Biography
Biography
Pedro Guimarães
Plastic Artist
Guimarães, Portugal.
13th January 1974
Pedro Guimarães was born in 1974 in Guimarães. His educational background includes training in the arts, design and creative drawing. His taste for drawing and painting is evident very early in his life, making his first exhibition at the age of 16 at the Braga Youth Centre.
In 2011 he moved to Cantabria, Spain, having the opportunity to exhibit his work there. In 2005 he received the “Arte Cantábria” prize awarded by the renowned painters Fernando Bermejo, Francisco Santibanez and the sculptor Emília Trueba.
Back in Portugal, he established his studio in Guimarães. He devoted more and more time to the visual arts until he made his art his exclusive activity. Since then, Pedro Guimarães has participated in several solo and group exhibitions, both in Portugal and abroad, revealing intense and always innovative artistic production.
He executed a piece of art that portrays Dr.ª Maria Cavaco Silva with the technique of three different views, being received in 2014 at the Palace of Belém by the President of the Republic and the First Lady, in an act of recognition for his work.
Pedro Guimarães’ works are part of private collections all over the world: Nigeria, Sweden, Holland, USA, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, France, Spain, Angola, Puerto Rico and Lebanon.
Since January 2016 his work has been exhibited at the renowned Georges Bergès Gallery in Soho, New York.
HIS ART FORM
Pedro Guimarães’ work is based on a conceptual language he has created, which he defines as “the true transparent reaction of our consciousness with the synapses that make us unique and influence the direction of our concepts, associating colours and shapes.
Enjoying a wide creative freedom, Pedro Guimarães uses a variety of resources and materials. The possibilities are endless and the paths are multiple. The artist works with concepts and attitudes. In his works we can find figurative art and abstract art, sometimes the contraposition between the two. His work is characterised by originality and the desire to surprise. The rebelliousness and boldness of this Portuguese artist are evident in his desire to broaden the definition of art, seeking the combination of unexpected materials and techniques.
An emerging creator who presents a multidisciplinary language that starts from drawing and painting to something truly bold and trendy. Pedro Guimarães constantly tries to explore the multiple ways of observing, emphasising the humanism present in figurative painting.
EXHIBITIONS
Year 1994 to 2000
Centro de Juventude – Braga 1994
Paço dos Duques de Bragança – 1995
Fundação Jorge Antunes – Caldas de Vizela 1997
Year 2000 to 2010
Galeria de Arte El Cantil – Santander, Espanha 2001
Fundação Jorge Antunes – Caldas de Vizela 2003
Galeria Pepe Hierro – Santander, Espanha 2005 ( Premiado com o prémio Arte Cantábria 2005)
Museu Martins Sarmento – Guimarães 2006
Von Haff – Aveiro 2009
Year 2010 to 2012
Cidade 21 – Braga 2010
Servartes – Porto 2010
Galeria Ap’Arte – Porto 2010
E.C.I.- Vila Nova de Gaia 2010
Mosteiro S. Bento da Vitória – Porto 2011
Club Vintage/Servartes – Porto 2011
Rivoli – Porto 2011
Pavilhão de Congressos de Braga – Braga 2012
Carclasse – Guimarães 2012
CCB – Centro Cultural de Belém – Lisboa 2012
DécoOff – Paris, França 2012
Year 2013 to 2016
Club Vintage/ Servartes – Porto 2013
Carnival of Luxury – Portimão 2013
Ordem dos Médicos – Porto 2013
Salpoente – Aveiro 2013
Palácio Pinto Leite – Porto 2013
Evidencia Belverde Atitude Hotel – Setúbal 2014
Galeria Exibicionista – Lisboa 2014
Museu Alberto Sampaio – Guimarães 2014
Câmara Municipal de Guimarães – Guimarães 2015
Maison &Objet – Paris, França 2015
Hotel Intercontinental – Porto 2015
Feria General de Muestra – Zaragosa, Espanha 2015
Maison &Objet – Paris, França 2016
Georges Bergès Gallery – Nova Yorque, EUA – 2016
Museu do Fado – Lisboa, Portugal 2016
Exposições
Ano 1994 a 2000
Centro de Juventude – Braga 1994
Paço dos Duques de Bragança – 1995
Fundação Jorge Antunes – Caldas de Vizela 1997
Ano 2000 a 2010
Fundação Jorge Antunes – Caldas de Vizela 2003
Galeria Pepe Hierro – Santander, Espanha 2005 ( Premiado com o prémio Arte Cantábria 2005)
Museu Martins Sarmento – Guimarães 2006
Von Haff – Aveiro 2009
Ano 2010 a 2012
Cidade 21 – Braga 2010
Servartes – Porto 2010
Galeria Ap’Arte – Porto 2010
E.C.I.- Vila Nova de Gaia 2010
Mosteiro S. Bento da Vitória – Porto 2011
Club Vintage/Servartes – Porto 2011
Rivoli – Porto 2011
Pavilhão de Congressos de Braga – Braga 2012
Carclasse – Guimarães 2012
CCB – Centro Cultural de Belém – Lisboa 2012
DécoOff – Paris, França 2012
Ano 2013 a 2016
Club Vintage/ Servartes – Porto 2013
Carnival of Luxury – Portimão 2013
Ordem dos Médicos – Porto 2013
Salpoente – Aveiro 2013
Palácio Pinto Leite – Porto 2013
Evidencia Belverde Atitude Hotel – Setúbal 2014
Galeria Exibicionista – Lisboa 2014
Museu Alberto Sampaio – Guimarães 2014
Câmara Municipal de Guimarães – Guimarães 2015
Maison &Objet – Paris, França 2015
Hotel Intercontinental – Porto 2015
Feria General de Muestra – Zaragosa, Espanha 2015
Maison &Objet – Paris, França 2016
Georges Bergès Gallery – Nova Yorque, EUA – 2016
Museu do Fado – Lisboa, Portugal 2016
