DAVID DE ALMEIDA
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Born in S. Pedro do Sul, Portugal, 1945. David de Almeida died on October 16th, 2014. António Arroio School of Art, Lisbon, Portugal. Atelier 17, Paris, France, 1980-83. Apprenticeship in the paper windmills of Auvergne, France, 1983. Goldsmith College, London, England, 1986. Intervention in public spaces in Portugal, Brazil and Macao. Solo exhibitions (selection)* |
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2015 |
A ética da mão. Gravura em retrospectiva (The Ethics of the Hand. Engraving retrospective) – Casa das Artes e Cultura do Tejo – Vila Velha de Ródão, Portugal Homenagem a David de Almeida (Homage to David de Almeida) - Cooperativa Árvore – Porto, Portugal |
2014 |
A ética da mão (The Ethics of the Hand) - Lisboa National Library – Lisbon, Portugal |
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2012 |
International Printmaking Biennial of Douro (honored artist) Hortus Botanicus - Centro de Arte Manuel de Brito, Algés, Portugal Art Madrid - Cordeiros Gallery Beirut Art Fair- Cordeiros Gallery Art Moscow - Cordeiros Gallery Art Toronto - Cordeiros Gallery Contemporary Istambul - Cordeiros Gallery |
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2011 |
Valbom Gallery - Lisbon, Portugal Sala de Arte Robayera - Ayuntamiento de Miengo, Cantabria, España Cadência - Centro Português de Serigrafia Gallery - CCB, Lisbon, Portugal |
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2010 |
Anthological Exhibition- Palácio Galveias - Lisboa …returning with the tide…
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2008 |
Valbom Gallery – Lisbon, Portugal |
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2007 |
D. Luís I Foundation – Cascais, Portugal Munsterland Festival: Kloster Bentlage – Rheine, Germany Kunstverein Ahlen – Ahlen, Germany Fundación CIEC – Betanzos – A Coruña, Spain Palácio dos Capitães Generais – Angra do Heroísmo – Açores, Portugal |
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2007 |
Valbom Gallery – Lisbon, Portugal Casa da Cerca Gallery– Almada, Portugal Jorge Vieira Museum – Beja, Portugal Arthobler Gallery – Oporto, Portugal |
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2005 |
Prova de Artista Gallery – Lisbon, Portugal |
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2004 |
Neither – Opera de Morton Feldman and Samuel Beckett – Scenery
Direction – S. Carlos National Theatre – Lisbon, Portugal
Arthobler Gallery – Oporto, Portugal |
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2003 |
São Lourenço Cultural Center - Almancil, Portugal Enes Gallery – Lisbon, Portugal |
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2002 |
Ara Gallery – Lisbon, Portugal Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain Museo del Grabado Español Contemporáneo, Marbella, Spain Évora Museum – Portugal |
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2000 |
Cooperativa Árvore - Oporto, Portugal São Lourenço Cultural Center - Almancil, Portugal |
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1999 |
Estiarte Gallery - Madrid, Spain |
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1998 |
João Fragoso Museum - Caldas da Rainha, Portugal Ara Gallery - Lisbon, Portugal |
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1997 |
Estiarte Gallery – Madrid, Spain. São Lourenço Cultural Center - Almancil, Portugal |
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1996 |
Hong Kong Arts Centre (Goethe Institut) – Hong Kong David de Almeida, 25 Anos de Gravura, Palácio Galveias – Lisbon, Portugal Cooperativa Árvore – Oporto, Portugal |
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1995 |
São Lourenço Cultural Center – Almancil, Portugal Ara Gallery – Lisbon, Portugal |
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1993 |
Estiarte Gallery - Madrid, Spain São Lourenço Cultural Center – Almancil, Portugal |
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1989 |
São Lourenço Cultural Center – Almancil, Portugal 111 Gallery – Lisboa, Portugal |
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1990 |
LA Art Fair, LA 90 – Quadrum Gallery (Lisbon) - Los Angeles, U.S.A. |
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1988 |
Tórculo Gallery - Madrid, Spain |
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1986 |
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation – Lisbon, Portugal 111 Gallery - Lisbon, Portugal Zen Gallery – Oporto, Portugal |
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1984 |
