Born in Lisbon in 1941, the artist studied painting at SNBA, painting and design at ESBAL, engraving at the Cooperativa de Gravadores Portugueses, and design at IADE (1958/81). They directed screen printing courses at IADE (1973) and Fine Arts courses at Viragem (Association of Fine Arts of Cascais) (1988/91). As a grantee of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Engraving (1968), they had some of their works published by the foundation. The artist has been awarded the 1st Painting Prize by O.G.M.A. (1964), Honorable Mention by Academia Luísa Todi (1965), Silver Medal by the Costa do Sol Tourism Board (1967), Manuel Filipe Prize by Viragem (1989), and Salão Convívio Prize by the National Society of Fine Arts (1997).