Born in Stuttgart, Germany, 1970
Portuguese, lives and works in New York City


Education

2000 MFA Hunter College, New York
1993 Fine Arts degree University of Lisbon


Solo Shows ( Selection)

2007
Thicket, Number 35, New York

2006
The Characters the Objects and the Landscapes, Galeria Pedro Cera, Lisbon

2005
Natural Selection, Michael Steinberg Fine Art, New York

2004
Drawings, Galeria Pedro Cera, Lisbon

2003
Catarina Leitão / Matthew Ronay, Andrea Rosen Gallery 2, New York

2002
Tamed Nature, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon*

2001
A.R.D. Artificial Retreat Devices, Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Berardo Collection, Sintra, Portugal


Group Shows ( Selection)

2007
The Shape of Things to Come, curated by Marco Antonini, Redhead Space, Lmcc, New York
50 Years of Portuguese Art, Calouste Gulbekian Foundation, Lisbon
Anatomical Attitudes, curated by Robin Reisenfeld, Heskin Contemporary, New York

2006
Prevailing Climate, co-curated by Rachel Gugelberger and Jeffrey Walkowiak, Sarah Meltzer Gallery, New York
Garden Improvement, curated by Jennifer Mcgregor, Wavehill, New York
501 Lexington, curated by Mckendree Kee, The Roger Smith Lab Gallery, New York
Leaves of Grass Pillow (1980) in collaboration with Trong G. Nguyen for his project "Humanitarians Not Heroes (Five-Alive)"
En Masse, Heskin Contemporary, New York
Naturalia, curated by Leonor Nazaré, Lagos Cultural Center, Lagos, Portugal*
Options and Futures, Fundação PLMJ Recent Acquisitions, curated by Miguel Amado, Arte Contempo, Lisbon
Salon Itenérant d’Art Contemporain, curated by Fátima Lambert, 6 locations: France, Lithuania, Austria, Italy, Spain, Portugal

2005
Greater New York 2005, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, New York*
Our World, curated by Julie Pepitto, Broadway Gallery, New York
Densidade Relativa, curated by Leonor Nazaré, Fundação C. Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon*
Digressões sobre uma Urbanidade, curated by Miguel Von Hafe Perez, VN Cerveira, Portugal

2004
Bienal de Pontevedra “In the Beginning there Was the Journey”, curated by Miguel Von Hafe Perez and David G. Torres, Pontevedra, Spain*
Field: Science, Technology and Nature, Socrates Sculpture Park, New York, curated by Alyson Baker
Freehand, curated by Rachel Gugelberger, Marvelli Lab, New York

2003
Go! Liquidación Total, Madrid

2000
ENVELOPE, 2 person show, The Point Gallery, New York
Star67, Brooklyn, New York

1999
The Body In The Garment In The Furniture In The Room, MFA Thesis, Times Square Gallery, New York
Bienal da Maia 99, Portugal
Inside/Out, 2 person show, 83 Canal, New York

1996
AIM - Artists in the Market Place, The Bronx Museum of The Arts, New York
Acerca da Solidão dos Objectos, Arte Periferica Gallery, Lisbon
Heat-up, Fukuyama Museum, Hiroshima, Japan

1995
Nature/Human Works, Gallery Korea, New York
Mons Museum, Mons, Belgium

1994
Arte Periferica Gallery, 2 person show, Lisbon

1992
3 person show, Leo Gallery, Lisbon
 

Grants/Fellowships/Residencies

2007  The Center for Book Arts Residency, New York
2006 Triangle Arts Residency, Brooklyn, New York
2004 The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation – The Space Program
2003 Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's residency at the Woolworth Building
2001 The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
97-99 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian and Fundação Luso-Americana
1996 AIM Artists in The Market Place, Bronx Museum of the Arts

 
Collections

CAM/JAP, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon
AIP Collection, Lisbon
Fundação PLMJ, Lisbon
Fundação Ilídio Pinho, Porto, Portugal

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