São Lourenço Cultural Center – Almancil, Portugal L’Angle Aigu Gallery – Brussels, Belgium 111 Gallery – Lisbon, Portugal |
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1983 |
Zen Gallery – Oporto, Portugal
Presença Gallery – Coimbra, Portugal Nadar Gallery - Casablanca, Morocco |
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1982 |
La Forge Gallery – Brussells, Belgium Tenda-Idéo Bava Gallery - S. Paulo, Brazil 111 Gallery – Lisbon, Portugal |
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1981 |
Nadar Gallery - Casablanca, Morocco Zen Gallery – Oporto, Portugal 111 Gallery – Lisbon, Portugal Bell Gallery - Brown University, Providence, U.S.A. Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation – Lisbon, Portugal |
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Group exhibitions (selection)* |
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2008 |
30 anos da Bienal de Cerveira – Museu da Bienal de Cerveira,Portugal Anos 80 – Centro de Arte Manuel de Brito – Algés, Portugal À volta do papel - Centro de Arte Manuel de Brito – Algés, Portugal |
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2007 |
Premio de Gravado Máximo Ramos – Torrente Ballester Centre, Ferrol, Spain Aforismos de Lichtenberg – Artra Gallery – Betanzos, Spain I Premio Internacional de Arte Gráfico Jesús Nuñez – CIEC Foundation, Betanzos, A Coruña, Spain |
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2006 |
50th years of Portuguese Etching. S.N.B.A. Lisbon, Casa das Artes de Tavira – Tavira and Cupertino de Miranda Foundation, Portugal |
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2004 |
Estampa Madrid, Spain – (CPS, Lisbon, Arte y Naturaleza, Madrid, and Editions Laurier Dubé, Paris) 6th European Exhibition, James Gallery – Pittsburg, U.S.A. VIII Bienal Internacional de Grabado Caixanova 2004 – Ourense, Spain |
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2003 |
ArtExpo NY - New York, U.S.A. Salon International de L’Estampe - Paris, France. Artsud - Beyrouth, Liban Estampa Madrid, Spain – (Editions Laurier Dubé - Paris and CPS, Lisbon) |
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2002 |
Falutriennalen Euro Print , Dalarnas Museum – Falun, Sweden |
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2001 |
Selección Premios Villa de Madrid – Madrid, Spain Selección Premio Nacional de Grabado – Valencia, Madrid, etc. Spain VII Premios Nationales de Grabado 1999 – Museo del Grabado Español Contemporáneo, Spain |
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2000 |
Estampa Madrid, Spain (Boza Editor-Barcelona) ARCO, Contemporary Art Fair - Madrid – (Estiarte Gallery, Madrid, and Boza Editor, Barcelona) The Masters of Graphic Arts – Györ, Hungary. 3rd Egyptian International Print Triennale 1999 – Giza, Egypt Kunst aus Portugal - Düsseldorf, Germany Art Multiple – Kunstmesse Düsseldorf, Germany (Boza Editor) ARCO, Contemporary Art Fair - Madrid, Spain (Estiarte Gallery, Madrid) Hors Texte – 49th Frankfurt Book Fair – Frankfurt, Germany 15 years of São Lourenço Cultural Centre. – Commemorative exhibition - Almancil, Portugal X Bienal Iberoamericana de Arte – México City, Mexico |
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1995 |
Norwegian International Print Biennale – Fredrikstad, Norway |
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1994 |
Triennnial of Contemporary Art of India - New Deli, India International Print Trennial – Cracow, Poland Manuel de Brito’s Collection – Chiado Museum – Lisbon, Portugal |
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1993 |
Salon de Mai - Grand Palais – Paris, France |
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1992 |
Macau Gravura 92 - Macau Euroamericana de Gravado 3/92 - La Coruña, Spain 3ª. Bienal de Gravura da Amadora, Portugal 2ª. Bienal Internacional de Gravado 1992 - Orense, Spain |
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1991 |
Portuguese Contemporary Art - Galeria H - Marbella, Spain Europália 91 - “L’Univers Pessoa” - Centre Culturel de la Communauté Française Wallonie – Brussels, Belgium Marie & Volker Hüber’s Collection – Palácio Galveias – Lisbon, Portugal |
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1990 |
Antológica 10º. aniversário Galeria Tórculo - Tórculo Gallery - Madrid, Spain
Art Portugais - Ipso Gallery – Brussels, Belgium Salon Comparaisons 90 - Grand Palais – Paris, France |
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1989 |
Portugal Hoy - Centro Cultural El Conde Duque - Madrid, Spain Carte Blanche a Anita Nardon - Galerie du Parvis – Brussels, Belgium l8th International Biennal of Graphic Art - Ljubljana, Slovenia |
