Born in Lisbon in 1949, he completed his sculpture course at ESBAL. In 1971, he went to study in London with the intention of pursuing a postgraduate degree at ST. Martins School of Art - he still lives in the same city today. In 1974, he received a scholarship from ILEA, London, and between 1975 and 1977, he was a scholar of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon. Among the numerous institutions where he has exhibited, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Lisbon), Serralves Foundation (Porto), Caixa Geral de Depósitos (Lisbon), Osaka Museum of Contemporary Art (Japan), MAC (Badajoz), National Historical Museum (Rio de Janeiro), British Center (São Paulo), and Ecco Cultural Center (Brasília) stand out. He frequently exhibits in Portugal and abroad: Todd Gallery, London; Graça Fonseca Gallery, Lisbon; Cristina Guerra Gallery, Lisbon; Porta 33 Gallery, Funchal; João Esteves de Oliveira Gallery, Lisbon, among others. His work can be found in various private collections and in the collections of Caixa Geral de Depósitos, António Prates Foundation, PLMJ Foundation, Belém Museum of Contemporary Art, Brazil, Osaka Museum of Contemporary Art, Japan, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Cultural Center of Belém, Lisbon, among others. We also highlight the award received by the artist at the Osaka Triennial, Japan in 1991.