Delicacy and Sensualism of the East

The artist, born in Lisbon in 1965, graduated in painting from the School of Fine Arts in Lisbon, but specialized in engraving by participating in workshops with national professors and at the Southern Graphics Council Conference in Washington. She founded the Água Forte Engraving Association (Lisbon), where, since 2004, she has been guiding introductory engraving courses in collaboration with other engravers. Awarded with several prizes, she has been exhibiting in Portugal and abroad since 1990 and has been developing an interesting dialogue with Japan. In her current prints, in two variants of color, the butterfly in the precious lightness of its forms leads the dance of lines animated by the radiance and transparency of colors. A sensitivity truly close to the delicate sensuality of the East.

Maria João Fernandes - International Association of Art Critics (AICA)