Ângelo de Sousa

Ângelo de Sousa lived and worked in Porto since 1955, when he matriculated in Painting at Escola Superior de Belas Artes do Porto (high school of fine arts) – ESBAP. Still a student (1959), he made his first solo exhibition with the Portuguese artist Almada Negreiros, at Galeria Divulgação (Porto). In 1963, he began teaching as Second Assistant of the graduation in painting at ESBAP. Between 1961-69, he collaborated as scenographer and figurinist with Teatro Experimental do Porto. Mid 60s, he turned his attention to sculpture. In the school year of 1967-68, he attended St. Martin’s School of Art and Slade School of Fine Arts (London), with a scholarship from British Council (given by the British government). In London, he acquires his first film camera and starts to photograph in a systematic way.

The beginning of the 70s has defined the experimentalism of the 8mm films. In 1972, he became Assistant Professor at ESBAP. That year, he came back painting, composing the first “envelope paintings” with trichromatic paints. From 1972/73 onwards, Ângelo de Sousa started using acrylic paints, composing his palette only with primary colours. Only in 2001, he started to work with the diversity of acrylic colours commercially available. He had drawn throughout his whole life, publishing several books of drawings. Ângelo de Sousa was the first Cathedratic Professor at Faculdade de Belas Artes do Porto (1995), retiring in 2000.

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Forthcoming Exhibitions

  • 2014, Fundação EDP gallery, Porto, Portugal

Solo Exhibitions (selection)

  • 2012 — Uma Escultura (1972), CAAA, Guimarães, Portugal
  • 2011 — Pré-86 e Pós-86, Galeria Quadrado Azul, Porto, Portugal
  • 2006 — Ângelo de Sousa: Escultura, Centro de Arte Moderna da Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal
  • 2014 — 64-FE-66, Cooperativa Árvore, Porto, Portugal
  • 2010 — Untitled, Galeria Quadrado Azul, Porto, Portugal
  • 2009 — Pinturas, Galeria Quadrado Azul, Lisbon, Portugal
  • 2007 — Escultura de (em) Prata, Galeria Quadrado Azul, Porto, Portugal
  • 2010 — Ângelo de Sousa: Desenho, Pintura, Escultura, Museu Municipal Abade Pedrosa, Santo Tirso, Portugal
  • 2009 — Ângelo de Sousa: Desenhos, Escultura, Pintura, Centro Cultural de Ílhavo, Ílhavo, Portugal
  • 2007 — Escultura de (em) Prata, Galeria Nova Ogiva, Óbidos, Portugal
  • 2006 — Escultura, Galeria Quadrado Azul, Porto, Portugal
  • 2009 — Em branco, Galeria do Instituto Português do Turismo, Tomar, Portugal
  • 2007 — Treze Esculturas (mais) um Espaço, Pavilhão Centro de Portugal, Coimbra, Portugal
  • 2006 — Ainda mais escultura, Galeria Torreão Nascente da Cordoaria Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal
  • 2009 — Untitled, Galeria Quadrado Azul, Lisbon, Portugal
  • 2009 — MIBOM, Galeria Quadrado Azul, Porto, Portugal
  • 2009 — Desenhos, Galeria ao Quadrado, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
  • 2009 — Desenhos, Centro de Memória, Vila do Conde, Portugal
  • 2009 — Cá fora: Arquitectura desassossegada, Ângelo de Sousa e Eduardo Souto de Moura, Bienal de Veneza, Italy
  • 2009 — Escultura + 100 Desenhos, Galeria da Câmara Municipal de Matosinhos, Matosinhos, Portugal

Group Exhibitions (selection)

  • 2012 — shapes and forces, Galeria Quadrado Azul, Porto, Portugal
  • 2013 — Escultura abstrata nas décadas de 1960/1970, Museu Municipal Abade Pedrosa, Santo Tirso, Portugal
  • 2009 — De Malangatana a Cabrita Reis, Colecção Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Centro Cultural Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
  • 2013 — Serralves Collection, "Ana Jotta collection" and guests, Edifício AXA, Porto, Portugal
  • 2009 — A Colecção, Fundação de Serralves, Porto, Portugal
  • 2009 — O Plano Atravessado, Centro de Artes de Ovar, Portugal
  • 2013 — Escultura abstrata nas décadas de 1960/1970, Galeria Municipal de Matosinhos, Matosinhos, Portugal

Awards

  • 1969, Silver medal, Exposição Comemorativa do Cinquentenário da morte de Amadeu de Sousa Cardoso, Amarante, Portugal
  • 2007, Prémio Gulbenkian – category Art
  • 1975, Prémio Internacional de Pintura (ex-aequo), XIII Bienal de São Paulo, Brazil
  • 2007, Prémio Amadeo Souza-Cardoso – category consecration
  • 2007, Prémio EDP – Pintura, Portugal
  • 1993, Prémio Nacional de Pintura Tendências da Arte Contemporânea em Portugal, Museu Municipal de Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
  • 1986, Grande Prémio de Pintura, III Exposição de Artes Plásticas da Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal
  • 1985, 1st Prize (ex aequo), I Exposição de Arte Contemporânea de A. Fernando de Oliveira, Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis, Porto, Portugal
  • 1982, 1st Prize Araús, I Exposição de Arte Moderna, Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis, Porto, Portugal
  • 1980, Prémio de Pintura, II Bienal de Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal
  • 1972, Prize (ex-aequo), Bienal dos Artistas Novos, Fundação Cupertino de Miranda, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal
  • 1972, Honourable mention, Prémio AICA/ Soquil, Portugal

Collections

  • , Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
  • , Fundação Luso-Americana para o Desenvolvimento, Portugal
  • , Fundação de Serralves, Portugal
  • , Museu Berardo, Portugal
  • , Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Portugal
  • , Unión Fenosa, Spain
  • , Banco de España, Spain

Works

Untitled, 17-5-65, 1965

Still life painted on cardboard on platex

100 x 70 cm

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