Raquel Mendes

Exchange Student at the Statens Kunstakademi, Oslo, in 2001.
Degree in Visual Arts – Sculpture, by the Fine Arts Faculty of Lisbon University, in 2002.
Post-Graduation in Cities Cultural Management (ISCTE/INDEG), Lisbon, in 2003.
Course of Professional of Audiovisual at RESTART/ Creativity and New Technologies Activities, Lisbon, 2005.
Master of Fine Arts first year in Glasgow School of Art, 2007.

2001
Erasmus programme at Statens Kunstakademi, in Oslo, Norway.
2005/07
Student Awards Agency for Scotland for the Master of Fine Arts in Glasgow School of Arts, Scotland.

2004
“Camada superficial e dura” (“Superficial and hard layer”), Parthenon Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal.
2005
“Espaço Pouco Nublado” (“Space partly cloudy”), Vilar Gallery, Co-operative Árvore, Oporto, Portugal.
2008
“Default Settings”, Alternative Space, Lisbon, Portugal.

1999
“Esculturas em Terracota” (“Terracotta Sculptures”), Town Gallery of Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal.
2000
“Prémio D. Fernando II” (“Prize D. Fernando II”), Sintra Town Hall, Portugal.
2001
“Quando não dizem amo-te” (“When no one says I love you”), FBAUL, Lisbon, Portugal.
“I Prémio de Arte Erótica” (“1st Prize of Erotic Art”), Gondomar, Portugal.
2002
“Skop”, Theatre Paulo Claro (Capital – Artistas Unidos), Lisbon, Portugal.
2003
“Noites do Chiado” (“Chiado Nights), FBAUL, Lisbon, Portugal.
“Puro Capricho” (“Pure Whim”), Town Gallery of Castelo de Pirescouxe, Portugal.
“Heteronomias” (“Heteronimies”), Maus Hábitos, Porto, Portugal.
Colectiva (Collective), Partrhenon Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal.
“Afasta-te” (“Get Away”), Parthenon Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal.
2004
“Fotografia sem fotografia” (“Photography without photograph”), SENTIDOS GRÁTIS in Arts Lab, Guimarães, Portugal.
“Andar Modelo” (“Show Room”), Parthenon Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal.
Mostra de Video Português (“Portuguese Video Show”), Videotech of the City Hall of Lisbon, Portugal.
2005
“Arte Lisboa 2005”, Contemporary Art Fair, FIL, Lisbon, Portugal.
“ VII Concurso de Fotografia da Moita” ( “ VII Photography Award of Moita” ), Moita, Portugal.
Jovens Criadores 05” ( “Young Creators 05”), Amarante, Portugal.
“4a Bienal Intwrnacional de Arte Jovem de Vila Verde” (“Fourth Vila Verde International Young Art Biennale”),
City Hall Culture House, Vila Verde, Portugal.
“ Concurso de Video do Barreiro” (“Barreiro Video Award Show ”), Espaço Contraluz,City Hall of Barreiro, Portugal.
2006
“Arte Lisboa 2006”, Contemporary Art Fair, FIL, Lisbon, Portugal.
“III Bienal de Jovens Criadores da CPLP” (“ III Young Artists Biennale of CPLP”), Maputo, Mozambique.
“Interim Show”, Mackintosh Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland.
“K_nst VI__.6, Amsterdam, Holland.
“Opções e Futuros” (“Options and Futures), recent acquisitions of the PMLJ Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal.
2007
“Sfumatura della palindrome”, A. Vermin curater, Glasgow, Scotland.
“Arte Lisboa 2007”, Contemporary Art Fair, FIL, Lisboa, Portugal
“Further More”, Artnews Project, Berlim, Germany.
“Balêlatina”, Basiléia Foundation, Switzerland.
“MFA Degree Show”, Tramway, Glasgow, Scotland.
“VídeóVaka”, galleriBOX, Akureyri, Iceland.

PMLJ Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal.

2003
Hugo Pinto, ‘Olha quem olha’, O Público, 11 September
2004
‘Escultura e fotografia’, Volta ao Mundo, February
‘Camada Superficial e dura1, Evasões, February
2005
Alexandra Carita, ‘A arte é fixe’, Expresso (Actual), 24 September
Fernando Montesinos, ‘Vanitas: Visiones intelectualizadas de la fotografia’, Artnotes, no 11
2006
Rui Afonso Santos, ‘Novas aquisições’, L+Artel, February
TR, ‘Lisboa’06: A arte, move-se?’, magazine artes, November

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