Born in Lisbon in 1936, the artist currently lives and works in Paris since 1961.
Having attended the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, specializing in Applied Art to the Métiers of Jean Prouvé, the artist dedicated himself to drawing, painting, lithography, and teaching this printing technique starting in 1976. In 1981, he received a scholarship from the Portuguese Ministry of Culture and Scientific Coordination for a one-year training as a Master Printer in Paris.
In 1986, together with a group of printmakers, he founded the Point & Marge studio in Créteil, France, which became the center of his artistic and educational activities. In 1995, the studio relocated to Paris and became known as Point & Marge Editions Paris. The artist has participated in various printmaking exhibitions and artist books. Between 1983 and 2011, he traveled extensively and held numerous exhibitions, workshops, and conferences in Germany, France, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Australia (James Cook University), China, and Japan.
The artist is the author of several technical and historical books in the field, including “L’estampe objet rare” (2002), “La mémoire lithographique” (1998), “L’Estampe: de la gravure à l’impression” (1991), and “La lithographie, précis technique” (1990, reissued in 2011). Since 2010, he has been developing editions under Point & Marge/Blurb, with the catalog currently featuring a dozen publications including monographs, literature, and artist books. He has also written numerous articles and prefaces for specialized magazines and books. Since 2007, he has been particularly focused on Photolithography and Digital Printmaking.
