David de Almeida Biography

Portugal, S. Pedro do Sul, 1945.

Portuguese established artist, that studied in the Antonio 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.

Solo Exhibitions (Selection)*

2007 - D. Luis I Foundation - Cascais, Portugal

2006 - Valbom Gallery - Lisbon, Portugal - Casa da Cerca Gallery - Almada - Portugal - Jorge Vieira Museum - Beja - Portugal - Arthobler Gallery - Oporto - Portugal

2005 - Prova de Artista Gallery - Lisbon, Portugal

2004 - Neither - opera de Morton Feldman and Samuel Beckett - Scenery Direction - S. Carlos National Theatre - Lisbon, Portugal - Arthobler Gallery - Oporto, Portugal

2003 - Sao Lourenço Cultural Center, Almancil, Portugal - Enes Gallery - Lisbon, Portugal

2002 - Ara Gallery - Lisbon, Portugal - Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain - Museo del Grabado Español Contemporaneo, Marbella, Spain

2001 - Ã?vora Museum - Portugal

2000 - Cooperativa �rvore, Oporto, Portugal - Sao Lourenço Cultural Center, Almancil, Portugal

1999 - Estiarte Gallery, Madrid, Spain

1998 - Joao Fragoso Museum, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal - Ara Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal

1997 - Estiarte Gallery - Madrid, Spain. - Sao Lourenço Cultural Center, Almancil, Portugal

1996 - Hong Kong Arts Centre ( Goethe Institut ) - Hong Kong - David de Almeida - 25 Anos de Gravura - Palacio Galveias - Lisbon, Portugal - Cooperativa Ã?rvore - Oporto, Portugal

1995 - Sao Lourenço Cultural Center - Almancil, Portugal - Ara Gallery - Lisbon - Portugal

1993 - Estiarte Gallery - Madrid, Spain - Sao Lourenço Cultural Center - Almancil, Portugal

1989 - Sao Lourenço Cultural Center - Almancil, Portugal - 111 Gallery - Lisboa, Portugal

1990 - LA Art Fair, LA 90 - Quadrum Gallery (Lisbon), Los Angeles, U.S.A.

1988 - Torculo Gallery - Madrid, Spain

1986 - Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation - Lisbon, Portugal - 111 Gallery - Lisbon, Portugal

1985 - Zen Gallery - Oporto, Portugal

1984 - Sao Lourenço Cultural Center - Almancil, Portugal - L'Angle Aigu Gallery - Brussels, Belgium - 111 Gallery - Lisbon, Portugal

1983 - Zen Gallery - Oporto, Portugal - Presença Gallery - Coimbra, Portugal - Nadar Gallery - Casablanca, Morocco

1982 - La Forge Gallery - Brussells, Belgium - Tenda-Ideo Bava Gallery - S. Paulo, Brazil - 111 Gallery - Lisbon, Portugal

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

Group Exhibitions (Selection)*

2007 - Premio de Gravado Maximo Ramos - Torrente Ballester Centre, Ferrol - Spain - I Premio Internacional de Arte Grafico Jesus Nuñez - CIEC Foundation, Betanzos, A Coruña, - Spain

2006 - 50th years of Portuguese Etching. S.N.B.A. - Lisbon, Casa das Artes de Tavira - Tavira and Cupertino de Miranda Foundation, Portugal

2004 - Estampa, Madrid - (CPS, Lisbon, Arte y Naturaleza, Madrid, and Editions Laurier Dube, Paris) - 6 European Exhibition - James Gallery - Pittsburg, U.S.A. - VIII Bienal Internacional de Grabado Caixanova 2004 - Ourense - España

2003 - ArtExpo NY, New York, U.S.A. - Salon International de L'Estampe, Paris, France. - Artsud, Beyrouth, Liban. - Estampa - Madrid, Spain -(Editions Laurier Dube - Paris and CPS, Lisbon)

2002 - Falutriennalen Euro Print - Dalarnas Museum - Falun - Sweden

2001 - Seleccion Premios Villa de Madrid - Madrid, Spain - Seleccion Premio Nacional de Grabado - Valencia, Madrid, etc. , Spain - VII Premios Nationales de Grabado 1999 - Museo del Grabado Español Contemporaneo, Spain.

