Born in Seixal in 1950, this artist completed a degree in Fine Arts at the Lisbon School of Fine Arts and a course in Animation at the Royal College of Art in London. In 2003, they were a resident artist at the Presse Papier 3 Rivières Atelier in Canada and in 2005 attended the Southern Graphics Council Conference Power in Print in Washington D.C., USA. In 2003, they were honored with the Parchemin d'honneur award at the Triennial Mondial d'Estampes by the Mouvement d'Art Contemporain Association in Chamallières, France. They have held important solo exhibitions such as "Timeless Probabilities" at the Augusto Bértholo Gallery in Alhandra in 2002 and "Marks of Timeless Writings" at the Ceutarte Gallery in Lisbon in 2003. They have also participated in various group exhibitions, including Otrângulo da Gravura in Portugal, the Netherlands, and Japan in 2008; Encounters with the Orient, Água-Forte I Fukushima at the Museum of the Orient in Lisbon in 2009; Convergence / Divergence at the Hong Kong Graphic Fiesta in Hong Kong; the 5th Douro Print Biennial; Gravura - Arts of Japan and Portugal at the Museum of the Orient in Lisbon in 2010; the 11th Sarcelles Biennial representing Portugal in France in 2011; After - 3.11 - an exchange exhibition between Japan and Portugal; Fan'Art in Porto, Corunna, and Lisbon in 2012; Engraved Forms at the Água-Forte Association Gallery; and the 12th Sarcelles Biennial in France in 2013. Their works can be found in several public institutions and private collections.