree at Ar.Co - Lisbon, Portugal
Solo Exhibitions
2020
-Singularities, Galeria António Prates, Lisboa
2018
-Before now, Tribute to the past, Galeria António Prates, Lisboa
2011
- "Meus vícios dentro" - Liberdade Provisória, Lisbon, Portugal
- "Meus vícios dentro" - Drop D, Lisbon, Portugal
2010
- "Little Revelations", Babel Bookstore - Lisbon, Portugal
2008
- "After Hours" - The Chemistry Gallery - Prague, Czech Republic
2006
- "You are now in my dreams" - Graça Brandão Gallery - Porto, Portugal
2005
- "Contratempo" - Vera Cortês Art Agency - Lisbon, Portugal
- "Antes de Partir" - Casa do Triângulo - São Paulo, Brazil
- "After Hours" - Projecto Gallery - Vola Nova de Cerveira, Portugal
2003
- Graça Brandão Gallery - Porto, Portugal (catalog)
- Hammer Sidi - London, England
- "Peridos e Achados" - Castelo 66 Gallery - Lagos, Portugal
Collective Exhibitions
2021
- "Entre palavras e silêncios". Pieces of the collection of Norlinda e José Lima, Fundacao Dom Luís, Centro Cultural de Cascais
2020
- OUTside, Publico / Privado, Doce calma ou Violência doméstica?", Centro Cultural de Sines
2018
- Género na Arte, Corpo, sexualidade, identidade, resistência ", Museu do Chiado Lisboa
- Self - destruction Poetry , Instinct Village, Berlin
2013
- More then This, Vision Centre, Cork, Ireland
- Cock and bull stories, Kit Schulte Gallery, Berlin
2012
- "God Factor", São Martinho de Tibães Monestary - Braga, Portugal
- "Isto também sou eu / I'm this also", Liberdade Provisória - Lisbon, Portugal
2011
- "Afrontamentos 6", Casa da Artes, Brejoeira Pallace, Monção, Portugal
2010
- "Hard Feelings", Comunications Museum, Lisbon, Portugal
- "Display objects, Buildings and Space", Experimenta, Calhariz Pallace, Lisbon, Portugal
- "Pieces and Parts", Plataforma Revolver Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
2009
- "Livingart Project", Congress Hotel & Spa - Porto, Portugal
- "Afrontamentos 5", Quase Galeria - Espaço T - Porto, Portugal
- "Afrontamentos 4", Jorge Shirley Gallery - Lisbon, Portugal
2006
- "Home Sweet Home", São João da Madeira Art Centre - São João da Madeira, Portugal
- "3+3", Ficha Tripla
- "Constelações Afectivas", Graça Brandão Gallery - Lisbon, Portugal
2005
- "Paisagens e Arquitecturas", Sete Gallery - Coimbra, Portugal
- "Densidades Relativas", Calouste Gulbenkian Fundation - Lisbon, Portugal
- "Alquimia", Quinta de Regaleira - Sintra, Portugal
2003
- "V Convocatória Internacional de Jóvenes Artista", Luís Adelentado Gallery - Valencia, Spain
- "48ème Salon Montrouge" -European Salon of Young Artists - Contemporary Art
- "Quarto Formas d'Art", Formadarte Gallery - Estoril, Portugal
2002
- "Os 4 Elementos", Casa Municipal da Cultura, Museu da Pedra - Cantanhede, Portugal
- "O quarto do Coleccionador", Canvas Gallery - Porto, Portugal
2001
- Senior Students Exhibit of Ar.Co, Sala Jorge Vieira - Lisbon, Portugal
2000
- "2000 Greenspaces" colaboration with Armanda Duarte, Estufa Fria - Lisbon, Portugal
- "No Bazar de Harry", Fitares Gallery - Rio de Mouro, Portugal
- "Exposição dos Alunos da Ar.Co", Quinta de São Miguel - Almada, Portugal
1999
-"Ramaia" - Vila do Bispo, Portugal
- "D. Fernando II", Casal de São Domingos Gallery - Sintra, Portugal
- "RAMA", Alvarez Gallery - Porto, Portugal
- Ar.Co's Summer Exhibit - Lisbon, Portugal
1997
- "RAM" - Lisbon, Portugal
1996
- "Jov'Arte 96" - Loures, Portugal
Filmography
- Interview for the Portuguese Art Institute in "Afrontamentos 6" collective exhibit, Brejoeira Pallace - Monção, Portugal
- Movie for posterity by Álvaro Queiroz in the artists study, Sintra; for the collection of the "Cinemateca Portuguesa - Anim
Collections
- Modern Art Centre of Caloust Gulbenkian Fundation - Lisbon, Portugal
- PLMJ Fundation - Lisbon, Portugal
- Bergé Collection - Spain
- Elvas Modern Art Museum - Elvas, Portugal
- Atlantico Banc