Born in Lisbon in 1959, the artist graduated in Philosophy in Porto. Since 1993, she has been exhibiting her work individually and has been recognized throughout her career with various awards, including the Júlio Resende National Painting Award in 1990, two honorable mentions at the Vª Nª de Cerveira Biennial in 1991 and 2003, the Amadeu de Souza Cardoso Award in 2005, Honorable Mention at the I National Painting Exhibition in Coimbra in 1988, and the 3rd National Painting Award – Boavista Football Club (1992). She has also participated in various group exhibitions such as the Árvore 84 – National Exhibition of Small Format, Porto; S.N.B.A. – Novos Novos (1984); Soares dos Reis National Museum (1986); Cooperativa Árvore, Porto (1987); Festa do Avante – VII Biennial of Arts (1989); EG Gallery, Porto (1990); AIP – IV Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, Porto (1991); Vila Nova de Cerveira – VII International Art Biennial (1992); Vila Nova de Gaia – Exhibition of the Rotary Club; Invited Artists in Le Cannet, France; Young Revelations 93; Porto Cooperativa Arvore BCM Award (1993); Diagonal Gallery, Cascais (1995); Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso Museum, Amarante (1997); Portuguese Art Pilgrimage Itinerary, Japan; Expo – 98 Red Cross Pavilion (1998); Cordeiros Gallery, Porto (1999); Municipal Library, Santa Maria da Feira (2002); Casa da Cerca, Almada; Contemporary Artists, Tavira Cultural Center (2003). She has also held several solo exhibitions, including “Pintura e não só” – Solverde Gallery at the Casino de Espinho (1993), “Dos Ares, das Águas, dos Lugares…” – EG Gallery (1994), Árvore Cooperative – Painting, Porto (1995), Cordeiros Gallery – A Nêspera, Porto (1997), Cordeiros Gallery – Um Espaço de Sentido ou Um Convidado no Espaço, Porto (1999), Casa da Cerca – Drawing and Painting, Almada (2000
