Miguel Januário was born in Porto in 1981. He began studying Communication Design at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto in 1999. As a freelancer, he established his first studio in the cultural space ‘Maus Hábitos’ in Porto. In 2005, he created the intervention project ‘±MAISMENOS±’ as part of his academic pursuits, which became a reference in urban art nationally and internationally. In 2009, he moved to Lisbon and continued to develop his personal project alongside other artistic endeavors. From 2011 to 2013, he served as the artistic director at Ivity Brand Corp. Starting in 2014, he settled in Porto and dedicated himself almost exclusively to the ‘±’ project, taking it to other countries and positioning it in the national and international art scene. The project is also the focus of Miguel Januário’s ongoing PhD research at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto.
Operating under the banner of ‘±MaisMenos ±’, he has produced a variety of creative works in both closed and outdoor settings, spanning various visual mediums including video, installation, painting, and performance. In addition to numerous public art interventions in different countries, the project has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in various institutional contexts. Notable exhibitions include the Vera Cortês Gallery (Lisbon, 2010), MACE-Contemporary Art Museum of Elvas (Elvas, 2011, 2014), Underdogs Gallery (Lisbon, 2013, 2014, 2015), Caixa Cultural (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Brasília, 2014), Côa Museum (Vila Nova de Foz Côa, 2015), Graça Morais Contemporary Art Center (Bragança, 2015), MUDE-Design and Fashion Museum (Lisbon, 2016), MACRO-Contemporary Art Museum of Rome (Rome, 2016), Wunderkammern Gallery (Rome, 2017), Celaya Brothers Gallery (Mexico City, 2018), Arco Lisboa (Lisbon, 2018), WTF Gallery (Bangkok, 2018), as well as festivals and art events such as Walk&Talk (São Miguel, Azores, 2011), Guimarães European Capital of Culture (
