BIOGRAPHY
Pedro Oliveira was born on January 13, 1986 in Lisbon, Portugal.
Soon became interested in arts and joined the Escola Superior de Artes e Design, in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal at the age of 18.
In 2007 completed the BA and in 2011 the MA in Visual Arts from the same institution.
He's developing work since the entry into higher education and counte with several participations in collective exhibitions and solo exhibitions.
After the Master he stayed an year in residence developing work at Atelier-Museum António Duarte in Caldas da Rainha, then he participates in to an artistic residence in China, September 2012, his first experience outside Portugal.
In the end of a ten months living exprience in Paris, France, and a three months term experience in Bodrum, Turkey, Pedro moved to London, UK, where he lived for more four months.
Decided to stop living in citys he moved to Corsica Island in 2015 where he lives and works, becoming the father of three little boys (his truly masterpieces) .
EXHIBITIONS
2023 " Les Fruits de mon Jardin" , Casa Cumuna, Arghjusta-Muricciu, France (solo)
2018 "Salon des Artistes Sillanais", "Château de la Ville, Sillans-la-Cascade, France
2013 ""La vie est un jeu d'echecs et je suis Marcel Duchamp", LaClef, Saint Germain en Laye,
France (solo)
2012 “De volta à terra”, Atelier-Museum António Duarte, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal (solo)
“MA Defense Exhibiton, Cultural and Congressional Centre, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
“Museu Bernardo, Colecção e Mais”, Sines Art Centre, Sines, Portugal
2011 “O Golpe do Leão”, Exhibition Cycle “os Mestres do Kung-fu” Electricidade Estética,
Caldas da Rainha, Portugal (solo)
"90-10 Exposição 20 Anos ESAD.CR", Lisbon Technological Park, Lisbon, Portugal
“Quem são eles?”, Nova Ogiva Gallery, Óbidos, Portugal
2010 “A Adoração de Nossa Senhora Maria de La Salete, dos seus Discípulos e de outros
santos, nas catacumbas da Igreja Santíssima da Oliveira”, Tunel Gallery of the Bernardo
Foundation, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal (solo)
“Happenings no Museu”, Bernardo Museum, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
2009 “Praga”, Centre for Art and Recreation, Guimarães, Portugal
”11 Assoalhadas”,Avenida Space, Lisbon, Portugal
2008 “A Corda, pá vida”, “O Museu Mais Pequeno do Mundo”, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal (solo)
“Finalistas ESAD.CR”, GIEFARTE Gallery, Lisbon
“Bilhete de Identidade”, “Finalists Exhibition", ESAD Building, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
Participation in the “Metapelho” Project, from the Pizz-Buin Collective, Avenida Space,
Lisbon, Portugal
“Praga”, Harmonia Eborense Society, Évora, Portugal
“Desenho, Gravura e Pintura”, Arquivo Gallery, Leiria, Portugal
2007 “A Morte do Artista”, “Projecto T0”, Guetto Space, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal (solo)
“Cabra cega”, projecto “Joio Division”, Secla Factory, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
“Trabalho em construção”, “Finalists Exhibition”, ESAD Building, Caldas da Rainha,
Portugal
“Joio Division”, Old Ceres Factory, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
2006 “Praga”, Velha-a-Branca Space, Braga, Portugal
EDUCATION
2011 MA Fine Arts, Escola Superior Artes e Design, Caldas da
Rainha, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
2007 BA Fine Arts, Escola Superior Artes e Design, Caldas da
Rainha, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
RESIDENCIES
2012 Creatives in Residence, Sunhoo Industrial Design
Innovation Park, Hangzhou, China, September
2011 Atelier-Museum António Duarte, Caldas da Rainha,
from July 2011 to August 2012
COLLECTIONS
LaClef Collection, St. Germain en Laye
Somafre Collection, Lisbon
Bernardo Museum Collection, Caldas da Rainha
Atelier-Museum António Duarte Collection, Caldas da Rainha
Private Collections
PUBLICATIONS
2017 "Portuguese Emerging Art Catalogue", Emerge Art
Agency,
2011 " 90-10 Exposição 20 Anos ESAD.CR", Grupo Somafre +
Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Caldas da Rainha
2011 “Quem são eles?”, Nova Ogiva Gallery, Óbidos
Patrimonium E.E.M
2004/2010 Participation and edition of several handmade
Fanzines and artist books