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1988 |
Grand Prix Eur. des Arts et des Lettres - Nice, France |
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1987 |
Premio Internazionale Biella per L’incisione - Italy 17th International Biennal of Grafic Art - Ljubljana, Slovenia 4ª. Mostra Internazionale di Grafica - ICA - Catania, Italy ARCO, Contemporary Art Fair - Madrid – Madrid, Spain (Galeria 111, Lisbon) |
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1986 |
Le XXème au Portugal - Centre Albert Borschette – Brussels, Belgium III Exposição de Artes Plásticas - Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation - Lisbon, Portugal |
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1985 |
16th International Biennal of Graphic Art - Ljubljana, Slovenia Pintado en Portugal - Mérida, Spain |
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1984 |
20 Anos da Galeria 111 - 111 Gallery - Lisbon, Portugal Press Papier 84 – Strasbourg, France Portuguese Contemporary Graphic Art 1970-1980 - Sinebrychoff Art Museum – Helsinky, Finland |
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1983 |
Petit format de papier 1983 - Belgium Biennal of Seoul - Korea Neolithic Stone Engraving - Biennal of S. Paulo, Brazil Art Prizes in Portugal - Quadrum Gallery - Lisbon, Portugal |
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1982 |
Seventh British International Print Biennal – Bradford, England Norwegian International Print Biennale, Norway Portuguese Contemporary Art - Museo de Arte Contemporáneo - Montevideo, Uruguay 1ª. Exposição Nacional de Arte Moderna Arús - Oporto and Lisbon, Portugal |
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1981 |
14th International Biennal of Graphic Art – Ljubljana, Slovenia Bienal de la Jeune Gravure Contemporaine - Paris and Chateauroux, France Trienalle Europea de l’Incisione - Grado, Italy 4. Moussem Culturel de Asilah, Morocco III Exposição Nacional de Gravura - Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation - Lisbon, Portugal |
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1980 |
Norwegian International Print Biennale - Fredrikstad, Norway * since 1980 |
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Museums/Collections: |
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Angra do Heroismo Museum — Açores. National Library of Lisbon. Grão Vasco Museum, Viseu. Ministry of Culture, Lisbon and Oporto. Foreign Office, Lisbon. Centre of Modern Art of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon. Museum af Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. National Library of Paris — France. Museum of Small Form, Couvin - Belgium. Museum of Modern Art, Bagdad — lraq. National Calcography, Madrid — Spain. The Kendall Whaling Museum, Sharon, Massachusetts — USA. Museum of Arzila — Morocco. Museo deI Grabado Español Contemporáneo, Marbella — Spain. Museo de la Estampa Contemporánea-Fundación C.I.E.C. — Betanzos — La Coruña —Spain. Saab-Scania Collection — Sweden. Würth Collection — Germany. County Council of Dalarma — Sweden. Circulo de Bellas Artes — Madrid — Spain. Metrô de S. Paulo — Brazil. Caixanova Collection — Ourense — Spain. Médiathéque Hermeland — Saint Herblain, Nantes, France. Liberty Seguros – Portugal Würth Collection - Germany Sala Robayera - Miengo, Cantabria - Spain S. Paulo underground (Conceição station), Brazil Banco Comercial Português – Portugal |
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Awards (selection) | |
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Edition Prize – 1st National Print Exhibition – Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation – Lisbon, Portugal Gold Medal - Associación de Grabadores Españoles, Madrid, Spain, 1977 National Print Prize - 1980, Lisbon, Portugal Great Print Prize - Biennial of Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal, 1982 Acquisition Prize - III Exposição de Artes Plásticas da Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal, 1986 Painting Prize - Internacional Biennial of Bagdad, Irak 1987 National Print Prize - Biennial of Amadora, Portugal, 1992 National Print Prize Maria de Salamanca 1999 – Museum of Spanish Contemporary Etching – Spain Mención Honorífica – VIII Premio Nacional de Grabado – Calcografia Nacional/Philip Morris – Madrid 2000 Bronze Medal -VIII Bienal Internacional de Grabado Caixanova 2004 – Ourense – España 1st. International Print Prize Jesus Núñez – Betanzos – A Coruña – Spain |
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