Born in Loulé, Portugal, 1978
Lives in New York



Education

2004-2006 MFA in Sculpture - School of Visual Arts, New York
1999-2003 BA in Anthropology at ULHT, Lisbon



Solo Exhibitions

2008
Ricardo Valentim, Galeria Pedro Cera, Lisbon

2007
Art statements, Art 38 Basel, Basel
Film Festival, unitednationsplaza at e-flux, e-flux, New York

2006
Lecture n. 1 (Lectures on Light), LEGION, New York
Film Festival, Galeria Pedro Cera, Lisbon

2004
More “Primitive” Forms, Project Room, CAV, Coimbra, Portugal



Group Exhibitions (Selection)

2009
Sounds and Visions, (curated by Maria Rosa Sossai and Angelo Gioe), Tel Aviv Museum of Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv

2008 
Matter of Fact: Aftermath, (curated by Krist Gruijthuijsen) Galeria Vermelho, São Paulo; Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage, Rio Janeiro
Notorious, (curated by Xavier Franceschi) Film Festival, Espace Expérimental Frac Ile-de-France/ Le Plateau, Paris
Art nova, (with Marcius Galan), Art Basel - Miami Beach, Miami Beach
Manifesta 7, (curated by Adam Budak), Alto Adige/ South Tyrol, Italy
Mundos Locais, (curated by Lúcia Marques and Paula Rousch), Centro Cultural de Lagos, Lagos, Portugal
Art Premiere, (with Pedro Barateiro), Art 39 Basel, Basel
Memoria, Galeria Marta Cervera, Madrid

2006
Contrabando, (curated by Carolina Grau) Galeria Luísa Strina, São Paulo
Dirty Words, Galeria Pedro Cera, Lisboa
Delicate Arrangement (curated by Dan Cameron), David Zwirner Gallery, New York
Prime Time (curated by Amy Smith-Stweart), Visual Arts Gallery, New York



Other Projects

2008
eflux video rental, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa.
Project by Anton Vidokle and Julieta Aranda
International Pastimes: Ricardo Valentim & Tirdad Zolghadr, New York
Project by Bosko Blagojevic and S.C. Squibb
Film Festival Radio Program, RADIO EPODE at Radio Papesse, Manifesta 7
Project by Ricardo Valentim and script by Bosko Blagojevic
The Exotification of Western Activities
Lecture at Séquences, Frac Ile-de-France/ Le Plateau, Paris

2009
The Exotification of Western Activities
Lecture at Internal Necessity, Loge, PROGR, Bern



Awards / Residencies

2008
Premio Ron Brugal Artistas Emergentes ARCO8, Madrid
2009
Sommerakademie directed by Tirdad Zolghadr, Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern



Publications

Temporary Collaborations, Artist Book by Pedro Barateiro and Ricardo Valentim, published by Galeria Pedro Cera, 2008.



Selected Press

Sardo, Delfim, “A Particular Meta-Cinema”, in cat. “Sounds and Visions”, Tel Aviv Museum of Contemporary
Art,02.2009, pp.152-153
Amado, Miguel, “Ricardo Valentim”, Reviews, Artforum, May Issue - New York, 05.01.2008
Soares de Oliveira, Luisa, “O olhar do antrópologo”, Ípsilon, Publico - Lisboa, 08.02.2008
Ayers, Robert, “Generation Next”, artinfo.com - New York, 06.15.2007
Clintberg, Mark, “Valentim: the art of education”, The Art Newspaper - Art Basel Daily Edition, 14.06.2007
Amado, Miguel, “Ricardo Valentim”, Critic Picks, artforum.com - New York, 02.19.2007
Pomar, Alexandre, “Ricardo Valentim”, Actual, Expresso - Edição 1735 - Lisboa, 28.01.2006