contact: mail(at)subway-life(dot)com
I was born in Lisbon (Portugal)Graduated in Graphic Design from the Lisbon School of Fine Arts and took a Master’s degree in Theatre Design at the Slade School of Fine Art in London.I have teached at IADE and RESTART art schools and at UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA. Storytelling through images is my passion: since ’78 I have been publishing Graphic Novels in books, newspapers and magazines in Portugal, Spain, France and Italy
MAIN EXHIBITIONS
1987.
Young Artists Bienal ( Barcelona).
1988.
Vila Nova de Cerveira Bienal/Design.
1989.
Eurovisionni – Viaggio a Fumetti tra le Citta d’Europa (Milão).
1994.
Filipe Seems – International Comic Book Fair/Amadora.
1998.
International Cartoon Festival/Angouleme (France).
1999.
Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival (South Korea)
2003.
Cityscapes .Casa Fernando Pessoa (Lisboa). Awesome Arts Festival/ Perth (Australia)
2010.
“Cent pour cent” (colective) la cité internationale de la bande dessinée et de l’image. Angoulême (France)
GRAPHIC NOVELS
EUROVISIONI-VIAGGIO A FUMETTI TRA LE CITTA D’EUROPA (colective). Mondatori. 1989
ANA (with Nuno Artur Silva) Ed. Asa. 1993. Won “Book of the Year” at Amadora International Comic Book Festival
LISBOA ÀS CORES Lisbon City Council. 1993.
À PROCURA DO FIM (with Nuno Artur Silva). Comissioned by Lisbon European Capital of Culture. 1994.
A HISTÓRIA DO TESOURO PERDIDO (argumento de Nuno Artur Silva) Ed. Asa. 1994.Prémio Melhor Album Português no Festival de BD/ Amadora 94
PLANO ESTRATÉGICO DE LISBOA (with Nuno Artur Silva). Lisbon City Council. 1995.
A ARTE SUPREMA (with Rui Zink) Ed. Asa. 1997. Won “Book of the Year” at Amadora International Comic Book Festival
O SENHOR ABÍLIO Ed. Asa. 1999.
A TRIBO DOS SONHOS CRUZADOS (with Nuno Artur Silva) Ed. Asa. 2003.
REI (with Rui Zink) Ed. Asa. 2007. Won “Best Art” at Amadora International Comic Book Festival 2008
VIH, O BICHO DA SIDA (with Rui Zink) Almedina/Abraço. 2008
CARTOON BOOKS
CARTOONS FROM 2007 (with António, Cid, and Maia) Assírio & Alvim. 2008.
CARTOONS FROM 2008 (with António, Cid, Cristina and Maia) Assírio & Alvim. 2009.
CARTOONS FROM 2009 (with António, Carrilho, Cid, Cristina and Maia) Assírio & Alvim. 2010.
THEATRE SET & VISUALS
O QUE DIZ MOLERO( directed by António Feio).National Theatre D. Maria II, Lisbon (1994); S. João National Theatre, Porto (1995 e 1999); Villaret Theatre, Lisbon (1999). Won the “Best Set Design ‘94” and Prize from ACARTE/Gulbenkian
DUAS SEMANAS COM O PRESIDENTE (directed by António Feio).Belém Cultural Centre, Lisbon; National Theatre S. João, Porto. 1996.
ARTE (directed by António Feio). National Theatre S. João, Porto; Villaret Theatre, Lisbon. 1998 e 2003.
O ÚLTIMO A RIR (directed by Adriano Luz). Villaret Theatre, Lisbon. 2001.
TRIFÁSICO (by Paulo Matos) Villaret Theatre, Lisbon. 2002
O DONO DO NADA (directed by Adriano Luz). Olga Cadaval Cultural Centre- Sintra, 2003; Maria Matos Theatre, Lisbon. 2006.
MANOBRAS DE DIVERSÃO (Produções Fictícias)/ Sao Luiz Theatre, Lisbon. 2004.
1755 – O GRANDE TERRAMOTO (directed byFraga) Trindade Theatre, Lisbon. 2006.
CLAMOR (directed by Carlos Pimenta) Carlos Alberto Theatre, Porto. 2006
ERVA VERMELHA (directed by Cristina Carvalhal) Trindade Theatre, Lisbon. 2006.
HOW TO DO THINGS WITH WORDS (with Ricardo Araujo Pereira) Sao Luiz Theatre, Lisbon. 2008.
DIGITAL LIGHT DRAWING
2001
SONOGRAFIAS with musician Paulo Curado: Lugar Comum (Oeiras), Cordoaria Nacional (Lisboa)
2002
CABARET LX with singer Sylvie Canape: Instituto Franco-Português (Lisboa), Ler Devagar (Lisboa), UCP (Viseu)
2003
BULLLET with musician Armando Teixeira: Festival Número (Lisboa), Festival Cosmopólis (Lisboa), Festival Sonda (Caldas da Rainha), Faladura/Teca (Porto), Queima das Fitas (Coimbra), Lux (Lisboa), Frágil (Lisboa,) Point Ephemére (Paris) among others.
