Born in 1966 in Lisbon, the artist graduated from the Schools of Fine Arts in Lisbon and Porto. They attended Ar.Co in Lisbon, the Norwich Fine Arts in the United Kingdom, and the School of The Art Institute of Chicago in the United States. Currently, they live and work between Lisbon and Brussels. They have had solo exhibitions at the Ann Nathan Gallery and Rhona Hoffman Gallery in Chicago, the Museu do Azulejo, the Museu Anastácio Gonçalves, the Palácio da Ajuda, and the Fundação Ricardo Espírito Santo in Lisbon. They have also exhibited in China and Japan. The artist has participated in collective tile exhibitions in Brazil, Spain, and France, and has taught ceramics courses in Japan and Morocco. They have been awarded artistic residencies in Kohler, Wisconsin, USA, and at the Bordalo Pinheiro Factory in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. They have created several pieces of public art, including tile panels for the Alvalade station of the Lisbon Metro, panels for the gardens of the Sakai Cultural Center in Japan, and panels for the João de Deus school in the Azores.