Santa Maria - Portugal
About the artist
Member since 2007-07-15
Santa Maria's Biography and Exhibitions
Biography
1957 Born in Sintra, lives in Azores 1965-70 Art learning with the British Painter Enid Mitchell, Sintra 1975-76 Introduction to Modern Art and Art History of National Society of Fine Arts, Lisbon 1980 Study voyage to Madrid 1981 Study voyages, to Madrid - Sevilla, study Zurbaran - Barcelona, professional training in the atelier of the Catalan Painter Daniel Aspachs Georges.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2006 Anima Gallery, PD Azores 1999 Graciosa's Cultural Center, Azores 1998 Unesco Center, Oporto 1996 Portugal Telecom Gallery, Oporto 1991 Casino Estoril Gallery, Estoril - Loios Gallery, Oporto 1988 Albatroz Gallery, Cascais 1984 Sao Bento Gallery, Lisbon 1983 Foz Palace, Lisbon 1982 Foz Palace, Lisbon 1981 Foz Palace, Lisbon 1976 Valencas Palace, Sintra 1975 Valencas Palace, Sintra 1974 Valencas Palace, Sintra
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1996 Fernando Pessoa in Casino Estoril 1994 Degrau Arte Gallery in Oporto - Escada Quatro Gallery in Cascais 1990 Tivoli Gallery in Sintra 1988 The Woman in the Portuguese Contemporary Art, Casino Estoril - (The Sea) in the International Fair of Lisbon - Tempo Gallery, Lisbon - Coimbra's week in the Casino Estoril - Collective in favour of the Timor's people 1987 Janela Verde Gallery in Lisbon - E. C. Gallery in Colares, Sintra 1986 R 75 Gallery in Lisbon 1982 Foz Palace in Lisbon 1981 Casino Estoril - Autumn Halls from 81 to 91, with honours mentions in 82 and 83 - 1974 Valencas Palace in Sintra
Commissioned Work
1979 A panel for the Battalion of Recognition of the Transmissions of the Army 1983 Modern Art Center of Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation 1998 Portuguese Republic Assembly 2001 Bank of Portugal 2003 Portuguese Bank of Business
Representation
The Modern Art Center of Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Ministry of Culture
Portuguese Republic Assembly, Presidents Art Gallery
Bank of Portugal, Presidents Art Gallery
Sintra Museum.
Portugal Telecom, Oporto
Portuguese Bank of Business ( BPN )
Casino Estoril
Cascais City Hall
Graciosa's City Hall, Azores
Ponta Delgada's City Hall, Azores
Portuguese Bank of Business
The Iberian Dictionary of Plastic Artists and the Painters and Sculptors of Fernando Pamplona Vol. IV and in diverse national and foreign collections: Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, USA, Australia and Norway.
Represented in World Wide Web:
http://pinheirodesantamaria.googlepages.com
http://santamaria.imagekind.com/
http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery/artist_profile/artpage/39091.html
http://www.bportugal.pt/root/bank/history/ex-gov_p.htm
http://www.parlamento.pt/VisitaVirtual/Paginas/BiogPinheirodeSantaMaria.aspx
http://www.artnews.info/artist.php?i=3274
http://www.yourart.com/artist_detail.php?id=95787&
http://www.the-artists.org/artistsblog/posts/st_content_001.cfm?id=2990
Skills
- Drawing
- Painting
- Digital Photography
- Traditional Photography
- Fine Art