2000 - Estampa, Madrid, Spain (Boza Editor-Barcelona) - ARCO, Madrid - (Galeria Estiarte, Madrid, and Boza Editor, Barcelona) - The Masters of Graphic Arts - Gyor, Hungary. - 3rd Egyptian International Print Triennale 1999 - Giza - Egypt

1999 - Kunst aus Portugal - Dusseldorf - Germany - Art Multiple - Kunstmesse Dusseldorf - Germany (Boza Editor)

1998 - ARCO, Madrid, Spain (Estiarte Gallery, Madrid) - Hors Texte - 49ª Feira do Livro de Frankfurt - Frankfurt, Germany

1996 - 15 years of Sao Lourenço Cultural Centre. - Commemoration exhibition - Almancil, Portugal - X Bienal Iberoamericana de Arte - Mexico, Mexico

1995 - Norwegian International Print Biennale - Fredrikstad, Norway

1994 - Triennnial of Contemporary Art of India - New Deli - India - International Print Trennial - Cracow, Poland - Poland - Manuel de Brito's Collection - Chiado Museum - Lisbon, Portugal

1993 - Salon de Mai - Grand Palais - Paris, France

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

1991 - Portuguese Contemporary Art - Galeria H - Marbella, Spain - Europalia 91 - "L'Univers Pessoa" - Centre Culturel de la Communaute - Française Wallonie - Brussels, Belgium - Marie & Volker Huber's Collection - Palacio Galveias - Lisbon, Portugal

1990 - Antologica do 10º. aniversario da Galeria Torculo - Torculo Gallery - Madrid, Spain - Art Portugais -Ipso Gallery - Brussels, Belgium - Salon Comparaisons 90 - Grand Palais - Paris, France

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

1988 - Grand Prix Eur. des Arts et des Lettres - Nice, France

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, Spain (Galeria 111, Lisbon)

1986 - Le XXeme au Portugal - Centre Albert Borschette - Brussels, Belgium - III Exposiçao de Artes Plasticas - Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation - Lisbon, Portugal

1985 - 16th International Biennal of Graphic Art - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Pintado en Portugal - Merida, Spain

1984 - 20 Anos da Galeria 111 - 111 Gallery - Lisboa, Portugal - Press Papier 84 - Strasbourg - France - Portuguese Contemporary Graphic Art 1970-1980 - Sinebrychoff Arte Museum - Helsinky - Finland

1983 - Petit format de papier 1983 - Belgium - Biennal de Seoul - Korea - Neolithic Stone Engraving - Biennal of S. Paulo - Brazil - Art Prizes in Portugal - Quadrum Gallery - Lisbon, Portugal

1982 - Seventh British International Print Biennal - Bradford - England - Norwegian International Print Biennale - Norway - Portuguese Contemporary Art - Museu de Arte Contemporaneo - Montevideo, Uruguay - 1ª. Exposiçao Nacional de Arte Moderna Arus - Oporto and Lisbon, Portugal

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 - 4º. Moussem Culturel de Asilah - Morocco - III Exposiçao Nacional de Gravura - Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation - Lisbon, Portugal

1980 - Norwegian International Print Biennale - Fredrikstad, Norway

  • since 1980

Museums/Public Collections

  • Angra do Heroismo Museum - Azores, Portugal
  • Lisbon National Library - Lisbon, Portugal
  • Grao Vasco Museum - Viseu, Portugal
  • Cultural Ministry - Lisbon, Portugal
  • Foreign Affairs Ministry, Portugal
  • Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Modern Art Museum - Lisbon, Portugal
  • Museo del Grabado Español Contemporaneo - Spain
  • Rio de Janeiro Modern Art Museum, Brazil
  • Bibliotheque Nacional de Paris, France
  • Museum of Contemporary Art - Skopje, Macedonia
  • Musee du Petit Format, Couvin - Belgium
  • Museum of Modern Art - Bagdad, Irak
  • Calcografia Nacional - Madrid, Spain
  • The Kendall Whalling Museum, Sharon, Massachussets, U.S.A.
  • Arzila Museum, Morocco
  • S. Paulo underground (Conceiçao station), Brazil
  • Caixanova Collection - Ourense, Spain
  • Mediatheque Hermeland - Saint Herblain (Nantes), France
  • Banco Comercial Portugues - Portugal
  • Liberty Seguros - Oporto, Portugal
  • Wurth Collection - Germany

Awards (Selection)

  • International Print Prize Jesus Nuñez - Betanzos - A Coruña - España - 2006
  • Bronze Medal -VIII Bienal Internacional de Grabado Caixanova 2004 - Ourense - España
  • Mencion Honorifica - VIII Premio Nacional de Grabado - Calcografia Nacional/Philip Morris - Madrid 2000
  • National Print Prize Maria de Salamanca 1999 - Museum of Spanish Contemporary Etching - Spain
  • National Print Prize - Biennial of Amadora, Portugal, 1992
  • Painting Prize - Internacional Biennial of Bagdad, Irak 1987
  • Acquisition Prize - III Exposiçao de Artes Plasticas da Fundaçao Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal, 1986
  • Great Print Prize - Biennial of Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal, 1982
  • National Print Prize - 1980, Lisbon, Portugal
  • Gold Medal - Associacion de Grabadores, Madrid, Spain, 1977
  • Edition Prize - 1st National Print Exhibition - Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation - Lisbon, Portugal