2004/2005
CONTINUOUS ME with dancer Yola Pinto: ZDB (Lisboa), Festival Altitudes (Montemuro), Box Nova/CCB (Lisboa), Faro Capital da Cultura among others.
Theatre Event CONSPIRAÇÃO (Teatro Aberto/Lisboa, Teatro Viriato/Viseu, Clube Estefânea/Lisboa, Centro de Artes da Calheta/Madeira)
Festival au PARC PASTEUR (Orleans)
With FACTOR ACTIVO: Festival Imago (Fundão)
Poetry reading sessions with PRODUÇÕES FICTÍCIAS (Lisboa, Loulé, Oeiras, Madeira)
CAMP FESTIVAL: Montemor-o-novo and Sttutgart
PUBLIC SPACE/ Faro, Capital of Culture
SUPER DELUXE/Tóquio with musician Ellen Fullman (Japan)
SONOGRAFIAS (with musician Paulo Curado):Modern Art Museum/Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon.
2006
SUBTROPICS Festival/Miami with musicians Gustavo Matamoros e Gino Robair (USA)
TRAMA Festival/Serralves Foundation: Casa da Música Subway station, Porto
CLAMOR (directed by Carlos Pimenta)/Teca, Porto
O SOM AMARELO/Granular. Chiado Museum, Lisbon
PUBLIC SPACE / Monchique, Tavira, Almodôvar, Olhão, V. R. Sto AntónioEME Festival / Igreja de Santiago, Palmela.
2007
Concert Songwriter AMÉLIA MUGE. Culturgest, Lisbon.
EGO SKIN (with dancers Amélia Bentes and Ludger Lamers).Belém Cultural Center, Lisbon.
With MICRO AUDIO WAVES. Lux, Lisbon. MusicBox, Lisbon. Plano B, Porto.)
Museum Night / Arqueology Museum, Lisbon.
Public Space / Vila do Conde, Aljezur, Tavira, Matosinhos (Portugal).
ILLUMINATED CORRIDOR / San Francisco, EUA.
HILLSIDE CLUB/ Berkeley, EUA.
concert À NOITE O SOL / Mistura Festival – São Luiz Theatre, Lisbon.
2008
Drawn Concert with piannist Mario Laginha, Sao Luiz Theatre, Lisbon
Public Space / Moita, Alcacer do Sal
Concert Songwriter AMÉLIA MUGE. Sesimbra.
Expo Zaragoza (with Rafael Toral)
FUNCHAL 500 YEARS show (public space) , Madeira.
2009
Publis space: Elvas, Paços de Ferreira, Faro (Portugal).
“Festival de los Abrazos”, Santiago de Compostela (Spain).
“Burning Sounds”, Albufeira: with Orquestra Sinfónica do Algarve (Portugal).
“The mistery of things” : presentation of Guimarães European Capital of Culture 2012.
“Inês Negra”, Melgaço: show by Comédias do Minho directed by Gonçalo Amorim.
2010
“Mapacorpo” by Amelia Bentes (with dancers Amélia Bentes and Leonor Keil and musician Vitor Rua). Belém Cultural Center, Lisbon.
In Public Space / Moita (Portugal) with DJ Marcos Bartilotti.
“Sonografias” (with musicians Paulo Curado and Fernando Mota). Monstra Festival. Lisbon.
“In Lisbon Castle”. Intermedia show with music by Bernardo Sassetti at S. Jorge’s Castle. Lisbon.
OTHER PROJECTS
1995
I was comissioned by the Lisbon Subway to create a visual set for the hoardings of Alameda building site.
2000/2004
The SUBWAY LIFE project was undertaken between 1999 and 2004 and consisted of drawing people sitting in subway carriages in 10 cities across the five continents. In total this comprised around 800 hours of work spread across the 3 to 4 weeks that I stayed in each city; my routine involved 2 two-hour sessions per day as I travelled the different lines during the full span of the opening hours.My choice of cities – London, Lisbon, Berlin, Stockholm, New York, São Paulo, Tokyo, Athens, Moscow and Cairo – was aimed at covering distinct metropolises which I did not already know.The website of this project (www.subway-life.com) was nominated in the Art category of the Flash Film Festival. To date it has received more than 5 million visits.
Since 2004
I draw every week a political cartoon for O INIMIGO PÚBLICO (in PÚBLICO newspaper). Honourable Mention World Press Cartoon 2006. 2d Prize Editorial World Press Cartoon 2008. Honourable Mention World Press Cartoon 2010.